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A Review of Austroads Gyratory Compaction Research
Work associated with the gyratory compaction procedure, which is part of the performance based Austroads asphalt mix design procedure, was reviewed. Studies included determination of the design cycles for different traffic levels, the effect of…
Comparison of the US and Australian Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Data on Asphalt Pavements
This report compares the deterioration of two pavement groups in the US-LTPP program (GPS1 and GPS2) with that of the Australian LTPP GPS1 and GPS2 pavement groups. For the non-freezing group of the GPS1 pavements, the US sections had similar…
Ball Penetration Test Stage 2: Field Validation
Field testing was carried out to validate the K factors of the ball penetration test and found generally comparable trends to the previously determined laboratory data. Consequently, a replacement K factor (0.06) was recommended for fatty roads and…