American Concrete Pavement Association
The equivalent load most commonly used in pavement design in the U.S. is the 18,000 lb (80 kN) equivalent single axle load (ESAL). This tool calculates the total number of ESALs that have or will traverse a pavement for the purposes of pavement analysis or design.
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