Fairbanks MATRIX SCALE HIGHWAY SCALE SYSTEM - Manual (Page 7)

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Section 1: General Information
DESCRIPTION
• The MATRIX Scale System is a combination of strategically placed Portable
Axle Load Scales (PALS).
• Multiple PALS becomes a MATRIX only when the vehicle weighed is fully scale-
borne.
• Concrete or steel dead spaces are placed between the live scales to accomplish
correct spacing to accommodate the vehicle being weighed.
• Concrete approaches are placed as stated in NIST Handbook H44 .
• Because every axle or set of axles is on its own scale, every MATRIX Scale can
be a highway system scale.
• Matrix scales are one directional and have an entrance and an exit end.
• PALS scales are offered in sizes of 7’ x 10’, 10’ x 10’, 14’ x 10’, 17’ x 10’, and
20’ x 10’.
• PALS are offered in a 60K CLC and an 80K CLC.
Foundation
• PALS do not require a typical concrete foundation.
• However they do require a flat and level unyielding surface.
• The surface needs to be either concrete or asphalt.
PALS
• All PALS come preassembles and palletized from the factory.