I am currently working on a project that involves analysing and understanding the distribution of wheel wander within a lane. Specifically, I am interested in identifying the probable positions of wheels within a lane, considering various factors such as lane width, speed environment, geometry, and more. To aid in my research and analysis, I am seeking relevant documents, standards, guidelines, articles, or any other resources that provide insights into this area. Whether these resources are from international standards, guidelines from specific countries, academic articles, or industry publications, I am keen to gather comprehensive information. If you have access to or can point me in the direction of such materials, it would greatly assist me in advancing this project and ensuring its accuracy and effectiveness. I appreciate your assistance in this matter and look forward to any guidance or information you can provide.
For Indonesia, the Standards Used in Road Geometrics can use the Indonesian Road Capacity Manual, or you can directly search the website of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (http://Pu.go.id), then please find the section "PUPR services" and scroll search for the "Library"
I recommend exploring resources from transportation engineering journals, academic databases like IEEE Xplore, and standards from organizations like the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). These sources should offer valuable insights into wheel wander analysis and lane-related factors.
In analytical, but also, in semi-empirical, methods of pavement design, a coefficient, simulating the transverse distribution of wheel loads (of heavy vehicles), across a roadway section, must be introduced in the calculations. The product of this coefficient and the wheel load or the EAL provides the real load or the real load repetitions, respectively, on the pavement. This coefficient depends mainly on the lane width and slightly on the vehicle speed.
You may dive into deep water to find data defining the real wheel wander on a road lane but it is not sure that you will find reliable sources and conclude to reliable outcomes.
A relatively simple approach consists of introducing a coefficient equal to 0,85-0,90 for a lane width of 3,50-3,75m and equal to 0,90-095 for smaller lane widths.
In the original research for the "Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide" (MEPDG), delivered under NCHRP Project 1-37A, there is a detailed discussion of how they considered lateral wander in road traffic. Perhaps you can start your review from there. The original documents appear temporarily unavailable; let me know if you don't find them online.
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