Author:Roux, Michael P; Sallie, Ismail M; Nordengen, Paul A; Ras, H; De Franca, Volanda MPDate:Mar 2005Not only do overloaded vehicles pose an increased safety risk on the road (reduced stability and braking efficiency etc.), but they also accelerate the rate of deterioration of the road network and increase road maintenance costs, which in ...Read more
Author:De Beer, Morris; Sallie, Ismail M; Van Rensburg, YvetteDate:Aug 2009This summary report describes the proposed new methodology for the determination of the Permit Mass Fees for Abnormal road Vehicles (AVs) based on the estimation of road damage. The South African mechanistic-empirical pavement design methodology ...Read more