Publications

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…

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…

This report has been prepared by the Austroads Emulsion Project to provide general information on the use and application of bitumen emulsions in Australia and New Zealand. The information contained herein has been compiled from surveys and project…

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

This framework for specifying asphalt has been prepared by Austroads and the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association, with input from the New Zealand Pavement and Bitumen Contractors Association (BCA) to promote national uniformity and good practice…

This report provides mix design flow charts for stabilised materials using lime, cementitious and bituminous binders. The mix design is based on laboratory characterisation using state-of-the-art approaches used by State Road Authorities, local…