Freight
- Publication no: AP-R502-15
- ISBN: 978-1-925294-89-7
- Published: 3 December 2015
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This hands-on user guide for the Freight Axle Mass Limits Investigation Tool (FAMLIT) describes its data inputs, data outputs and performance models.
FAMLIT is a Microsoft (MS) Excel-based pavement life-cycle costing analysis tool that takes road and traffic inputs and produces equivalent annual uniform cost (EAUC) outputs. These costs are based on the present value of the road agency maintenance and rehabilitation works costs over the life of each road segment.
FAMLIT allows multiple loads to be modelled to produce load-wear-cost (LWC) curves that can be used to develop marginal cost relationships.
The FAMLIT tool can also be downloaded from the supporting documents tab as a macro enabled Excel file. If you cannot download this file, please contact austroads@austroads.com.au.
- Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Overview
- 1.2. Process
- 1.3. Worksheet Structure
- 1.4. Uses
- 2. Control Options
- 2.1. Traffic Input
- 2.2. Analysis Type
- 2.2.1. Pavement Life-cycle Cost
- 2.2.2. Load-wear-cost (LWC)
- 2.3. Axle Group
- 2.4. Analysis ID
- 2.5. Road Condition Output
- 3. Road Inputs
- 3.1. Overview
- 3.2. Definitions
- 3.3. Works Effects (Maintenance) in Use
- 4. Traffic Inputs
- 4.1. Overview
- 4.2. SAR Input
- 4.2.1. Definitions
- 4.3. Vehicle Input
- 4.3.1. Definitions
- 5. Outputs
- 5.1. Overview
- 5.2. Definitions
- 5.3. Road Condition Output
- 6. Running FAMLIT
- 6.1. Overview
- 6.2. Running
- 6.3. Details
- 6.4. Benefits and Limitations of FAMLIT
- 6.4.1. Benefits
- 6.4.2. Data Intensive Set-up
- 6.4.3. Sensitivity Analysis
- 6.4.4. Calibration
- 7. Specifications
- References
- Appendix A Models
- A.1 Roughness
- A.2 Strength
- A.3 Works Effect (Rehabilitation)
- A.3.1 IRI
- A.3.2 Pavement Strength (Overlay)