VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS STUDY - INAUGURAL WORKSHOP APRIL 26/27, 1984 - OTTAWA

This report documents the agenda and proceedings of the inaugural workshop. In general, vehicle weights and dimensions study focuses on two areas of concern: handling and behavioural characteristics and how well they fit into the traffic stream, and secondly, the potential damaging effects a particular vehicle or weight limit will have on highways and bridges. Presentations at the workshop which are documented include: research program overview; computer simulation (gillespie,t); full scale vehicle testing (billing,j); Australian road train specifications and control (parnell,j); pavement test program (christison,t); suspension response studies (woodrooffe,j). (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 60 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Bridges; Conferences; Driving; Handling characteristics; Highway capacity; Simulation; Traffic flow; Trucks; Trucks by weight; Vehicle size; Vehicle tests; Weight; Workshops
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck effect on highway capacity; Truck effects (Bridges); Truck pavement damage
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 3455: Bridge; 8018: Canada; 8525: Conference; 1614: Damage; 9014: Dimension; 1236: Lorry; 2955: Pavement; 671: Traffic flow; 1646: Vehicle handling; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478443
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM