Name: MEN Keo Ratha

ID: e20160386
Group: I4A-WRI

Solution

1. Calculate the Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL) of a truck below.

Axle load (lbs)

Truck Sum of ESAL
Single Tandem 1 Tandem 2
1 10000 32000 43000 3.718

2. Calculate truck factor of following type of trucks.

 2 Axles Truck

Axle load (lbs)

Truck ESAL
Single Single
1 3000 6500 0.0171
2 4500 8200 0.0434
3 11000 15500 0.695
4 12500 16700 0.986
5 8500 13000 0.3215
6 4100 10500 0.11565
7 8800 19000 1.3106
8 14500 15600 0.99615
9 7900 17800 0.9951
Sum of ESAL 5.4805

 𝑻𝒇 =
∑(𝑬𝑺𝑨𝑳)𝒊
𝑵
=
𝟓.𝟒𝟖𝟎𝟓
𝟗
= 0.6089
 3 Axles Truck
Axle load (lbs)
Truck ESAL
Single Tandem

1 7700 32000 0.8874

2 13500 34500 1.47995
3 14000 29000 0.9365
4 12300 28600 0.75855
5 13400 33000 1.2822
6 14000 31000 1.1175
7 9900 22500 0.2853
8 8700 23000 0.2729
Sum of ESAL 7.0203

 𝑻𝒇 =
∑(𝑬𝑺𝑨𝑳)𝒊
𝑵
=
𝟕.𝟎𝟐𝟎𝟑
𝟖
= 0.8775

 5 Axle Trailer

Axle load (lbs)

Truck ESAL
Single Tandem 1 Tandem 2

1 6800 9800 15000 0.0632

2 7600 9500 23000 0.2552
3 18000 22500 33000 2.1735
4 21000 17000 35000 3.142
5 14500 14000 18700 0.54515
6 9700 19000 37000 1.7189
Sum of ESAL 7.89795

 𝑻𝒇 =
∑(𝑬𝑺𝑨𝑳)𝒊
𝑵
=
𝟕.𝟖𝟗𝟕𝟗𝟓
𝟔
= 1.3163