Estimating Damage Effects of Dual Vs. Wide Base Single Tires with Multidepth Deflectometers

Estimating Damage Effects of Dual Vs. Wide Base Single Tires with Multidepth Deflectometers
Author: Tayyeb Akram
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Total Pages: 56
Release: 1992
Genre: Pavements, Asphalt concrete
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In this study multidepth deflectometers (MDD) were installed in two in-service asphaltic concrete highways (one thick, one thin) to measure the pavement response to vehicle loading. A specifically configured 352 truck was used in the study. It is normally an 18-wheel water tanker but was converted to a 14-wheel tanker for this study. For these tests, dual tires were used on the tandem drive axle with wide base single tires on the tandem trailer axle. Test runs were made under high inflation pressure conditions for the two tire types and the truck speed varying between 5 and 55 mph.

Wide-base Truck Tire Effects on Pavement Performance and Vehicle Regulatory Legislation

Wide-base Truck Tire Effects on Pavement Performance and Vehicle Regulatory Legislation
Author: Raymond K. Moore
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Total Pages: 88
Release: 1992
Genre: Pavements
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Current operating practice in the trucking industry related to tire pressures and truck tires are summarized. Findings of recent (since 1987) pertiment pavement performance research including both full-scale and analytical pavement response and performance studies are discussed. Pertinent findings developed in previous literature reviews are also included. Regulatory approaches developed by the various states based on information from a telephone survey conducted during July and August 1991 are included. Economic analyses are used to compare the increased annualized bituminous pavement rehabilitation costs with trucking industry benefits. Recommendations regarding the regulation of wide-base truck tires are presented.

Effects of Wheel-load Spatial Repeatability on Road Damage

Effects of Wheel-load Spatial Repeatability on Road Damage
Author: Nezih Mrad
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Total Pages: 56
Release: 1998
Genre: Pavements
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The objective of this report is to conduct a review of the present and previously developed work devoted to the study of vehicle/road interaction. In particular, two of the most pressing questions that are to be answered in the area of heavy vehicle-generated road damage deal with the spatial repeatability of dynamic wheel loads produced by heavy road vehicles due to different types of suspension systems and the use of wide-base and dual tires. The outcome of this review, which is a part of the Federal Highway Administration Truck Pavement Interaction research program on truck size and weight, plays a determining role in assessing heavy truck suspension systems, tire configurations, and their contribution to pavement damage.

Transportation Research Record

Transportation Research Record
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Total Pages: 730
Release: 2002
Genre: Air travel
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"For more than 50 years, the Transportation Research Record has been internationally recognized as one of the preeminent peer-reviewed journals for transportation research papers from authors in the United States and from around the world. One of the most cited transportation journals, the TRR offers unparalleled depth and breadth in the coverage of transportation topics from both academic and practitioner perspectives. All modes of passenger and freight transportation are addressed in papers covering a wide array of disciplines, including policy, planning, administration, economics and financing, operations, construction, design, maintenance, safety, and more."--Publisher's website