The effect of road roughness on vehicle operating costs for medium-sized trucks: a calibration of existing models

[摘要] In the economic and social development of any country, an effective road transportationsystem is an important factor However, it also consumes a large proportion of the totalinfrastructure costs, while the costs borne by the road user for vehicle operation anddepreciation arc even greater. A policy must therefore be adopted in which totalcommunity costs for any road link Of network are minimized. To do this meaningfully,alternatives must be developed and compared and the trade-offs between them carefullyassessed. This, in turn, requires the ability to quantify the different cost functions for thedesired period of analysis. [No abstract provided. Information taken from introduction]

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand