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Braking Distance for Heavy Vehicles

The document outlines vehicle live load calculations for the design of an FAO pumping station in Al Faw, Iraq. It considers the maximum expected heavy vehicle of 25.5 tons on a rear triple axle and calculates the load per wheel to be approximately 100 kN. The total load from axial force and 30% impact is determined to be 130 kN. Based on a 10,000 kg mass vehicle braking from 30 km/hr over 50 m, the braking force is calculated to be approximately -6,900 N.

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Braking Distance for Heavy Vehicles

The document outlines vehicle live load calculations for the design of an FAO pumping station in Al Faw, Iraq. It considers the maximum expected heavy vehicle of 25.5 tons on a rear triple axle and calculates the load per wheel to be approximately 100 kN. The total load from axial force and 30% impact is determined to be 130 kN. Based on a 10,000 kg mass vehicle braking from 30 km/hr over 50 m, the braking force is calculated to be approximately -6,900 N.

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E.P.C.

FOR THE FAO


PUMPING STATION
AL FAW – BASRAH,
IRAQ , Project No. :
A34501

Vehicle Live Load Calculation (LL):

Vehicle type Considered


in design = 25.5 Tons Rear Triple Axle
(or) 20 Tons per Axle
(or) 200 kN per Axle
As per SPC-CD-08 clause 4.4 (Design Criteria for Roads Pavings and Miscellaneous),
The maximum expected heavy vehicle traffic is from 25.5 Tons rear triple axle vehicles
(25.5 Ton / 3 Axle) = 8.5 Ton per Axle ; Approximately 9 Ton per Axle

It is assumed that there are 4 Wheel per axle

Therefore, load in each Wheel = 100 kN (90 kN / 2 wheel) = 22.5 kN

Use an approximate value of = 100 kN (Axial load per vehicle location)

Impact load
( 30 % of vertical Load) = 30 kN

Therefore total load inclusive of Axial + Impact = 130 kN

Mass (M) = 10000 kg


[Link] of Vehicle = 30 km/hr
Assumed Uniform retardation
distance= 50 m

Kinetic Energy = Work Done by Brakes

Velocity (V) = 8.3 m/s

Kinetic Energy (KE) = 1/2 * MV2


= 347222 Joules

Braking Force = KE / Uniform retardation distance


= -6944.44 N
Use an approximate value of = -6900 N -6.9

(Negative sign indicates that the braking force is opposite to vehicle direction)

Vehicle Live load 1


Vehicle Live load 2
E.P.C. FOR THE FAO
PUMPING STATION
AL FAW – BASRAH,
IRAQ , Project No. :
A34501

Vehicle Live load 3


Vehicle Live load 4

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