Empresa Brasileira de Planejamento de TransportesBrazilian Transportation Planning AgencyInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentTexas Research and Development FoundationGEIPOTDNERBrazil. Departamento Nacional de Estradas de RodagemUnited Nations Development ProgrammeUNDPGoiás (Brazil : State). Departamento de Estradas de RodagemDER-GOMinas Gerais (Brazil). Departamento de Estradas de RodagemDERMGWorld BankIBRDTRDF2012-07-102012-07-101977-11http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19357Spine of report binding cut and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display formatThis summary of the project midterm report presents achievements and results at Midterm. The accomplishments of the 150- man research team are presented, and include preliminary equations relating roadway characteristics to vehicle speed and fuel consumption. The extent of vehicle overloads in Brazil is highlighted. A program is outlined to update the combined MIT/TRRL/ World Bank Highway Design and Maintenance Standards Model (HDM) .iv, 67 p. illPDFenUniversity of PretoriaPreliminaryResultsAnalysesCosts highway construction625.70981Roads -- Brazil -- Design and constructionBook