Equivalent load for quad axle.

Author(s)
Vuong, B. & Jameson, G.
Year
Abstract

The National Road Transport Commission (NRTC) and Austroads are developing a Performance Based Standards (PBS) approach to the regulation of heavy vehicles in Australia. There has been general agreement to adopt the performance measure of Gross Mass per vehicle Standard Axle Repetitions (SAR) for PBS vehicles. The calculation of SAR requires the use of equivalent loads of common axle groups (single axle, tandem axle, tri-axle and quad axle), which cause same damage as a Standard Axle. Currently, equivalent loads for quad axle have not yet been developed for use in the Austroads pavement design procedures for flexible pavements (Austroads 1992, 2001). This paper provides a summary of current equivalent axle loads being adopted for flexible pavements by different road authorities throughout the world. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E208431.

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C 27064 (In: C 26913 CD-ROM) /22 / ITRD E209412
Source

In: Transport: our highway to a sustainable future : proceedings of the 21st ARRB and 11th REAAA Conference, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 18-23 May 2003, 17 p., 11 ref.

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