Meaning of axle load | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Examples

“To keep the axle load within a 28-ton maximum, two eight-wheel bogies are employed, all axles of which are motorised.”

CEFR level