Influence of overloaded vehicles on pavement life based on WIM data

Abstract

In this paper, the weight distribution characteristics of overloaded vehicles and the influence of overloaded vehicles on pavement service life are studied based on WIM data. Based on the vehicle weight data collected from weight in motion station, the vehicle weight distribution function of different axle type trucks and the weight overload ratio distribution function of different axle types are obtained by fitting. Equivalent single axle loads of the pavement under different weight limits are calculated based on the vehicle weight distribution function, and finally the pavement life growth factors under different weight limits are determined. The calculation results show that: the maximum overload ratio of two-axle vehicle can reach 340%; the number of six-axle overloaded vehicle accounts for more than 50% of the total number of overloaded vehicles, which is the largest proportion. Pavement life can be improved effectively by limiting load, and the road life growth factor shows a quadratic parabolic trend to increase with the decrease of load limit value. For two axle trucks with serious overload, the pavement life can be increased by more than 15 times with a strict load limit value.