| Title | 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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| Record ID | 9335 |
| Source | U.S. DOT Comprehensive Truck Size & Weight Study, Phase I, Paper 4; 30p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Battelle Memorial Institute |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 19950200 |
| Language | English |
| 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. |
| Rosap ID | dot:4738 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4738 |
| TRT Terms | Highway bridges; Bridge design; Repeated loads; Bearing capacity; Vehicle weight; Mechanical fatigue; Fatigue limit; Size and weight regulations |
| General Subjects | Load capacity; Truck weight; Trucking regulations |
| Classification | NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Bridges and Structures; NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Design; NTL - FREIGHT - Trucking Industry; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
762431 |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/9000/9300/9335/TSWwp4.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/19000/19200/19242/PB2002105222.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |