Evaluation of Truck Factors for Pavement Design in Developing Countries

The traffic represents a fundamental parameter used in the analysis and design of pavement structures. In order to simplify the characterization of the traffic variable for pavement structural analysis and design, the vehicle axles are converted to a number of 80 kN Equivalent Single Axle Loads (ESALs) through the Load Equivalency Factors (LEF). A Truck Factor represents the ESALs applications per commercial vehicle. This study determined the Truck Factors for commercial vehicles operating in Colombia. The high Truck Factor values found in this investigation could be used to explain the current critical condition of Colombian road infrastructure.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.963
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812044254
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18770428
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Fuentes, Luis G
  • Macea, Luis F
  • Vergara, Alfonso
  • Flintsch, Gerardo W
  • Alvarez, Allex E
  • Reyes, Oscar J
• Conference:
  • SIIV-5th International Congress - Sustainability of Road Infrastructures 2012
  • Location: Rome , Italy
  • Date: 2012-10-29 to 2012-10-31
• Publication Date: 2012-10-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1140-1149
• Serial:
  • Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1877-0428
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770428/53
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axles; Developing countries; Equivalent single axle loads; Infrastructure; Pavement design; Structural analysis; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: Columbia
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01487565
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 27 2013 2:39PM