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Webinar: Long-Term Pavement Performance Study
This webinar, presented on 7 March 2019, provides an overview of Austroads' long-term pavement performance study.
Long-term Pavement Performance Study: Final Report
This report summarises the outputs and benefits of the long‑term pavement performance (LTPP) study which ran from 1994 to 2018 and was funded by Austroads. The study had four primary objectives: to enhance road asset management strategies by 
Measuring Heavy Vehicle Wheel Loads Dynamically
To improve the understanding of the nature of dynamic wheel loads and associated pavement damage, Austroads commissioned ARRB Group to research heavy vehicle dynamic wheel loads through the development and implementation of a measurement system as a…
Impacts of PBS Pavement Vertical Loading Standards at Network Level Tasks 1 and 2: Final report
The economic and functional impacts of PBS PVLS were quantified at network level using a life cycle costing approach. The assessment involved comparative analysis of the changes in agency and user costs associated with a number of scenarios with a…
High Productivity Vehicles and Pavement Economic Impacts: Network Level Assessment Approach

The composition of the Australian heavy vehicle fleet has changed over time and no doubt will continue to change in response to pressures to achieve maximum economic benefits. Considering the predicted doubling in the road freight task by 2020, the…