Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) Study. Phase 1-synthesis, working paper 5 : roadway geometry and truck size and weight regulations

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• Corporate Creators:
  Battelle Memorial Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Vehicle characteristics
  • Vehicle weight
  • Heavy duty trucks
  • Tractor trailer combinations
  • Highway design
  • Design standards
  • Size and weight regulations
  • Roadway geometry
  • Truck characteristics
  • Truck size
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Geometry-related effects of changes in truck size and weight regulations include a diverse set of highway design elements related to virtually every aspect of vehicle design and operation. The turning, stopping, acceleration, hill-climbing, and other characteristics of trucks determine their ability to conform to the geometric design of existing highways. Changes in these characteristics may also affect the adoption of new geometric design standards used in the construction of highways and in the reconstruction of existing highways to provide better harmony between roadway and vehicle characteristics. The fifth working paper of Phase 1 of the Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study presents information on the technical relationships of policy consequence concerning roadway geometry and the implications of policy options.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4737/dot_4737_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 242.58 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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