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Development of National Mass Assessment Procedures for Oversize Overmass Vehicles12 December 2017

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Today’s moderator

Eliz EstebanCommunications OfficerAustroads

P: +61 2 8265 3302E: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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About Austroads

The peak organisation of Australasian road transport and traffic agencies

• Roads and Maritime Services New South Wales

• Roads Corporation Victoria

• Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland

• Main Roads Western Australia

• Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure South Australia

• Department of State Growth Tasmania

• Department of Transport Northern Territory

• Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, Australian Capital Territory

• Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

• Australian Local Government Association

• New Zealand Transport Agency

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Today’s presenters

Anthony GermanchevTeam Leader, Heavy VehiclesAustralian Road Research Board (ARRB)P: +61 3 9881 1620E: [email protected]

Philip RoperSenior Engineer, Freight & Heavy VehiclesAustralian Road Research Board (ARRB)P: +61 3 9881 1599E: [email protected]



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Agenda

Topic PresenterProject Background and Introduction

• Problem, Aim and Scope Anthony GermanchevTesting - The Site and VehiclesTesting - The Weighing Manoeuvres

Philip RoperField Test ResultsMass Measurement Adjustments

• New Weighing GuidelinesQ&A Both Presenters

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Project Background and IntroductionAnthony Germanchev

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Introduction to team

Austroads Project ManagerWarwick Norton

Project Leader, ARRBAnthony Germanchev

Team Member, ARRB Philip Roper

Austroads Project Working Group

Stakeholders-Road and Traffic

Authorities

Austroads Freight Task Force

Austroads Board

Project Team Review Team

Team Member, Smedley’s EngineersLydia Chong

Team Member, Smedley’s Engineers Bob Wright

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The Project Team

Brett PattersonRMS NSW

Andrew Poole

DSG Tas

Eric HendersonVicRoads

Mike Wilde

DPTI - SA

Paul MottMR WA

Lindsay Locke

TMR QLD

Jed GraetzDIPL NTAustroads

Project Working Group

Ben Hubbard

TCCS ACT

Marinus La Rooij

NZTA

Jeff PotterNTC

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Project Background: Problem

Roadside weighing guidelines (Austroads 2005) only deal with conventional heavy vehicles, not Oversize Overmass (OSOM) combinations

See Section 1

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Project Background: Aim

To produce:

• Guidelines for assessing mass of OSOM vehicles at the roadside

• Mass Measurement Adjustment (MMA) figures and calculation processes

See Section 1

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Project Background: Scope

• Organise and conduct field trial, weighing a set of four vehicles at a roadside inspection site

• Analyse data

• Determine MMA

• Develop guidelines for weighing and use of the MMA

See Section 1

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Testing - The Site and Vehicles Anthony Germanchev

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Test site

Cunningham Hwy, Yamanto, QLD

Source: Google Maps

See Section 5

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Test site


See Section 5

Source: ©Nearmap (2017), ‘Yamanto QLD 4305’, map data, Nearmap, Sydney, NSW.

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Test site

Weigh site category specifications

• Category 1 is the flattest and includes weighbridges

• Category 2 is steeper, with more crossfall allowed

• Category 3 is steeper and has no crossfall limit

See Section 5.1

Weighing category Longitudinal gradient Transverse gradient Unevenness (mm)

Category 1 2% (up to 100 mm) 3% (up to 105 mm) 10

Category 2 3% (up to 150 mm) 5% (up to 175 mm) 20

Category 3 5% (up to 250 mm) No limit (up to 175 mm) 50

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Test site


See Section 5

Source: ©Nearmap (2017), ‘Yamanto QLD 4305’, map data, Nearmap, Sydney, NSW.

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Test vehicles

Four combinations:

See Section 4

Between

67 t and

95 tgross mass

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Test vehicles

Combination 1 – 2x4 dolly and 4x4 low loader (mech.)

See Section 4

Prime mover, 2x4 dolly, 4x4 low loader, mechanical trailer and dolly suspension

Source: ARRB (2017)Source: Drake Trailers (2017)

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Test vehicles

Combination 2 – 2x4 dolly and 4x4 low loader (hydraulic)

See Section 4

Prime mover, 2x4 dolly, 4x4 low loader, hydraulic trailer suspension, mechanical dolly suspension

Source: Drake Trailers (2017) Source: ARRB (2017)

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Test vehicles

Combination 3 – 2x8 dolly and 4x8 low loader (hydraulic)

See Section 4

Prime mover, 2x8 dolly, 4x8 low loader, hydraulic trailer suspension, no dolly suspension


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Test vehicles

Combination 4 – 6x8 load platform (hydraulic)

See Section 4

Prime mover, 6x8 load platform, hydraulic suspension on load platform


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Testing – The Weighing ManoeuvresPhilip Roper

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Field tests

Staged weighing using scales and blocks

• Fully blocked weighing raises allaxles onto either scales or blocksof scale height

• Partially blocked weighing raisesall axles of one vehicle unit(e.g. prime mover or a trailer)

• Unblocked weighing raises only the axles that areon scales. Unblocked A weighs one axle at a time,Unblocked B weighs two axles at a time.

See Section 6.2

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Field tests





See Section 6.2

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Field tests





See Section 6.2

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Field tests





See Section 6.2

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All performed three times

Weighing sequence for each vehicle

Fully blocked performed seven times

Partially blocked performed four times

Unblocked weighing performed seven times

All performed for each weigh site category

Field tests See Section 6.2

162 weighing manoeuvres per vehicle

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Field Test ResultsPhilip Roper

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Combination 1

Results See Section 8.1

Category 1 weigh site

Fully blocked Partially blocked

Unblocked A Unblocked B Weighbridge

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Combination 1





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Combination 1





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Combination 2





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Combination 3





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Combination 4





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Combination 1


60.0

62.0

64.0

66.0

68.0

70.0

72.0

74.0

76.0

78.0

80.0

Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3

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Weigh Site Category

Fully blocked

Partially blocked

Unblocked A

Unblocked B

Weighbridge

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Mass Measurement Adjustments Philip Roper

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Current Mass Measurement Adjustments (MMAs)

See Section 10.1

Source: https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/measurement-adjustment.

https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/measurement-adjustment

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New OSOM MMAs See Section 10.3

Mass Measurement Adjustments – Fully-blocked weighing or weighbridgeAxle group Site Category 1 Site Category 2 Site Category 3

Steer axle group

Single steer axle with single tyres 0.3 t 0.3 t 0.4 t

Twin-steer or tandem axle with single tyres or a combination of single and dual tyres 0.3 t 0.4 t 0.5 t

Drive axle group

Tandem axle group with dual tyres, or tri-axle group with dual tyres or a combination of dual and single tyres 0.5 t 1.0 t 1.0 t

Dolly mass

Single or tandem axle group or two lines of eight wheels each 0.5 t 1.0 t 1.0 t

Trailer mass

Any number of axles, any number of wheels per axle 3.0% 3.5% 3.5%

Combination mass


{Tonnes

{Percent

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New OSOM MMAs See Section 10.3

Mass Measurement Adjustments – Partially-blocked weighingAxle group Site Category 1 Site Category 2 Site Category 3

Steer axle group

Single steer axle with single tyres 0.3 t 0.3 t 0.4 t

Twin-steer or tandem axle with single tyres or a combination of single and dual tyres 0.3 t 0.4 t 0.5 t

Drive axle group

Tandem axle group with dual tyres, or tri-axle group with dual tyres or a combination of dual and single tyres 1.3 t 1.3 t 1.3 t

Dolly mass

Single or tandem axle group or two lines of eight wheels each 1.3 t 1.3 t 1.3 t

Trailer mass


Combination mass


{Tonnes

{Percent

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Recap

• OSOM vehicles can be weighed accurately

• Several moves will be needed to weigh a complete vehicle

• Measurements adjusted by tonnes or percentages, depending on what is weighed

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Questions?

Anthony GermanchevTeam Leader, Heavy VehiclesAustralian Road Research Board (ARRB)P: +61 3 9881 1620E: [email protected]

Philip RoperSenior Engineer, Freight & Heavy VehiclesAustralian Road Research Board (ARRB)P: +61 3 9881 1599E: [email protected]



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