Publications

This guide presents information on the application, design, maintenance and recycling of geotextile reinforced seals. The main application is as a surfacing treatment though there is some discussion of use as an interlayer. Two grades of fabric are…

This brief Guide provides advice on the proportion of cutback to be added to conventional bitumen to ensure that an even coating of bitumen is achieved under a variety of climatic and traffic conditions. Notes are provided to assist users when to…

Fibre reinforced seals comprise a sprayed sealing treatment consisting of a layer of glass fibre strands sandwiched between two coats of a polymer modified bituminous emulsion. The fibres are applied randomly to form a mat that resists reflective…

Austroads and the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) have jointly prepared this Guide to the Audit and Surveillance of Sprayed Sealing Contract Works as an aid to promoting good practice in the performance of sprayed sealing work.…

The 2004 Austroads Pavement Design Guide provides guidance on the design of new pavements for moderate-to-heavily trafficked roads. For lightly trafficked roads, Austroads have published a companion document ‘Pavement Design for Lightly Trafficked…

The Austroads Member Authorities (AMAs) are developing a Performance Based Specification (PBS) approach to the specification of unbound granular materials in Australia and New Zealand. There has been general agreement to adopt the engineering…

The Austroads Member Authorities (AMAs) are developing a Performance Based Specification (PBS) approach to the specification of unbound granular materials in Australia and New Zealand. There has been general agreement to adopt the engineering…

Road networks represent a significant asset to governments in Australia and New Zealand. In Queensland the state controlled road network consists of some 33 000 km of road which contains around 2850 bridges and many thousands of culverts. The…

The report describes the work undertaken in the second year of a two year project to assist implementation of a new Australian asphalt mix design procedure. The main tasks undertaken were (i) publication of an update for the Australian Provisional…

Progress towards the development of an integrated specification for Bitumens, Multigrades and Polymer Modified Binders (PMBs) has been achieved by the Austroads Binders project group in 2001/2002. Contributions to this task have been made in the…