Publications

Guide to Pavement Technology Part 2: Pavement Structural Design provides advice for the structural design of sealed road pavements. The advice has been generally developed from the approaches followed by the Austroads member agencies. However, as it…

Austroads has completed a project to replace the obsolete gyratory compactors used in design and quality control testing of asphalt mixes and update its Guide to Pavement Technology Part 4B: Asphalt. Austroads asphalt mix design procedure currently…

Guide to Pavement Technology Part 1: Introduction to Pavement Technology provides general information regarding the purpose and function of pavements, pavement types and their components, pavement materials, the types of pavements commonly in use…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5410 sets out the requirements for the construction of steelwork for bridges and gantries which: are designed in accordance with AS 5100.6

This document provides a hyperlinked list of the Austroads Test Methods and Specifications.

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5451 sets out the requirements for the supply of paints for the protective coating of steel bridges and other steel structures. The technical specification can also be downloaded as a 

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5840 sets out the requirements for the supply and installation of bridge barriers and associated balustrades for pedestrians and cyclists. The technical specification can also be downloaded as a 

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5452 sets out the requirements for the hot dip galvanizing of steel articles where the galvanized coating is applied after fabrication. This includes the coating of fabricated structural steel sections,…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5880 sets out the requirements for to the manufacture of fibre reinforced polymer composite members for bridges. It covers modular solutions (formed by connecting standard pultrusions) or from utilising bespoke…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5450 sets out the requirements for the protective treatment of structural steelwork by painting, including: a) surface preparation