Publications

The Austroads asphalt pavement design process set out in Guide to Pavement Technology – Part 2: Pavement Structural Design (Austroads 2008) utilises a mechanistic procedure to predict the allowable traffic repetitions until asphalt fatigue occurs.…

A study of published information regarding the design and development of stone mastic asphalt (SMA) was undertaken. The main focus was upon obtaining information that had resulted in successful SMA mixes. In most instances the design of SMA had used…

This test was conducted to determine the relationship between wheel tracking characteristics found in a laboratory and rutting in real-world scenarios. A road trial was established in Brisbane at the Mount Coot-tha quarry. The site was chosen as it…

This document provides a guide to preparing samples for asphalt mix design to conform to Austroads design processes. It covers splitting of the raw components as well as compacting cylindrical and prismatic samples. The loose asphalt conditioning…

This report presented a summary of three pilot studies completed on bitumen emulsions, foam bitumen sprayed sealing and warm mix asphalt.Increasing awareness of environmental issues and energy conservation have led to identifying alternative binder…

This summary report describes a measurement technology with the capacity to provide estimates of the vehicle pavement interaction through measurements of the horizontal stresses resulting from vehicle movements. A transducer specifically designed to…

The establishment of an asphalt field trial requires considerable planning and usually involves significant resources. The selection of a trial site can significantly affect the likelihood of a clear outcome. The information provided will assist in…

This publication describes the development of the flexible overlay design procedures included in the Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology Part 5: Pavement Evaluation and Treatment Design. The origins of two procedures are detailed: a design chart…

This document provides advice for users designing asphalt mixes using the Austroads mix design procedures. The advice given should enable users to produce repeatable and valid results. The tests covered in this document are

Improved RD models for sealed granular and asphalt pavements are needed. Pavement performance history data from state road authorities and New Zealand (SRAs) were used for calibrating RD models. The calibration and refinement of RD models is…