摘要: |
Traffic loading data are essential for the planning and design of adequate and cost-effective highway pavements. Data from an augmented weigh-in-motion (WIM) system have been collected and analyzed. The augmented WIM systems, which comprise bending-plate weighpads, infrared sensors, inductance loop detectors, and thermocouples, were installed in the southbound lanes of Highway 59 in east Texas in 1992. Data have been collected continuously since December 1992 for each vehicle and include date, time, lane, speed, number of axles, axle spacing, and wheel loads. The infrared sensors measure the lateral position of vehicle tires in the traffic lane and indicate single or dual tires. Hourly pavement and air temperatures are recorded by the thermocouples. |