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Traffic Load Forecasting for Pavement Design
A primary determinant of a pavement's actual service life is the traffic loading applied to the pavement. Consequently, an important consideration in pavement structural design is a forecast of the traffic loading expected to be applied to the pavement structure during its design life. The research evaluated the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation's traffic load forecasting procedures. The research found that traffic load forecast accuracy could be improved by more than 30 percent from current levels by conducting 24-hour manual vehicle classification sessions at specific pavement project sites and by more than 85 percent by conducting week-long weigh-in-motion (WIM) sessions at specific pavement project sites. The research shows that if forecast accuracy was improved by the amounts indicated above, fewer pavements would typically fail prematurely; and, while some pavements would still fail prematurely despite improved forecasts, these pavements would have longer lives than under current practice. The research found that the cost to improve traffic load forecasts is justified by the benefits received in return for almost all pavement reconstruction projects and most major pavement rehabilitation projects.
Traffic Load Forecasting for Pavement Design
A primary determinant of a pavement's actual service life is the traffic loading applied to the pavement. Consequently, an important consideration in pavement structural design is a forecast of the traffic loading expected to be applied to the pavement structure during its design life. The research evaluated the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation's traffic load forecasting procedures. The research found that traffic load forecast accuracy could be improved by more than 30 percent from current levels by conducting 24-hour manual vehicle classification sessions at specific pavement project sites and by more than 85 percent by conducting week-long weigh-in-motion (WIM) sessions at specific pavement project sites. The research shows that if forecast accuracy was improved by the amounts indicated above, fewer pavements would typically fail prematurely; and, while some pavements would still fail prematurely despite improved forecasts, these pavements would have longer lives than under current practice. The research found that the cost to improve traffic load forecasts is justified by the benefits received in return for almost all pavement reconstruction projects and most major pavement rehabilitation projects.
Traffic Load Forecasting for Pavement Design
A. J. Vlatas (Autor:in) / G. B. Dresser (Autor:in)
1991
256 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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