International Conference on Heavy Vehicles : HVParis 2008 : heavy vehicle transport technology (HVTT 10) / / edited by Bernard Jacob ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: London, : ISTE; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (598 p.)
• Disciplina: 629.224
• Soggetto topico: Trucks; Trucking - Equipment and supplies; Electronic weighing systems; Motor vehicle scales; Pavements; Bridges; Cargo holds
• Altri autori: JacobBernard <1954->
• Note generali: Conference held May 19-22, 2008 in Paris and combines conferences ICWIM 5 and HVTT 10 sponsored by Laboratoire central des ponts et chaussees and other organizatios.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; International Conference on Heavy Vehicles HVParis 2008; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword 1; Avant-Propos 1; Foreword 2; Avant-Propos 2; Preface (in English); Préface (en français); International Forum for Road Transport Technology; International Society for Weigh-in-Motion; Panel Discussion; Plenary Session; The EU's rules on weights and dimensions and the realities of sustainable mobility; A history of freight transport prior to the modern truck; Intelligent freight; Measures promoting intermodal transport as an alternative to pure road transport ; Session 1. Performance Based StandardsAn initiative to introduce a performance-based standards (pbs) approach for heavy vehicule design and operations in South Africa; A discussion of the high-speed offtracking perfromance standard; Development of an innovative steerable double extendable trailer under performance based standard (pbs); Session 2. European Modular Concept; Working group on longer and heavier goods vehicles: A multidisciplinary approach to the issue; Experiences with longer and heavier vehicles in the Netherlands ; Driving dynamics and stability issues of the European road train conceptsSession 3. Vehicle Road Interaction; Pavement building costs allocation to HGV comparison betwwen the French case and the eurovignette directive recommendations; A brief review of tyre-pavement interaction and an insight on new regulation on tyre rolling resistance in Europe; Effect of axle configurations on fatigue and faulting of concrete pavements; The danger of ramps for heavy goods vehicles; A new vehicle-pavement interaction test facility at BASt ; Steady state flow algorithm for modeling the impact of trucks on roadHow can the binder properties influence the road surface durability? An advanced method based on the bearing ration curve; Session 4. Safety; Rollover crash analysis of a road tanker with self-steer axles; Oversize/overweight commercial vehicle safety; Heavy vehicle driver involvment in road safety and multiple vehicle accidents in Bangladesh; Crash compatibility between heavy goods vehicles and passenger cars: structural interaction analysis and in-depth accident analysis ; Improvement of safety barriers on German bridges - results of impact test with heavy lorriesRollover risk prevention of heavy vehicles by reliability-based analysis; Analysis of heavy truck accidents with regard to yaw and roll instability - using LTCSS database; Relationship between road infrastructure characterisitcs and HGV accidents; Session 5. Routing; Heavyroute - intelligent route guidance for heavy vehicles; Australia's intelligent access program; Methodology and effects of heavy goods vehicle transport management in urban areas ; A generic software architecture for a driver information system to organize and operate truck platoons
• Sommario/riassunto: This reference collects the latest information from the International Conference on Heavy Vehicles, specifically as it relates to Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology.? Among the topics detailed are: interactions between heavy vehicles or trains and the infrastructure, environment and other system users; heavy vehicle and road management information-measurements, data quality, data management; freight mobility and safety; vehicle classification, size and weight evaluation, regulations, and enforcement; and traffic and road safety.
• Altri titoli varianti: Proceedings of the International Conference on Heavy Vehicles
• Titolo autorizzato: International Conference on Heavy Vehicles
• ISBN: 1-118-55746-8; 1-299-31844-4; 0-470-39408-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877346003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ISTE