Publications

This Austroads Technical Specification ATS 3110 sets out the requirements for the supply of polymer modified binders (PMBs) and crumb rubber modified binders for use in both sprayed sealing and asphalt applications. The technical specification can…

Guide to Pavement Technology Part 1: Introduction to Pavement Technology provides general information regarding the purpose and function of pavements, pavement types and their components, pavement materials, the types of pavements commonly in use…

This document introduces the Austroads Guide to Asset management, the aim of which is to offer guidance on how to best manage physical road infrastructure. The guide covers various aspects of asset management including how to determine and plan to…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5: Pavement Performance is designed to assist the practitioner in navigating through the Part 5 sub-parts of the Austroads Guide to Asset Management. It contains a brief overview of the topic without going into detail,…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5H provide guidance on the selection, formulation and calibration of pavement performance models for application in the management of road networks. The modelling considered is intended to facilitate reporting of…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5G promotes the collection of road surface texture data as an important component of site investigative and road network management in Australia and New Zealand. The guide primarily focuses on one measure of texture,…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5F contains guidelines for and background notes on the collection of skid resistance data for road network management purposes in Australia and New Zealand. The guide should be viewed in parallel with the Austroads…

The document provides a guide to the use of bituminous materials in road-making applications. Bituminous materials include bitumen obtained from the refining of crude oil and products derived from bitumen through additional manufacturing processes…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5D contains guidelines for, and background notes on, network level measurement and reporting of deflection data, for road network management purposes in Australia and New Zealand. The guidelines discuss the frequency…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5B contains guidelines for, and background notes on, the conduct of response type and profile-based roughness measurement for road network management purposes in Australia and New Zealand. The guidelines define…