The Effects of Oil Field Development on Rural Highways: Phase 1 – Identification of Traffic Characteristics, Pavement Serviceability and Annual Cost Comparison

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• Creators:
  Mason, John M. ; Metyko, Mark J. ; Rowan, Nellon J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Axle Loads Capital Costs Costs Highway Maintenance Oil Fields Pavement Maintenance Rural Highways Serviceability Tables (Data) Traffic Characteristics
• Publication/ Report Number:
  299-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This study identifies oil field traffic and provides an estimate of annual cost associated with a reduced pavement serviceability. Identification of oil field traffic through site specific observation provides the basis for the investigation. The study includes a description of traffic during the development of an oil well, an estimate of reduced pavement service under these operating conditions, and an estimate of increased annual pavement cost due to oil well traffic. The evolution of an oil well was photographically documented. This film documentation provided both a count of the number of axles and an identification of the physical characteristics of the vehicle. Axle weights were estimated using standard 11W-Tables 11 for Texas rural highways. These estimates were converted to equivalent 18 kip single axle (18KSA) load repetitions.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-8-81-299
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b9933573b19fc9840d20e6e0b94b5b1716961631a3e5bc2adabcc5c3f04947c789719e3b9b2ddf19f6260fd7a53acac3d8d7df597eb0ccb7b25a9ff61966823a
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85823/dot_85823_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.23 MB ]