Analysis of turning radii of LHV (Тhree -link eurocombi trains) with a total length of more than 25 m

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Number: Issue 31(2025)
Section: Construction and civil engineering
The page spacing of the article: 42-50
Keywords: highway, LHV (three-link road trains of the EuroCombi type), EMS (European Modular System), EU directive, maneuverability, radius.
How to quote an article: Anatolii Tsynka, Sergii Illiash, Volodymyr Zelenovskyi, Vitaliy Raykovskiy Analysis of turning radii of LHV (three -link eurocombi trains) with a total length of more than 25 m. Dorogi і mosti [Roads and bridges]. Kyiv, 2025. Issue 31. P. 42-50 [in Ukrainian].

Authors

State Enterprise «National Institute for Development Іnfrastructure» (SE «NIDI»), Kyiv, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0357-2325
State Enterprise «National Institute for Development Infrastructure» (SE «NIDI»), Kyiv, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3001-8012
State Enterprise “National Institute for Development Infrastructure” (SE “NIDI”), Kyiv, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6391-7647
State Enterprise “National Institute for Development Infrastructure” (SE “NIDI”), Kyiv, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-5456

Summary

Introduction. The article deals with the issue of analyzing the technical parameters of EuroCombi road trains (overall dimensions, loads on the road pavement structure and transport facilities, etc.) and establishing the possibility of their movement on the state highway.

The objective of the study is to analyze the experience of using large and heavy-goods vehicles (overall dimensions, loads on the pavement structure and transport facilities, etc.) with the possibility of their movement on roads of national importance.

Materials and methods. The methodological basis is a scientific approach to the analysis of research issues questions through the use of statistical, formal and logical, and complex research methods. The sources of research are the data of completed scientific works and current regulatory documents.

Results. In order to introduce modern methods of designing roads using vehicles with a total length of more than 25 m, the parameters of the turning radius (internal, external and path length) and their impact on route planning were analyzed.

Conclusions. The conducted research will be used in the design of new roads of national importance, adaptation of existing road infrastructure (turning radii at junctions and intersections), and will also help logisticians in planning LHV routes (three-link road trains of the EuroCombi type) to ensure their safe passage / maneuvering along the route.

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