This report provides a review on surface characteristics in relation to traffic noise and long-life surfacings. For the conventional asphalt surfacings in general road construction practice, the selection of mix type and size would define two most…
The Elastometer is the key testing instrument for PMB specifications in Australia. The Elastometer operating software and data acquisition system were developed in the 1980s, originally to run under DOS and later upgraded to Windows 3.1. This…
The laboratory characterisation of cemented materials for road pavements has recently been completed in Austroads Project TT1359 Cost-Effective Structural Treatments for Rural Highways. This project concluded there is a need for a substantial…
Polymer modified binders (PMBs) can provide improved service performance over normal bitumens in demanding situations. However, a number of field problems have been experienced with PMBs and some of these have been attributed to property changes…
The use of warm mix asphalt (WMA) appears to be increasing throughout the developed world in place of conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA). Acceptance depends upon confirmation of the environmental benefits and that on-road performance is at least…