Publications

This report provides a summary of dynamic testing carried out on approximately 80 bridges in Australia and New Zealand. It compares the results of these tests with the current Dynamic Load Allowance (DLA) provisions in the Australian Bridge Design…

This report is the final output of the Austroads project T+E.P.N.528 - `Development of Pavement Structural Condition Parameters for Estimation of Remaining Life`. Currently in Australasia different parameters are used to represent pavement strength…

This paper describes a study undertaken for Austroads into the growing use by road authorities of "performance" as opposed to "prescriptive" forms of contracts and specifications, and attempts to quantify the expected benefits from this approach and…

This report has been prepared as part of Austroads project NT & E 9904 (T & EP N006), “The Development of Performance Contracts and Specifications”, the goal of which is to develop a framework for performance contracts and specifications. The report…

This technical note provides guidance on the use of Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology.

The findings of Austroads major theme project - Roads in the Community - have been published as a two-part report Roads in the Community Are They Doing Their Job? and Roads in the Community: Towards Better Practice. The report was commissioned as an…

The findings of Austroads major theme project - Roads in the Community - have been published as a two-part report Roads in the Community Are They Doing Their Job? and Roads in the Community: Towards Better Practice. The report was commissioned as an…

The findings of Austroads major theme project - Roads in the Community - have been published as a two-part report Roads in the Community Are They Doing Their Job? and Roads in the Community: Towards Better Practice. The report was commissioned as an…

Although there is considerable commonality of data among existing State and Territory road crash data collections, there is also much that is dissimilar. Lack of consistency in data collection reduces the potential to analyse recorded road crash…

This document establishes a framework for Austroads member organisations to implement benchmarking programs to improve their effectiveness and efficiency by discovering and sharing best practices.