Load equivalency factors for off-road trucks

Abstract This article addresses an analysis of the Load Equivalency Factor (LEF) for off-road trucks. A new LEF curve for single axles with dual wheels covering trucks from 6.0 to 151.42 tons per axle is proposed, converting various magnitudes of damage from wheel loads to damage caused by the stand...

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Main Authors: Taciano Oliveira da Silva, Sérgio Leandro Scher Dias Neto, Heraldo Nunes Pitanga, Marcela Luiza Pelegrini Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Gorceix
Series:REM: International Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-167X2019000500601&lng=en&tlng=en