Pavement designers use estimates of the volume and mix of vehicles anticipated to use a road in designing a road pavement. Calculations convert current and forecast average daily traffic, or ADT, on a road segment to an equivalent single axle load, or ESAL, that equals the load of a single ...
How to Calculate Inflation Rate & Base YearThomas Metcalf • Updated September 26, 2017 alexskopje/iStock/Getty Images To determine the rate of inflation, you need a base year from which to anchor your measurements and a product or collection of products to price in that and subsequent ...