• SUNIL KUMAR J C

For a country of India’s size and problems the importance of the adequate transportation system becomes obvious. Road construction and maintenance consume a large proportion of the national resources, while the costs borne by the road users for vehicle operation and depreciation are even greater. Investment decisions are to be made with relation to road projects and in order to facilitate in the decision making process there should be adequate data base pertaining to vehicle operation cost(Fuel, Tire, Lubricants etc..) which is a major contributing factor of an road user cost. These inputs are major contributing factors pertaining to vehicle operating cost. A study of fuel consumption of vehicles will go a long way in justifying the investment on road projects resulting in overall reduction of total transportation cost. The present study involves development of fuel consumption inter-relationship under steady state condition for high speed corridors under selected steady speeds for different vehicle types (Passenger car). The test runs are carried out at various speeds for different vehicle classes ranging from the lowest to highest thus yielding the relationship between fuel consumption and speed, road geometrics and surface condition of the pavement. Since the driver is instructed to travel over the test section at constant speed the experiment is known as Steady state fuel experiment. The fuel consumption equation is developed by considering speed, roughness, rise and fall. The equation is developed by deploying Non-linear regression method using Statistical Packages for Social Studies (SPSS) software.

fuel cost, Indian highways, RUCS, VOC.

"DEVELOPMENT OF STEADY STATE FUEL CONSUMPTION MODEL ON HIGH SPEED CORRIDORS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 7, page no.900-906, July-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701980.pdf

"DEVELOPMENT OF STEADY STATE FUEL CONSUMPTION MODEL ON HIGH SPEED CORRIDORS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 7, page no. pp900-906, July-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701980.pdf