A SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE BEHAVIOUR OF A MOTORWAY FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT IN RELATION TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE LOADS TRANSMITTED BY HEAVY VEHICLES

This article reports a survey carried out with the use of video recorders and telecameras on motorway A19, to determine the distribution of loads transmitted to the pavement by the wheels of heavy vehicles, and the width of the two strips carrying 85% of these loads. The survey showed that the action of the loads were concentrated along two zones comprising an overall width of 3.00 m, also marginally affecting the shoulder. In order to determine the equivalent load per axle relative to a standard axle, it is proposed to adopt as a "coefficient of heaviness" the ratio between the 85% load passing in one hour and the width of carriageway affected by the load. (TRRL)

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  Permanent International Assoc of Road Congresses

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  Milan,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Marino, S
  • Tesoriere Jr, G
• Publication Date: 1984-9-10

Language

• Italian

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 509-517
• Serial:
  • Strade
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue Number: 1216
  • Publisher: Casa Editrice la fiaccola
  • ISSN: 0373-2916

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Behavior; Flexible pavements; Freeways; Heavy vehicles; Load transfer; Loads; Pavement performance; Pavements; Television cameras; Traffic lanes; Traffic loads; Traffic surveys; Trucks; Videotapes; Weight; Width
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement width
• ITRD Terms: 3067: Axle load; 9001: Behaviour; 5567: Load; 1236: Lorry; 2752: Motorway; 2955: Pavement; 2827: Traffic lane; 676: Traffic survey; 5485: Weight; 6479: Width
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450832
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:56PM