Bridge Load Posting Based on Actual Arkansas Truck Traffic

Heymsfield, Ernest P.; Hernandez, Sarah; Pasley, Kenneth

i

Bridge Load Posting Based on Actual Arkansas Truck Traffic

2018-08-01
By Heymsfield, Ernest P. ; Hernandez, Sarah ; Pasley, Kenneth

File Language:

English

Details

Creators:

Heymsfield, Ernest P. ; Hernandez, Sarah ; Pasley, Kenneth
Corporate Creators:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department of Civil Engineering
Corporate Contributors:

Arkansas. Department of Transportation
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

TRC1701
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Arkansas;United States
Edition:

Final report, Sep 2016-Aug 2018
Corporate Publisher:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. of Civil Engineering
Abstract:

Bridge load posting limits are a safety and economic decision. Bridge load posting limits restrict truck traffic to ensure safety. Therefore, trucks that exceed bridge load posting limits are required to take alternate routes. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) uses a family of CMV (commercial motor vehicle) configurations and loadings with the designations ‘CODE 4’, ‘CODE 9’, and ‘CODE 5’ as their weight limit posting vehicles. These trucks are used to represent trucks using Arkansas bridges. These truck configurations were initially considered in the 1980’s. Since then, truck configurations and axle loadings have significantly changed. Therefore, currently used ARDOT load posting truck configurations and weights may be outdated and may not be representative of critical truck loads actually supported by Arkansas bridges. Consequently, there is a need to correctly identify Arkansas truck traffic weights and configurations so that ARDOT bridge engineers can accurately assess bridge weight limit values for bridge posting.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

TRC1701
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44225/dot_44225_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 2.86 MB]
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:9339f74740f3299e4ffe9d99f732686124b613d797e33acbc226f3d999a1c324ded61524c2775778f96be3ce2131ab46465ca60404233a720386afd4401031db

File Language:

English

ON THIS PAGE

Details

Found an issue?

Send us an email at:

publishinghd@cdc.gov

ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT or funded partners. As a repository, ROSA P retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.