Comparative Accuracy Analysis of Truck Weight Measurement Techniques
Roads and bridges are designed to meet the transportation demands for traffic volume and loading. Knowledge of the actual traffic is needed for a rational management of highway infrastructure. There are various procedures and equipment for measuring truck weight, including static and in weigh-in-mot...
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| author | Sylwia Stawska Jacek Chmielewski Magdalena Bacharz Kamil Bacharz Andrzej Nowak |
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| description | Roads and bridges are designed to meet the transportation demands for traffic volume and loading. Knowledge of the actual traffic is needed for a rational management of highway infrastructure. There are various procedures and equipment for measuring truck weight, including static and in weigh-in-motion techniques. This paper aims to compare four systems: portable scale, stationary truck weigh station, pavement weigh-in-motion system (WIM), and bridge weigh-in-motion system (B-WIM). The first two are reliable, but they have limitations as they can measure only a small fraction of the highway traffic. Weigh-in-motion (WIM) measurements allow for a continuous recording of vehicles. The presented study database was obtained at a location that allowed for recording the same traffic using all four measurement systems. For individual vehicles captured on a portable scale, the results were directly compared with the three other systems’ measurements. The conclusion is that all four systems produce the results that are within the required and expected accuracy. The recommendation for an application depends on other constraints such as continuous measurement, installation and operation costs, and traffic obstruction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-095216a5667d48d28541dcc2189dfdb72023-12-03T13:11:40ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-01-0111274510.3390/app11020745Comparative Accuracy Analysis of Truck Weight Measurement TechniquesSylwia Stawska0Jacek Chmielewski1Magdalena Bacharz2Kamil Bacharz3Andrzej Nowak4Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5337, USADepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Technology and Life Sciences, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Civil Engineering, Kielce University of Technology, 25-314 Kielce, PolandDepartment of Civil Engineering, Kielce University of Technology, 25-314 Kielce, PolandDepartment of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5337, USARoads and bridges are designed to meet the transportation demands for traffic volume and loading. Knowledge of the actual traffic is needed for a rational management of highway infrastructure. There are various procedures and equipment for measuring truck weight, including static and in weigh-in-motion techniques. This paper aims to compare four systems: portable scale, stationary truck weigh station, pavement weigh-in-motion system (WIM), and bridge weigh-in-motion system (B-WIM). The first two are reliable, but they have limitations as they can measure only a small fraction of the highway traffic. Weigh-in-motion (WIM) measurements allow for a continuous recording of vehicles. The presented study database was obtained at a location that allowed for recording the same traffic using all four measurement systems. For individual vehicles captured on a portable scale, the results were directly compared with the three other systems’ measurements. The conclusion is that all four systems produce the results that are within the required and expected accuracy. The recommendation for an application depends on other constraints such as continuous measurement, installation and operation costs, and traffic obstruction.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/745truckweightmeasurementsWIMB-WIMportable scales |
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