AXWAY - A SYSTEM TO OBTAIN VEHICLE AXLE WEIGHTS
Vehicle axle weight spectra are essential for transport studies, road pavement and bridge design but they are very difficult to obtain. Axway is a system which measures vehicle axle weights with the vehicles travelling at highway speeds using bridges as large dynamic scales. It uses an Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) data acquisition system to measure and record the vehicle's speed and axle spacing and the bridge's strain response to the vehicle. These data are then transferred to a mainframe computer for post processing to determine the axle weights. The basic principle used in the post processing is that a vehicle in crossing a bridge causes a strain influence line to develop which is a good measure of that vehicle's gross weight and individual axle or group weights. Axway is a low cost system which enables vehicle axle weights to be collected in an unbiased manner at a rate of up to several hundred vehicles an hour in a suitable location. See also TRIS 393412. (Author/TRRL)
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was presented during the 12th Australian Road Research Board Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 27-31 August 1984.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Peters, R J
- Publication Date: 1984
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 19-30
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Serial:
- Australian Road Research
- Volume: 12
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: ARRB
- ISSN: 0005-0164
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Axle load force; Bridges; Conferences; Data collection; Deformation; Electromagnetic spectrum; Highway bridges; Highways; Real time control; Real time data processing; Sensors; Speed; Strain (Mechanics); Strain gages; Tests; Trucks; Vehicle weight; Vibration; Weighing devices; Weight measurement
- Old TRIS Terms: Data recording; Strains
- ITRD Terms: 3067: Axle load; 3455: Bridge; 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 5595: Deformation; 2755: Highway; 1236: Lorry; 8679: Real time; 6120: Sensor; 6776: Spectrum; 5408: Speed; 5562: Strain gauge; 6255: Test; 5558: Vibration; 6195: Weighing apparatus
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00393407
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM