VEHICLE SHOULDER ENCROACHMENT AND LATERAL PLACEMENT STUDY

This study compares the number and extent of freeway and expressway shoulder encroachments by large trucks on standard width and wider concrete pavements with bituminous shoulders. A total of 486 trucks were trailed a total of 3,241 miles under fair weather daylight conditions. Fewer pavement edge loads and bituminous shoulder loads occurred on the wider pavements.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell University Medical College

  1300 York Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  14592

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Canner Jr, R M
  • Hale, Jamie
• Publication Date: 1980-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 20 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bitumen; Concrete pavements; Frequency distributions; Heavy vehicles; Loads; Right of way (Land); Road shoulders; Structural design; Trucks; Wheels; Width
• Old TRIS Terms: Encroachments
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00343048
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: SPEC INVEST-333 Final Rpt., FHWA/MN-80/6
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM