PALS 2.0 User's Guide

Details

• Creators:
  Fernando, Emmanuel G.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Computer program documentation
  • Computer programming
  • Gross vehicle weight
  • Overweight loads
  • Pavement distress
  • Pavements
  • Predictive models
  • Stresses
  • Structural analysis
  • Mohr circles
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TX-98/3923-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Edition:
  September 1996 - August 1997
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  PALS is an acronym for Program to Analyze Loads Superheavy. Gross vehicle weights associated with superheavy load moves range from 1112 kN to more than 8896 kN and include loads like dragline components, offshore pipe laying equipment, oil pressure vessels, and electric transformers. The number of superheavy load permit applications has increased over the years. Before a permit can be issued, TxDOT needs to determine whether the proposed route is structurally adequate to sustain the superheavy load. PALS is a tool for conducting this assessment. It incorporates an incremental, non-linear layered elastic pavement model for predicting the induced pavement response under surface wheel loads.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  7-3923
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87058/dot_87058_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 29.10 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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