Publications

This linked index of the Pavement Work Tips is designed to help practitioners easily access the more than 50 publications in the Work Tips collection.

Guide to Pavement Technology Part 2: Pavement Structural Design provides advice for the structural design of sealed road pavements. The advice has been generally developed from the approaches followed by the Austroads member agencies. However, as it…

This report details the testing of 21 Austroads jurisdictions mixes and one airport mix to develop a relationship between the Austroads Gyropac Gyratory compactor, which is now redundant, and the Servopac (setup to AS/NZS) and Superpave Gyratory…

How do drivers respond to the iconic tunnel design features included in the NorthConnex road tunnel project? What were the objectives of the designs and have the designs achieved these objectives? How do the designs affect driver behaviour? The…

This report documents the findings from a research study, which aimed to investigate driver behaviour and perceptions while driving through a simulated version of the Sydney NorthConnex (NCX) road tunnel and evaluate the effectiveness of aesthetic…

This report documents the findings from a research study which aimed to validate the use of a virtual reality (VR) driving simulator to study driving behaviour in a real road tunnel.

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5410 sets out the requirements for the construction of steelwork for bridges and gantries which: are designed in accordance with AS 5100.6

This document provides a hyperlinked list of the Austroads Test Methods and Specifications.

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5451 sets out the requirements for the supply of paints for the protective coating of steel bridges and other steel structures. The technical specification can also be downloaded as a 

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5840 sets out the requirements for the supply and installation of bridge barriers and associated balustrades for pedestrians and cyclists. The technical specification can also be downloaded as a