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boucle recensée/tube recensé

English translation: inductive loop/pneumatic tube

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French term or phrase:	boucle recensée/tube recensé
English translation:	inductive loop/pneumatic tube
Entered by:	Claire Cox

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13:53 Dec 12, 2006

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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Traffic survey

French term or phrase: boucle recensée/tube recensé

These are two terms at the foot of a traffic survey

BR Boucle Recensée (unité véhicule)
TR Tube recensé (unité paire d’essieu)

The two terms are never used at the same survey location, so it obviously relates to the way in which they're counting vehicles. I thought at first that boucle might be a return journey, ie. a lap, but it says elsewhere that the traffic direction is not relevant.

Any suggestions gratefully received as ever.

Claire Cox KudoZ activity Questions: 635 (none open) (66 closed without grading) Answers: 972
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inductive loop/pneumatic tube

Explanation:
Traffic counting methods

Pneumatic road tube: a rubber tube that is placed across the lanes that uses pressure changes to record the number of axle movements in a counter placed on the side of the road.

Inductive loop: a wire embedded in the road in a square formation that creates a magnetic field that relays the information to a counting device at the side of the road. This has a generally short life expectancy because it can be damaged by heavy vehicles, and is also prone to installation errors.

http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch9en/meth9en/ch9m2en...

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inductive loop/pneumatic tube

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inductive loop/pneumatic tube

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Thanks Mactrad - it all becomes clear!

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loop

Explanation:
This Belgian site talks about traffic sensors. It may be helpful.

Reference: http://services-techniques.met.wallonie.be/en/road_traffic/s...

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