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Prem, H. and Mai, V.K.L, "Migrating Popular Designs into Law".  Conference on Performance Based Standards (PBS) for Heavy Vehicles, ARTSA (Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association), Melbourne, March 5-6, 2013.

Prem, H., Mai, V.K.L., Gorham, G., Hutchinson, D and Long, J., “Rollover Crash Analysis of a Road Tanker with Self-Steer Axles”.  Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology, Paris Marne-la-Vallee, France, May 19-22, 2008.

Prem. H., Ramsay, E.D., Fletcher, C.A., George, R.M. and Gleeson, B.P.,  “Estimation of Lane Width Requirements for Heavy Vehicles on Straight Paths”.  Research Report ARR 342.  ARRB Transport Research Ltd: Vermont South, Vic.  1999

Prem, H., Ramsay, E.D., Fletcher, C.A. and George, R.M., “Performance Measures for Evaluating Heavy Vehicles in Safety Related Manoeuvres”.  Austroads Publication No. AP-147/00.  Austroads: Sydney, NSW.  Austroads Inc. 2000

Prem, H., Ramsay, E.D., McLean, J., Pearson, R.A., Woodrooffe, J. and de Pont, J., "Definition of Potential Performance Measures and Initial Standards".  NRTC/Austroads, Melbourne, Australia, April 2001.

ARRB Transport Research Ltd, Pearsons Transport Resource Centre P/L, Phillips Fox Economic Associates P/L, Woodrooffe & Associates Inc., Transport Engineering Research New Zealand Ltd, "Specification of Performance Standards and Performance of the Heavy Vehicle Fleet".  NRTC/Austroads, Melbourne, Australia, August 2000.

Prem, H., Ramsay, E.D., de Pont, J., McLean, J. and Woodrooffe, J., "Comparison of Modelling Systems for Performance-Based Assessments of Heavy".  NRTC/Austroads, Melbourne, Australia, October 2001.

Prem, H., de Pont, J. and Edgar, J., "Comparison of Three Programs for Simulating Heavy Vehicle Dynamics".  7th HVWD, Delft, Netherlands, June 2002.

Ramsay, E., Prem, H. and Pearson, R.A., "Dimension and Mass Characterisation of the Australian Heavy Vehicle Fleet".  NRTC/Austroads, Melbourne, Australia, April 2001.

Prem, H., McLean, J.R. and Edgar, J.P., “Report on Status of Performance Based Standards (PBS) Safety Measures”.  Working Paper.  National Road Transport Commission.  Melbourne, Vic.  November 2002.

Prem, H., de Pont, J., Pearson, R.A. and McLean, J., "Performance Characteristics of the Australian Heavy Vehicle Fleet: Summary, Full Report and Appendices A-thru-N".  National Road Transport Commission/Austroads, Melbourne, Australia, February 2002.

Prem, H., McLean, J.R. and Edgar, J.P., “Performance Based Standards (PBS) Safety Measures for Heavy Vehicles”.  National Road Transport Commission/Austroads.  Melbourne, Vic.  January 2003.

Nordengen, P., Prem, H. and Mai, V.K.L., “An Initiative to Introduce a Performance-Based Standards (PBS) Approach for Heavy Vehicle Design and Operations in South Africa”.  Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology, Paris Marne-la-Vallee, France, May 19-22, 2008.

Prem, H., "Analysis of WIM Profiles, Presentation to Austroads Heavy Vehicles Reference Group".  HVRG meeting, Perth, Australia, March 23, 2000.

Roberts, W.S., Prem, H., Heywood, R.J. and Boully, G., “Dynamic Interaction of Vehicles and Bridges”.  Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, Delft, The Netherlands, June 16-20, 2002, pp 423-432.

Prem, H., Mai, V.K.L. and Bruzsa, L., “Tilt Testing of Two Heavy Vehicles and Related Performance Issues”.  Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, State College, Pennsylvania, June 18-22, 2006.

Ramsay, E.D., Prem, H. and Peters, R.J., "An International Heavy Vehicle Nomenclature System", 6th HVWD, Saskatoon, Canada, June 2000.

Prem, H., George, R. and McLean, J., "Methods for Evaluating the Dynamic-Wheel-Load Performance of Heavy Commercial Vehicle Suspensions".  5th HVWD, Maroochydore, Australia, June 1998.

Prem, H. and Atley, K., "Performance Evaluation of the "TRACKAXLE" Steerable Axle System".  7th HVWD, Delft, Netherlands, June 2002.

Prem, H. and Lambert, A., "Dynamic Stability of Double B-double Road Trains".  7th HVWD, Delft, Netherlands, June 2002.

Prem, H., Ramsay, E.D., Potter,D.W. and Patane, J., "Pavement Damaging Effects of Road Trains".  6th HVWD, Saskatoon, Canada, June 2000.

Elischer, M. and Prem, H., "Stability of Over-height Low-density Freight Vehicles and its Prediction".  5th HVWD, Maroochydore, Australia, June 1998.

Prem, H., “A Comparative Study of Two Automated Road Paving Machines”.  Australian Road Research 19(2), June 1989, pp.109-28.

Lay, M.G. and Prem, H., “Road Roughness and Profile Data”.  Conference on Local Government Engineering, September 1989.

Material contained in the above paper has been reproduced in the following publication:

Lay, M.G. and Prem, H., “Road Roughness and Profile Data”.  Australian Road Research Board.  Document Number 1666.  1989.

Prem, H. and Ayton, G.P., “Improved Techniques for Assessing Ride Quality on Concrete Pavements”.  8th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, August 14-18, 2005, p733-754.  (Eldon J. Yoder Award for Best Paper, twenty-seven countries represented by a total of 470 attendees.)

Prem, H. and Ayton, G.P., “Improved Techniques for Assessing Ride Quality on Concrete Pavements”.  International Journal of Concrete Pavements 1(1), December 2005, pp.48-65.

Prem, H., Tu, Z. and Ayton, G., “Ride Quality Measurement and User Ratings: Initial Assessment of Improved Techniques”.  Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, San Francisco, California, USA, August 17-21, 2008.

Prem, H. and Tu, Z., “Ride Quality Measurement and User Ratings: Results from Main Field trials”.  Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, Québec City, Québec, Canada, July 8-12, 2012.

Prem, H. and Hannay, R.A.K., “Calibration of the NAASRA Standard Road Roughness Measuring Vehicle, GMH Commodore BOQ974, with Methods for Improving Measurement Repeatability”.  Australian Road Research Board.  Research Report ARR 139, 12 pages. 1986.

Prem, H., “A Laser-Based Highway-Speed Road Profile Measuring System”.  Proceedings of the 10th IAVSD Symposium, Prague, Czechoslovakia, August 24-29, 1987.

Prem, H.,  "Specification of Road Profiler Gain for International Road Roughness Index (IRI) Measurement".  9th REAAA Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 3-8 May 1998 and again at Road Profiler Users Group (RPUG), 10th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, September 22-25, 1998.

Prem, H.,  “NAASRA Roughness Meter Calibration by the Road-Profile-Based International Roughness Index”.  Australian Road Research Board.  Research Report ARR 164.  1989.

Cairney, P.T., Prem, H., McLean, J.R. and Potter, D.W., “A Literature Study of Pavement User Ratings”.  Australian Road Research Board.  Research Report ARR 161.  1989.

Prem, H. and Good, M.C., “A Rider-Lean Steering Mechanism for Motorcycle Control”.  Proceedings of the 8th IAVSD Symposium, MIT, Cambridge, MA, August 15-19, 1983.

Prem, H. and Good, M.C., “Motorcycle Rider Skills Assessment”.  Office of Road Safety, Commonwealth Department of Transport, Consultants Report No. CR34.

Prem, H., “The Emergency Straight-Path Braking Behaviour of Skilled versus Less-Skilled Motorcycle Riders”.  Proceedings of the Fourth International Pacific Conference on Automotive Engineering, Melbourne, Australia, November 8-14, Vol. 2, Paper No. 871228.  1987.

Prem, H. and Dickerson, A.W., "A Study of the Steady State Roll-Response of a Large Rear-Dump Mining Truck".  SAE Paper No. 921735. Society of Automotive Engineers: Warrendale, PA, September 1992.

Prem, H.,  "Off-Highway Mine Haul Truck Dynamics Simulation." SAE Paper No. 981982. Society of Automotive Engineers: Warrendale, PA, September 1998.  (SAE Off-Highway Engineering published a 6-page article on this work that appeared in their 1999 February issue.)