Guide To Pavement Technology

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The document discusses the Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology, which provides guidance on different aspects of pavement design, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation.

There are 10 different parts that cover various topics related to pavement technology such as introduction, structural design, surfacings, materials, evaluation, unsealed pavements, maintenance, construction, work practices and sub-surface drainage.

Part 1 covers introduction, Part 2 covers structural design, Part 3 covers surfacings, and so on with each part covering specific topics as outlined in the document text.

Austroads

Guide to
Pavement
Technology

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Parts of the Guide to Pavement Technology
Part 1 Introduction to Pavement Technology
Part 2 Pavement Structural Design
Part 3 Pavement Surfacings
Part 4 Pavement Materials
Part 4A – Granular Base and Sub Base Materials
Part 4B – Asphalt
Part 4C – Materials for Concrete Road Pavements
Part 4D – Stabilised Materials
Part 4E – Recycled Materials
Part 4F – Bituminous Binders
Part 4G – Geotextiles and Geogrids
Part 4H – Test Methods
Part 4I – Earthworks Materials
Part 4J – Aggregate and Source Rock
Part 4K – Seals
Part 4L – Stabilising Binders
Part 5 Pavement Evaluation and Treatment Design
Part 6 Unsealed Pavements
Part 7 Pavement Maintenance
Part 8 Pavement Construction
Part 9 Pavement Work Practices
Part 10 Sub-Surface Drainage

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Scope

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Design: materials assessment

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Design: environments
 Provision of drainage

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Structural Design: thickness and qualities of materials

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Design: consider traffic loads applied

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Construction:

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Construction

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Surfacing types and characteristics

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Rehabilitation and Maintenance
 Assessing condition of existing pavements & cause of distress

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Rehabilitation treatments

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Maintenance treatments

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All pavement types

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What’s new
Part 1 Introduction to Pavement Technology
Part 2 Pavement Structural Design
Part 3 Pavement Surfacings
Part 4 Pavement Materials
Part 4A – Granular Base and Sub Base Materials
Part 4B – Asphalt
Part 4C – Materials for Concrete Road Pavements
Part 4D – Stabilised Materials
Part 4E – Recycled Materials
Part 4F – Bituminous Binders
Part 4G – Geotextiles and Geogrids
Part 4H – Test Methods
Part 4I – Earthworks Materials
Part 4J – Aggregate and Source Rock
Part 4K – Seals
Part 4L – Stabilising Binders
Part 5 Pavement Evaluation and Treatment Design
Part 6 Unsealed Pavements
Part 7 Pavement Maintenance
Part 8 Pavement Construction
Part 9 Pavement Work Practices
Part 10 Sub-Surface Drainage

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What’s updated and replaced
Previous publication Guide to Pavement Technology

Pavement Design Guide, AP-G17/04 Part 2 Pavement Structural Design

Pavement Design for Light Traffic, Part 2 Pavement Structural Design


AP-T36/06
Guide to Selection of Roads Part 3 Pavement Surfacings
Surfacings, AP-G63/03
Pavement Rehabilitation Guide, Part 5 Pavement Evaluation and
AP-G78/04 Treatment Design
Asphalt Guide, AP-66/02 Part 4B Asphalt
Part 4F Bituminous binders
Part 8 Pavement construction
Sprayed Sealing Guide, AP-G76/04 Part 4F Bituminous binders
Guide to Selection and Use of Part 4K Seals
Bitumen Emulsions, AP-G73/02 Part 8 Pavement construction

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What’s updated and replaced
Previous publication Guide to Pavement Technology

Guide to Stabilisation in Part 4B Stabilised materials


Roadsworks, AP -60/98 Part 4I Earthworks materials
Mix Design for Stabilised Part 4L Stabilising binders
Pavements, AP-T16/02
Part 8 Pavement construction
Asphalt Recycling Guide, Part 4E – Recycled materials
AP-44/97
NAARSA Pavement materials Part 4A Granular bases and subbases
(1976) Part 4J Aggregate and source rock
Part 2 Natural gravels Part 8 Pavement construction
Part 3 Crushed rock
Part 4 Aggregates
Part 5 Quality description &
assurance
Road Maintenance Practice, Part 7 Pavement maintenance
AP-13/91
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Promotion of the new guide
 CPEE and AAPA are increasingly providing detailed training
involving Austroads publications.
 Training offered by the CPEE covers most parts of the
Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology
 ARRB Roadshows will be used in promoting more general
awareness
 An opportunity to include Austroads presentations in the AAPA
Conference in October 2009
 A review panel communiqué and preparation of technical notes
as project deliverables have also been suggested

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Thanks
 Thanks to Austroads Pavement Technology Review Panel
members
– 5 Program managers
 Peter Balfe (VicRoads)
 Gary Liddle (VicRoads)
 Peter Mitchem (VicRoads)
 John Worrall (QDMR)
 David Hubner (QDMR)

– 2 Program Executives
 Gary Rykers (VicRoads)
 Philip Rankin (QDMR) Program Executive

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Thanks to Authors
 ARRB Staff  External authors
– Allan Alderson – Gary Boon
– Bob Andrews – David Dash
– Ryan de Carteret – Barry Fielding
– Lee Comport – John Hodgkinson
– Geoff Jameson – John Keith
– Colin Leek – John Metcalf
– Mike Shackleton – Justin Moss
– Kieran Sharp – John Nichols
– Binh Vuong – John Rebbechi
– David Svolos
– George Vorobieff
– Geoff Youdale

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Prize for part with most authors:
Part 4C Materials for Concrete Pavements
 Justin Moss
 David Dash
 John Hodgkinson
 Gary Boon
 David Svolos
 John Nichols
 John Keith
 plus a Victorian Kieran Sharp

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Special mention
 John Rebbechi author or co-author of 7 parts!
– Part 3 Pavement Surfacings
– Part 4B Asphalt
– Part 4E Recycled materials
– Part 4F Bituminous binders
– Part 4K Seals
– Part 8 Pavement construction
– Part 9 Pavement work practices

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