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COST 323
WIM-LOAD

SECOND EUROPEAN CONFERENCE

ON

WEIGH-IN-MOTION OF ROAD VEHICLES

organised by the

Management Committee of the COST323 action

Lisbon, 14th – 16th September, 1998

Editors: E.J. OBrien & B. Jacob

/ Luxembourg:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1998
ISBN 92-828-3676-2
Ó ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels l Luxembourg, 1998
Printed in Belgium /


Table of Contents

Management Committee of COST 323
Conference Organising Committee and Sponsors
International Scientific Committee
Table of Contents
Preface
B. Jacob, E. OBrien
Panel Discussions and Concluding Presentation
Session A – Introduction
Chairperson: E. OBrien
European Legislation on the Maximum Weights and Dimensions of Motor Vehicles
R. Missen
COST Transport Activities
P. Debeusscher
European Road Transport Research in EU Framework Programmes
R. Bastiaans
Action COST 323: Weigh-In-Motion of Road Vehicles
B. Jacob
Session B - Users Perspective
Chairperson: L.A. George Moderator: M. do Carmo Santos

Weigh-In-Motion: Enhancing Traffic and Economic Management

S. Jehaes
The French National WIM Network ‘SIREDO’
S. Rambeau, C. Follin, D. Stanczyk
Survey of Weigh-In-Motion Data in England
V. Davies, P. Hathaway
Development of an Axle Load Monitoring Network on the Federal Motorways in Germany
G. Kühnelt
The Experience of a Toll Motorway Operator: SANEF
G. Baillemont, R. Henry
Experience of WIM in Hungary
A. Gulyás
Multilingual Glossary of Weigh-In-Motion
M. Siffert, A. Žnidarič
European Database for WIM
M. Siffert, V. Dolcemascolo, R. Henny

Session C - Theoretical Aspects of WIM Technologies

Chairperson: D. Cebon Moderator: J-M. Caussignac
Multiple Sensor WIM Using Reconstruction Algorithms of the Dynamic Axle Loads
J. Sainte-Marie, P. Argoul, B. Jacob, V. Dolcemascolo
Enhancing Multiple-Sensor WIM Systems
L.K. Stergioulas, D.Cebon, M.D. Macleod
Multiple Sensor Weigh-In-Motion: Optimal Design and Experimental Study
V. Dolcemascolo, B. Jacob
Bridge Weigh-In-Motion Systems - An Overview
A. Žnidarič, W. Baumgärtner
Low Cost Calibration Management
R.J. Peters
Isolating and Quantifying WIM Errors due to Axle Dynamics
T. Papagiannakis
Panel Discussion - WIM Standards and Specifications
Chairperson: B. Jacob
European Specification on Weigh-In-Motion of Road Vehicles (COST323)
B. Jacob, E.J. Obrien
The Development of an OIML International Recommendation for ‘Automatic Instruments for Weighing Road Vehicles in Motion’
I.R. Dunmill
Standardisation of WIM Technologies: U.S.A. Experience
C.E. Lee
The U.S. States Successful Practices Weigh-In-Motion Handbook
B. McCall
Session D - Application of WIM to Bridges
Chairperson: A. Žnidarič Moderator: I. Enevoldsen
Bridge Applications of Weigh-In-Motion
E.J. OBrien, S.F. Bailey, A.J. O’Connor, I. Enevoldsen, A. Žnidarič
Application of Weigh-In-Motion Data to Fatigue of Road Bridges
B. Jacob
Effects of Traffic Loads on Road Bridges - Preliminary Studies for the Re-Assessment of the Traffic Load Model for Eurocode 1, Part 3
A.J. O’Connor, B. Jacob, E.J. OBrien, M. Prat
Evaluation of Extreme Traffic Load Effects in Cable Stayed and Suspension Bridges Using WIM Records
C. Crémona, J. Carracilli
Dynamic Vehicle Impact for Safety Assessment of Bridges
P.H. Kirkegaard, S.R.K. Nielsen, I. Enevoldsen
Extension of Bridge WIM systems to Slab Bridges
A. Žnidarič, I. Lavrič, J. Kalin
Numerical Simulation of Moving Load Effect on Road Bridges
J. Melcer, D. Kucharova
Session E – Application of WIM to Pavements
Chairperson: M. Siffert Moderator: R. Henny
WIM Application to Pavements
M. Caprez
Spatial Repeatability of Dynamic Loading on a Pavement
B. Jacob, V. Dolcemascolo
The use of WIM Data in Traffic Assessment
A.C. Collop, B. Al-Hakim, N.H. Thom, W.G. Lloyd
Traffic and Loading Stresses on Urban Roadways: Comparison with other Networks and New Technical, Economic and Environmental Issues
G. Briant, JP. Christory, P. Loustalot, C. Roussel
Analysis of Road Pavements under Dynamic Axle Loads
M. de L. Antunes

Session F - Application of WIM to Enforcement

Chairperson: G. Kühnelt Moderator: W.H. Newton
Enforcement Applications of Weigh-In-Motion
W.H. Newton
Weighing of Road Vehicles in France for Enforcement
Y. Marchadour
Accuracy Assessment of a Low Speed Weigh-In-Motion System
V. Dolcemascolo, B. Jacob, B. Boutillier, L. Reversat-Brulant
Experimental Use of WIM with Video to Control Overloading
R.J. Henny
The Control of Axle Weight and Gross Vehicle Weight on Slovene Roads
D. Štor
Evaluation of Factors Affecting WIM System Accuracy
F. Scheuter
Session G - Tests of WIM Systems
Chairperson: M. Caprez Moderator: B. Hallström
European Test Programme of WIM Systems: Cold Environment Test and Continental Motorway Test
A. de Henau, B. Jacob
European Test of Weigh-In-Motion Systems ‘Continental Motorway Test (CMT)’ on the A31 Motorway
D. Stanczyk, B. Jacob
Accuracy Analysis of WIM Systems for the Cold Environmental Test
S. Jehaes, B. Hallström
Cold Environmental Test at Luleå: Calibration of WIM Systems using an Instrumented Vehicle
M. Huhtala, P. Halonen, V. Miettinen
Weigh-In-Motion of Road Vehicles in Belgium
A. de Henau
Session H - Developments in Sensors/Systems/Products
Chairperson: C. Koniditsiotis Moderator: A. de Henau
Weigh-In -Motion using Optical Fibre Technology
J-M. Caussignac, S. Larcher, J.C. Rougier
Orthotropic Bridge Weigh-In-Motion for Determining Axle and Gross Vehicles Weights
A.T. Dempsey, B. Jacob, J. Carracilli
The Development of a Dynamic Bridge Weigh-In-Motion Algorithm
A. Gonzalez, E.J. OBrien
Description of a Weigh-in-Motion Device and Factors Affecting WIM Accuracy
L. Reversat-Brulant, P. Arfos, P. Monteil, A. Liégeois
Implementation and Tests of a Quartz Crystal Sensor WIM System
N. Hoose, J. Kunz
Index: Index of authors
Lists:
List of organisations
List of exhibitors