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R34 Review of In-service Test for Road Friendly Suspensions Year 1

Authors
Anthony Germanchev
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The common understanding held by road managers is that road-friendly suspensions (RFS) reduce pavement damage, thus heavy vehicles fitted with RFS are afforded mass and access benefits. However, to continue to derive the benefits of RFS throughout its service life, it is necessary to monitor and correct the in-service degradation. Despite this understanding there are no in-service performance requirements for RFS.

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