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Term of the Road Dictionary

axle load

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Vehicles
  • Definition : Sum of the (static or dynamic) loads applied to the ground by the wheels on the same axle of a vehicle [COST 323/PIARC].

Achslast

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Fahrzeuge
  • Definition : Summe der (statischen oder dynamischen) Lasten die von den auf einer Achse befindlichen Räder auf die Fahrbahn übergetragen werden [COST 323].