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Design and Performance of Foamed Bitumen Stabilised Pavements: Progress Report 2

There is a need to improve the Austroads procedures for the mix and structural designs of foamed bitumen stabilised materials.

This progress report summarises the mix design test methods drafted to date and those planned for 2014-15 within the…

Providing for Road User Error in the Safe System
This project investigated the feasibility and cost of moving towards a truly Safe System infrastructure. The key feature of such an infrastructure is that it be designed to preserve safety in the face of driver fallibility.
Sprayed Sealing: Selection of Spraying Nozzles
This Pavement Work Tip provides a guide to the selection and use of bitumen spraying nozzles.
Polymer Modified Binders and Multigrade Bitumens
This Pavement Work Tip provides a handy summary of the Austroads AP-T235-13 Guide to the Selection and use of Polymer Modified Binders and Multigrade Bitumens.
Safety Improvements in Prescribed Driving Hours
This report examines whether road safety benefits can be delivered through a more flexible approach to restrictions on prescriptive driving hours without adding unwarranted costs to road transport services. To do this, differential treatment of…
Increasing Seat Belt/Restraint Use on Remote Area Roads
This report investigates the extent of seat belt and restraint use on remote area roads to determine the extent to which restraints are not used, the potential reasons for non-use and means by which their use could be increased. The research was…