Comparisons of the environmental footprint of heavy vehicles in the UK and Switzerland
The European Union project Eureka Logchain Footprint is an ongoing project to identify road and rail vehicles by means of their environmental footprint as characterised by dynamic load, noise, ground borne vibrations and gaseous emissions induced by the vehicle. Part of the project involves the installation of road and rail footprint monitoring stations throughout Europe. This paper presents results of the road stations in Switzerland and the UK. Individual vehicle data from weigh-in-motion and noise are compared. The results indicate that a significant number of vehicles surpass the limits set in both countries. It was shown that the UK sites are generating higher noise levels than their Swiss counterparts; in part due to the much coarser aggregate embedded in the running course of the pavement employed in the UK. Such data can be used to create an incentive for vehicle types with a low footprint and a penalty for vehicles with a large footprint.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
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Authors:
- Poulikakos, L D
- Lees, A R
- Heutschi, K
- Anderegg, P
- Publication Date: 2009-10
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 507-513
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
- Volume: 14
- Issue Number: 7
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1361-9209
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Environmental impact analysis; Environmental impacts; Heavy vehicles; Monitoring; Noise; Weigh in motion
- Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis
- Geographic Terms: Switzerland; United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01141725
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 20 2009 7:39AM