Media from: Civil engineers find savings where the rubber meets the road
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When the tires of a car or truck roll over a roadway, the maximum pavement deflection is just behind the path of travel. This has the effect of making the vehicle’s tires roll continuously up a slight slope (exaggerated in this illustration), increasing the vehicle's fuel consumption.
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