Publications

This report provides guidance in the development of a level of service framework for maintenance and improvement activities based on community consultation with a focus on internal road agency processes, specifically on how to integrate the findings…

This report outlines a process for community consultation and specific techniques to assess community needs and priorities, including affordability and trade offs, and methodologies for defining levels of service criteria for road serving a range of…

This report provides a review of community consultation techniques used by various road agencies in Australia and overseas. The review addresses the definition of community consultation, the purpose of consultation and its phases and describes…

This report presents the final outcome of an investigation to review, analysis and identify suitable sealed granular pavement sections for inclusion in the LTPP study. The investigation identified 69 sealed granular pavement test sections across…

This report analyses the existing vehicle fleet mix and forecast future fleet growth and reviews the appropriate indicators for the level of service for freight vehicles. It also compiles the current practices in improving the efficiency of freight…

This report gives information on the development of a procedure to fractionate bitumen using an Iatroscan liquid chromatography system, and also presents test results on a range of Australian bitumens. An introduction discusses the topic of bitumen…

The suitability of the CoreLok device was assessed for estimating the bulk density of compacted asphalt specimens. The device encloses a sample in a plastic bag which is subjected to vacuum and sealed. Results were compared to saturated surface dry…

Australia s specification for paving grade bitumen AS 2008 evolved in the early 1970s from a penetration grading system to one with viscosity control at 60 Degrees Celsius. In support of this primary performance control property, penetration at 25…

This report describes an investigation into the temperature sensitivity and repeatability of test results obtained using a Cooper wheel tracking device. One set of specimens was tested at the standard temperature (60 Degrees Celsius) and two other…

The report presents data on the asphaltene content of samples manufactured between 1956 and 1991. Asphaltene content is one of the main chemical properties used to characterise bitumen. Bitumens are generally regarded as colloids whereby clusters of…