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Creative Commons licence CC BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial)Logforum. 2011. 7(3), article 3, 25-33;

THE SYSTEMS OF AUTOMATIC WEIGHT CONTROL OF VEHICLES IN THE ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT IN POLAND

Bogusz Wiśnicki, Anna Wolnowska

Maritime University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland

Abstract:

. Condition of roads in Poland, despite the on-going modernisation works is still unsatisfactory. One reason is the excessive wear caused by overloaded vehicles. This problem also applies to rail transport, although to a much lesser extent. One solution may be the system of automatic weight control of road and rail vehicles. The article describes the legal and organizational conditions of oversize vehicles inspection in Poland. Characterized current practices weighing road vehicles, based on measurements of static technology. The article includes the description of the existing applications of the automatic dynamic weighing technology, known as systems WIM (Weigh in Motion). Additionally, the weighing technology and construction of weighing stands in road and rail are characterized. The article ends with authors' conclusions indicating the direction and ways of improving the weighing control systems for vehicles.

Keywords: road transport, vehicle weighing systems, automatic and dynamic weighing
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MLA Wiśnicki, Bogusz, and Anna Wolnowska. "The systems of automatic weight control of vehicles in the road and rail transport in Poland." Logforum 7.3 (2011): 3.
APA Bogusz Wiśnicki, Anna Wolnowska (2011). The systems of automatic weight control of vehicles in the road and rail transport in Poland. Logforum 7 (3), 3.
ISO 690 WIŚNICKI, Bogusz, WOLNOWSKA, Anna. The systems of automatic weight control of vehicles in the road and rail transport in Poland. Logforum, 2011, 7.3: 3.