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Review of Axle Spacing Mass Schedules and Future Framework for Assessment of Heavy Vehicle Access Applications
Review of Axle Spacing Mass Schedules and Future Framework for Assessment of Heavy Vehicle Access Applications
A key component to improving freight productivity in Australia is to improve access to the network for heavy vehicle operators. Assessment of bridge capacity is perceived to be critical to this aim.
Development of Marginal Costs for Heavy Vehicle Bridge Usage
Development of Marginal Costs for Heavy Vehicle Bridge Usage
This report develops approaches that estimate the marginal cost (MC) of bridge wear for heavy vehicle usage and estimates the availability and reliability of the data needed to use these approaches. Two approaches were examined. The first was an…
Investigating the Development of a Bridge Assessment Tool for Determining Access for High Productivity Freight Vehicles
Investigating the Development of a Bridge Assessment Tool for Determining Access for High Productivity Freight Vehicles
This report deals with the first component of the bridge assessment tool and is a scoping study to determine whether there is sufficient data, and whether there exists suitable engineering models, to develop robust and nationally uniform technical…
Dynamic Interaction of Vehicles and Bridges
Dynamic Interaction of Vehicles and Bridges
This report provides a summary of dynamic testing carried out on approximately 80 bridges in Australia and New Zealand. It compares the results of these tests with the current Dynamic Load Allowance (DLA) provisions in the Australian Bridge Design…
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