A METHOD FOR INTRODUCING DYNAMIC VEHICLE LOADS INTO DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS /WITH DISCUSSION/
TO PREDICT THE DYNAMIC LOAD OF A VEHICLE ON A PAVEMENT, SUITABLE METHODS ARE NECESSARY FOR CHARACTERIZING THE HIGHWAY PROFILE AND THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. HIGHWAY PROFILES HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED BY USING FOURIER SERIES APPROXIMATIONS OR POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY TECHNIQUES, AND THE RESULTING FREQUENCY DOMAIN DESCRIPTIONS INDICATE THAT A SIMILAR DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE USEFUL. THE RATIO OF WHEEL REACTION TO WHEEL DISPLACEMENT (F/X) VS FREQUENCY IS THEREFORE INVESTIGATED FOR SEVERAL VEHICLES. EFFECTS OF SHOCK ABSORBERS AND TIRE PRESSURE ARE OBSERVED. THE PREDICTION OF THE DYNAMIC LOAD USING THE PROPOSED VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS IS DESCRIBED. A MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION FOR THE FREQUENCY DOMAIN CHARACTERISTIC IS USED TO OBTAIN SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE PARAMETERS. ESTIMATION OF THE DYNAMIC VEHICLE LOAD INDICATES THAT A STUDY OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS QUANTITY IN HIGHWAY DESIGN IS DESIRABLE, AS WELL AS EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF THE PREDICTED VALUES. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Quinn, B E
- Van, WYK R
- Kossack, C F
- Publication Date: 1961
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fortieth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 9-13, 1961.
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 40
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Dynamic loads; Fourier series; Highway design; Mathematical models; Pavement performance; Shock absorbers; Tires; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle performance
- Uncontrolled Terms: Models
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00203574
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jun 5 1972 12:00AM