Variations in dynamic vehicle load on road pavement

Abstract

This study proposes a spectral approach to the evaluation of variations in dynamic vehicle load on road pavement associated with a vehicle moving at constant speed along a road with a rough surface. The influence of vehicle speed and road roughness on variations in dynamic vehicle load was investigated. The results show that the standard deviation of dynamic vehicle load increases twofold, with a fourfold increase in the road roughness coefficient, and increases approximately linearly with the increase in vehicle speed.