Military Load Classification

The Military Load Classification (MLC) is a system of standards used by NATO to classify the safe amount of load a surface can withstand. Load-carrying capacity is shown in whole numbers for vehicles, bridges, roads, and routes. Vehicles are classified by weight, type, and effect on routes. Bridges, roads, and routes are classified by physical characteristics, type and flow of traffic, effects of weather, and other special conditions.^[1]^[2]

MLC signs at the Nibelung bridge [Wikidata], Worms, Germany

How the system is applied

Usually, the lowest bridge classification number (regardless of vehicle type or conditions of traffic flow) sets the load classification of a route. If no bridge is located on the route, the worst section of road governs the route's classification. Vehicles having higher load classifications than a particular route are sometimes able to use that route if a recon overlay or a special recon^{[clarification needed]} shows that a change in traffic control, such as making a bridge a single-flow crossing, would permit use of the route by heavier traffic.^[2]

Whenever possible, the basic military road network is composed of average routes and includes a number of heavy traffic routes and a few very heavy traffic routes. The class of a military road maneuver network is fixed by the minimum route classification of the network. Individual routes are grouped and identified in broad categories.^[2]

The MLC scale is defined in terms of a set of 16 hypothetical standard wheeled vehicles and a set of 16 hypothetical tracked vehicles. Originally, these hypothetical vehicles were typical of actual military vehicles used in NATO countries. Standard tracked vehicles are designated by MLC numbers ranging from 4 to 150, which correspond to the gross vehicle weight in short tons. Each standard tracked vehicle is also defined in terms of track width, length, and spacing. Standard wheeled vehicles are designated by the same MLC numbers (4 through 150), which correspond to about 85% of the gross weight in short tons. Each standard wheeled vehicle is defined in terms of gross weight, number of axles, axle spacing, and axle load.^[3]

Maximum single-axle load

In addition to the standard hypothetical wheeled vehicles, a maximum single-axle load is specified for each MLC. This is used to represent the loading on very short spans, when only one axle is on the span at a time.^[3]

References

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^ STANAG 2174. Military Routes and Route/Road Networks. 10 August 1978. Latest Amendment, 16 February 1987.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Appendix H: The Route Classification System". Office of Science and Technical Information, US Government. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b Van Groningen, C.N.; Paddock, R.A. (March 1997). "Smart Bridge: A Tool For Estimating The Military Load Classification Of Bridges Using Varying Levels Of Information". Argonne National Laboratory, for the US Department of Energy. doi:10.2172/531084. Retrieved July 24, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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