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
33,200
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