Impact of Increased Allowable Truck Loads on Pavement Life

Research is needed to investigate the impact of increased axle and vehicle loads on pavement performance. Observations suggest that pavements subjected to a high volume of truck traffic with increased allowable loads have exhibited accelerated rates of rutting and cracking.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $150000
• Contract Numbers:

  BEB11

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  605 Suwannee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Managing Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Greene, James

• Performing Organizations:

  Applied Research Associates, Inc.

  100 Trade Centre Drive, Ste 200
  Champaign, IL  United States  61820-7233
• Principal Investigators:

  Nabizadeh, Hadi

• Start Date: 20210331
• Expected Completion Date: 20240930
• Actual Completion Date: 20241119

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Overweight loads; Pavement performance; Truck traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01771473
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: BEB11
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 11 2021 2:14PM