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Practices for permitting superheavy load movements on highway pavements /

"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 476: Practices for Permitting Superheavy Load Movements on Highway Pavements documents the practices followed in issuing permits for overweight and superheavy commercial vehicles (SHCVs) or 'superloads.' Super...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Papagiannakis, A. T. (Author)
Corporate Authors: National Cooperative Highway Research Program (sponsoring body.), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (sponsoring body.), United States. Federal Highway Administration (sponsoring body.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2015.
Series:Synthesis of highway practice ; 476.
Subjects:
Trucks > Weight > Government policy > United States.
Trucks > Weight > Government policy > Canada.
Pavements > Testing.
Heavy vehicles.
Size and weight regulations.
Overweight loads.
Trucks > Weight > Government policy.
Canada.
United States.
Online Access:http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_syn_476.pdf
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Summary:"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 476: Practices for Permitting Superheavy Load Movements on Highway Pavements documents the practices followed in issuing permits for overweight and superheavy commercial vehicles (SHCVs) or 'superloads.' Superloads are trucks that exceed the thresholds set for overweight vehicles, but are allowed to operate with annual permits throughout state highway networks." --
Item Description:At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
"A synthesis of highway practice"--Title page.
Physical Description:42 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-31).
ISBN:9780309271783
0309271789
ISSN:0547-5570 ;