axle load

English

Noun

axle load (plural axle loads)

(transport, rail transport) the total weight, including load carried, transferred by one axle and its wheels to a road or railway surface. This is especially important in relation to what weight road and railway structures can carry, bridges in particular.

Related terms

axle loading

Translations

total weight transferred by one axle

Finnish: akselipaino
Norwegian:
Bokmål: aksellast m or f, akseltrykk n

Nynorsk: aksellast f or m

Swedish: axeltryck (sv) n

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