THE RELATIONSHIP OF FUEL CONSUMPTION AND ROAD SURFACE QUALITY
The purpose of this paper is to determine the difference in fuel consumption of a vehicle due to road surface type and quality. Rural road sections in three Minnesota counties were studied. The road surfaces included new bituminous, gravel surfaces of varying conditions and aggregate composition, and one dirt surface. Photos and video of the test sections help to identify and record road conditions. Test sections did have measurable differences in energy requirements.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7N 0W0 -
Authors:
- Fruin, J
- Halbach, D
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Conference:
- Transportation: Emerging Realities. Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: 1997-5-25 to 1997-5-28
- Publication Date: 1997
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 615-624
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Serial:
- Publication of: Saskatchewan University, Canada
- Publisher: University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- ISSN: 1183-2770
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Dynamometers; Energy consumption; Fuel consumption; Gravel; Pavement performance
- Geographic Terms: Minnesota; United States
- Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00797497
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 21 2000 12:00AM