Publications

A literature review carried out as an earlier stage of this project concluded that there is a dearth of information regarding the basic circumstances of alcohol-affected pedestrian crashes. The present study reports a detailed analysis of crashes…

Better information on crash involvement and safety performance by different sectors of the trucking industry is needed to provide a more objective basis for policy analysis. At staged study first investigated the availability and applicability of…

The aim of this investigation was to establish the safety record of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) relative to vehicles of other types. The accident analyses were based on national Fatality File data held by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau…

This Pavement Work Tip provides a guide to calculate the volume of liquid bituminous binders relative to a standard temperature of 15°C.

The report summarises the activity in the Austroads sprayed seal design project for 2003/2004. Austroads member authorities were surveyed to determine if there were further issues with sprayed seal design that needed resolution. Recommendations for…

The Austroads Guide to the Selection and Design of Asphalt Mixes does not address the design of mixes containing Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP). The report contains the additions and amendments which should be made to the next revision of the Guide…

A new, performance related asphalt mix design procedure was developed to address increased traffic stressing of pavements and to evaluate new mix types and new binder formulations. A series of Workshops was held in the capital cities of Australia…

This report records the work undertaken in the development of Pavement Design – A Guide to the Structural Design of Road Pavements, initially published by the National Association of Australian State Road Authorities (NAASRA) in 1987 and…