Author:Steenkamp, Anton J; De Saxe, CC; Kienhöfer, F; Kemp, LanaDate:Jul 2021The paved road network is a critical asset to any country and its economy. South Africa's paved road network has an estimated value in excess of R2 trillion. This asset is threatened by a backlog in maintenance of more than R416.6 billion, ...Read more
Author:Kemp, Lana; Nordengen, Paul A; Steenkamp, Anton J; Ithana, TDate:Oct 2018This paper presents the results of a newly-developed methodology that quantifies the road wear caused by heavy vehicles on the Namibian paved road network in terms of equivalent standard axles and a monetary value. This was achieved by ...Read more
Author:Kemp, Lana; Steenkamp, Anton J; De Saxe, CCDate:Sep 2021The substantial road maintenance backlog in South Africa, coupled with an inadequate budget allocation, requires high impact solutions in order to preserve the 158 000 km paved road network. Focussing efforts on the heavy vehicles operating ...Read more
Author:Nordengen, Paul ADate:May 2010In most countries throughout the world, heavy vehicle use on the road network is controlled predominantly by prescriptive regulations. These regulations, in many cases, differ significantly from one country to another. Efforts in various parts ...Read more
Author:Kemp, Lana; Steenkamp, Anton J; Nordengen, Paul ADate:Oct 2018Heavy vehicle traffic volumes continue to increase globally, causing the accelerated deterioration of pavement structures. This paper introduces an innovative methodology that quantifies road consumption attributed to heavy vehicles on a paved ...Read more
Author:Nordengen, Paul ADate:Mar 2010As part of a Performance-Based Standards (PBS) research programme for heavy vehicles in South Africa, a need was identified to design, manufacture and operate a number of PBS demonstration vehicles in order to gain practical experience in the ...Read more
Author:Berman, R; Benade, RDate:Dec 2015The costs of logistics in South Africa are dominated by high transportation and fuel costs which are ultimately carried by consumers. An alternative regulatory framework for governing heavy vehicles is explored as a means to not only decrease ...Read more
Author:Roux, Michael P; De Beer, MorrisDate:2011This paper presents the results of an investigation into possible higher axle mass limits for axles and axle units fitted with wide base tyres, i.e. tyres with nominal section widths of 385 mm, 425 mm and 445 mm, by comparing the road wear ...Read more
Author:Steenkamp, Anton J; Steenkamp, Andries LDate:Jul 2022The paved road network is a critical asset to any economy. South Africa has a paved road network that has an estimated value above R2 trillion. This asset is however under threat as there was a backlog in maintenance of more than R416.6 billion ...Read more