Calculate the Equivalent Axle Load Factor (EALF) and Vehicle Damaged Factor (VDF) in axle load survey. The axles of a sample of about 10% of randomly chosen trucks equivalent to 250 are weighed using axle load pads, different configurations of axle loads are represented in the sample. Axle load are in tons Single Axle Axle Load Tandem Axle No. of Axle No. of Axle 10 Axle Load 12 4 4 24 38 8 20 12 68 360 189 8 125 16 10 12 65 20 45 24 28 30 32 112 85 45 14 12 16 10 18 8 20 10 20 6 38
Calculate the Equivalent Axle Load Factor (EALF) and Vehicle Damaged Factor (VDF) in axle load survey. The axles of a sample of about 10% of randomly chosen trucks equivalent to 250 are weighed using axle load pads, different configurations of axle loads are represented in the sample. Axle load are in tons Single Axle Axle Load Tandem Axle No. of Axle No. of Axle 10 Axle Load 12 4 4 24 38 8 20 12 68 360 189 8 125 16 10 12 65 20 45 24 28 30 32 112 85 45 14 12 16 10 18 8 20 10 20 6 38
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Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the Equivalent Axle Load Factor (EALF) and Vehicle Damaged Factor (VDF) in axle
load survey. The axles of a sample of about 10% of randomly chosen trucks equivalent to 250
are weighed using axle load pads, different configurations of axle loads are represented in the
sample. Axle load are in tons
Single Axle
Axle Load
Tandem Axle
Axle Load
No. of Axle
No. of Axle
12
10
4
24
8
20
6
38
12
68
8
125
16
360
10
65
20
189
12
45
24
112
14
12
28
85
16
10
30
45
18
8
32
20
20
6
38
10
VDA is the weighted average of the damages caused by the individual axle load group with
respect to the corresponding volume of traffic of each group and is expressed as:
VDF = total no. of standard axles/ no. of trucks
Use the following equations for EALF:
Single Axle Load = (Axle load in kgs/8160)“ and for Tandem Axle Load = (Axle load in
kgs/14960)
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