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Calculating Esal PDF

This document discusses calculating equivalent single axle loads (ESALs) using power formulas for different axle sets on vehicles. It provides examples of calculating ESALs for single axles, tandem axles, tridem axles, and bus axles. It also discusses how the Florida Department of Transportation calculates annual ESALs using factors like average annual daily traffic, percentage of trucks, directional factor, lane factor, and equivalency factors. As an example, it calculates the annual ESALs for a rural arterial with an average daily traffic of 20,000 vehicles and 6% trucks to be 170,294.

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Calculating Esal PDF

This document discusses calculating equivalent single axle loads (ESALs) using power formulas for different axle sets on vehicles. It provides examples of calculating ESALs for single axles, tandem axles, tridem axles, and bus axles. It also discusses how the Florida Department of Transportation calculates annual ESALs using factors like average annual daily traffic, percentage of trucks, directional factor, lane factor, and equivalency factors. As an example, it calculates the annual ESALs for a rural arterial with an average daily traffic of 20,000 vehicles and 6% trucks to be 170,294.

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CALCULATING ESAL'S "Perfect World"

With Power Formula's For Axle Sets:

W SINGLE 4

ESAL SINGLE
AXLE
= ( AXLE

18,000 lbs.
)
W TANDEM 4

ESAL TANDEM
AXLE
= ( 32,200 lbs.
)
AXLE
Asphalt

W TANDEM 4

ESAL TANDEM
AXLE
= ( AXLE

29,000 lbs.
) Concrete

# of axle sets

ESAL i = i=1
ESAL AXLE
SETS
Vehicle i

# of axle types
= D
ESALANNUAL i=1
(vi )(ESAL i)

= (320 days/year)[(1000veh/day)(2.96/veh)+(1500veh/day)(3.41veh)]
N1 ESAL 1 N2 ESAL 2

= 320[2960+5115] = 2,584,000/year

ESAL N = ESAL ANNUAL x [1+g] - 1 5% growth rate for 15 years


g

15

ESAL 15 = 2,584,000 x [1+0.05] - 1 = (2,584,000)(21.58)


0.05

ESAL 15 = 55,795,008
CALCULATING ESAL'S

With Power Formula's For Axle Sets:

56,000 lbs.
n = 20
g = 2% = 0.02

20,000 lbs. 36,000 lbs.


S T
4 4
20,000 + 36,000 = 1.524 + 1.382
ESAL BUS = ( 18,000
)( 33,200
)
ESAL BUS = 2.906/bus
615buses/day x 365days/year = 224,475buses/year
1-YEAR
ESAL BUS = (2.906/bus)(224,475buses/year) = 652,324/year
20
[(1 + 0.02) -1]
ESAL = 652,324
0.02
ESAL = 15,849,757
CALCULATING ESAL'S

With Power Formula's For Axle Sets:


32000
2-S1-2
32000 lbs. 75% 25% 75% 25%
18000

24000

14,000 4,500 4,500 4,500 4500


4 4
14,000 4,500
8000
S
12000
S
12000
S
ESAL = ( 18,000
) [(
+
18,000
)* 4 ]
4 4 4
8,000 12,000 + 12,000 ESAL = 0.366+0.016
ESAL = ( 18,000
)(+
18,000
)(
18,000
)
ESAL = 0.382/veh
ESAL = 0.039+0.198+0.198 Annual ESAL = (240veh/day)(320days/year)(0.382/veh) = 29,338/year
ESAL = 0.434/veh
Annual ESAL = (50veh/day)(320days/year)(0.434/veh) = 6,945/year

32000 lbs.
3-S2
80% 20000 40%

12,000 12,000 8,000


S T T
4 4 4
12,000 + 12,000 + 8,000
ESAL = ( 18,000
)( 33,200
)(
33,200
)
ESAL = 0.198+0.017+0.003
ESAL = 0.218/veh
Annual ESAL = (260veh/day)(320days/year)(0.218/veh) = 18,138/year
CALCULATING ESAL'S "In Reality"

are Calculated via some Formula:

FDOT :
% Trucks (> 6 Tires)
Directional Factor (= 0.5 for Two-Way Roads)
Lane Factor (From Table D.2)
Equivalency Factors (Table D.3)

ESALANNUAL = AADT x T21 x DF x FF x E 18 x 365 days/year

6% Trucks
Rural Arterial

ESALANNUAL = 20,000veh/day x 0.06x 0.5 x0.81 x 0.96 x365

ESALANNUAL = 170,294 2 lanes in each direction

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