Hi Anders,
Peter Cenek at Opus Central Laboratories in New Zealand (e-mail
[log in to unmask] ) Has done a bit of work in this area relating
primarily to chipseal pavements. He has looked at both the effect of
texture (i.e. the coarseness of the chip) and pavement stiffness. I am not
sure of the details of whether the work is published so it would be best to
contact Peter directly.
Regards,
John
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Sent: Wednesday, 31 October 2007 1:07 p.m.
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Subject: Pavement and rolling resistance
The following is a message from Anders Lundstrom:
>Dear IFRTT Forum subscribers,
>
>fuel consumption and carbon dioxide generation from
>commercial vehicles are more and more put into the
>political focus as it always has been with the operators,
>at least in countries with substantial fuel taxation.
>
>Rolling resistance is one of the major parts influencing
>fuel consumption.
>
>And one important part of rolling resistance is the influence
>of the road surface: irregularities, stiffness.
>
>At the 9th ISHVWD we had an interesting presentation on this
>by Jeff Patten from the National Research Centre of Canada.
>
>Where can I find more information on this, in particular for
>long haulage applications?
>
>Kind regards
>
>Anders Lundström, Scania and IFRTT president
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