Abstract
The article describes the impact of axle loads of vehicles on the road pavement. Pavement deterioration intensity and the charge imposed on vehicles the axle load of which exceeds the set norm are analyzed on the road under investigation according to the results of weighing axle loads of vehicles as well as appropriate calculation methodologies. The work presents regressive equations according to which maintenance costs of vehicles can be predicted taking the condition of pavement into consideration.
Highlights
Since the weight of the transported goods has been constantly growing and more advanced technologies have been developed, car manufacturers began to make vehicles with 115 kN axle load
The worsening condition of road pavement causes the deterioration of vehicles, as well as increases fuel consumption and air pollution by the vehicles
Where C is heavily cracked pavement area, m2/1000 m2; P denotes road patches, m2/1000 m2; RD is the depth of an average rut, mm; SV is the average variation of the road band gradient
Summary
Since the weight of the transported goods has been constantly growing and more advanced technologies have been developed, car manufacturers began to make vehicles with 115 kN axle load. Where ESA stands for equivalent standard axles; Ai is the axle load of a vehicle (kN); 80 is a standard axle load, kN; n is the number of axles; kd.s. is power index showing the thickness and structure of the pavement. ESA is an indicator of the effect produced on road pavement showing how the damage made by a particular vehicle axle on road pavement differs from that caused by a standard axle (80 kN).
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