Testing of bridge weigh-in-motion system in a sub-arctic climate

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 497-506

  McNulty, Peter ^a   O'Brien, Eugene J ^b  

^a Bowen Construction   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arctic climate; Bridges; Data collection; Roads and highways; Site investigation; Weigh in motion

Indexed keywords

AXLES; LOADS (FORCES); PAVEMENTS; SENSORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TRUCKS; WEIGHING; BRIDGES; WEIGH-IN-MOTION (WIM);

BRIDGE TESTING; WEIGHT IN MOTION SYSTEM;

BRIDGES; PAVEMENTS;

ARCTIC CLIMATE; DATA COLLECTION; ROAD PROFILE; ROAD VEHICLES; ROADS AND HIGHWAYS; SITE INVESTIGATIONS; SUB-ARCTIC; VEHICLE'S DYNAMICS; WEIGH-IN-MOTION; WEIGH-IN-MOTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0346504150     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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