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Creators:
Szary, Patrick J. ; Maher, Ali
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Corporate Creators:
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Motor Vehicle Scales--New Jersey Weigh In Motion Weigh In Motion Scales
Publication/ Report Number:
FHWA-NJ-2009-001
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
New Jersey
Edition:
Final report; 6/14/2000-12/31/2006.
Corporate Publisher:
New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation
Abstract:
This research finished the development and implementation of a novel and durable, higher voltage,

and lower temperature dependant weigh-in-motion (WIM) sensor that was begun under an earlier

research project. These better sensors will require fewer lane closings and replacements than the

existing sensors. They will also aid the Departments of Transportation to better identify those

vehicles, which use the nations major highways, that do not comply with the current weight

restrictions that are placed on larger vehicles. The primary focus of the research was to create a full

scale WIM sensor that is less temperature dependent and more durable than traditional WIM sensors.

Traditionally, the data collected from the sensor may be utilized in two ways. The first is by using

static vehicle effects on the sensor, which corresponds to the weight of the vehicle, this data can be

used for enforcement of the vehicle legal weight limits. The second is by using the dynamic loading

of the sensor, which relates to the actual loading that the roadway is experiencing, this data will be

useful to engineers who must design the roadway as well as plan for repair schedules. However, there

is a growing trend to broaden the use of WIM data and use the data to its fullest extent. Instead of just

using WIM data to screen commercial vehicles or for pavement design; there is a new recognition

that good data can be useful for bridge structural analysis, safety analysis, traffic control and

operations, freight management and operations, facility planning and programming, and standards

and policy enforcement as per the recent report “Effective Use of Weigh-in-Motion Data, the

Netherlands Case Study” FHWA October 2007. In lieu of this development, the need for better

sensors to provide good data is more important today than ever before.


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