Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) Study. Phase 1-synthesis, working paper 4 : bridges and truck size and weight regulations

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Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) Study. Phase 1-synthesis, working paper 4 : bridges and truck size and weight regulations

1995-02-01
By Battelle Memorial Institute

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English

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Corporate Creators:

Battelle Memorial Institute
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bearing Capacity Bridge Design Fatigue (Mechanics) Fatigue Limit Highway Bridges Load Capacity Repeated Loads Size And Weight Regulations Trucking Regulations Truck Weight Vehicle Weight
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

The fourth working paper in Phase 1 of the Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study discusses the technical relationships of policy consequence concerning bridges. It presents information on bridge design considerations, truck characteristics affecting bridges, recommended bridge formulae for computing the maximum weights for axle group to protect bridges, and estimates from recent studies of changes in bridge costs associated with changes in truck size and weight limits.
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PDF
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Federal Highway Administration
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4738/dot_4738_DS1.pdf
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File Language:

English

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