Publications

This project was established to enable ARRB and Austroads member authorities to work with the RTA to develop an independent national perspective on the applicability of the TSD to Australian conditions and practices. As the TSD is a newly developed…

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the Pavement Maintenance database creation, including documenting the cleaning and filtering of the results. The analysis was performed on SA, VIC, NSW and QLD datasets to identify…

The National Transport Commission (NTC) and Austroads are developing Performance Based Standards (PBS) which will augment prescriptive regulations for heavy vehicle mass, dimensions and configuration.

Current skid resistance monitoring programs and investigatory limits used in Australia were based on systems developed in the UK where the climate, traffic intensity and network configuration are very different. These do not necessarily suit…

This discussion paper examines the consequences of 'peak oil' for road asset management and identified several key issues as the potential subject of future research to assist asset managers in managing the consequences of 'peak oil'. This paper is…

This report documents the assessment of RSL of pavements where the RSL is confined in its estimation to the occurrence of the next major intervention either by rehabilitation or replacement. There are many measurable surface distress conditions,…

This report documents the development of interim and preliminary works effects (WE) models for a wide range of maintenance and rehabilitation treatments for Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. The interim WE models…

Selection of maintenance techniques is always a balance between the administering authority costs and social and environmental costs and outcomes. This project provides practical information and a methodology (including a worked example) for…

A general literature survey and a user survey was conducted to obtain information on existing data aggregation methods and their status in Australia and New Zealand. The responses to the survey indicated that all agencies use or are close to…

An existing model predicted binder life by combining a binder hardening (increase in viscosity) model and a distress viscosity model. Inputs for the two models were site temperature parameters, binder durability (resistance to hardening) and seal…