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This method describes the procedure for the determination of the surface texture depth of road surfaces, by the sand patch technique. This method is only applicable to surface texture depths greater than 0.3 mm. This method was developed from BS…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 2160 sets out the requirements for the supply and installation of geotextiles used as separation and / or filtration elements in the construction of earthworks, pavement and soil structures. The technical…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 2285 sets out the requirements for the supply of the following products used for subsurface drainage: a) strip filter drains

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 2280 sets out the requirements for the drilling and installation of nominally horizontal drains in soil/rock into natural and artificial slopes. The work includes: a) the drilling of drain holes at specified…

This document describes the procedures to be followed to test an asphalt specimen using a wheel tracking test device. The procedures can be carried out on prismatic specimens that have been manufactured in the laboratory, cut from an existing…

This document describes the procedures to verify that a wheel tracking test device complies with the requirements of those devices permitted for use in Austroads test method ATM 231. The procedures are advisory rather than mandatory and reference…

The test method specifies procedures for the characterisation of the stiffness and fatigue behaviour of bituminous mixtures using a four point bending test configuration. The test procedure to characterise the complex modulus is contained in Section…