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Research Report 539 A new vehicle loading standard for road bridges in New Zealand

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Category: Natural hazard risk management , Integrated land use and transport systems , Safety, security and public health , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research report proposes a new vehicle loading standard for the design and evaluation of road bridges and other highway infrastructure in New Zealand.

Research Report 538 Reliability and freight literature and practice review

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Category: Economic development , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The NZ Transport Agency's Economic evaluation manual (EEM) provides guidance on the evaluation of journey time reliability in private road vehicle trips.

Research Report 095 Assessing heavy vehicle suspension for road wear

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This report describes a substantial research project to determine procedures for assessing the road-friendliness of heavy vehicle suspension systems. The initial aim was to develop a procedure for replicating the on-road dynamic wheel forces generate…

Research Report 094 Friction and tyre abrasion characteristics of New Zealand road surfaces

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This report presents the results of a research project, carried out in 1994, to investigate the suitability of fixed slip friction meters for on-road determination of pavement surface abrasiveness of New Zealand SEALED roads.

Research Report 093 Valuation of travel time savings

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Category: Transport demand management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

A review of the values of travel time savings used for the evaluation of road projects in New Zealand and incorporated in the 1991 Transit New Zealand Project Evaluation Manual was undertaken, largely in 1992.

Research Report 009 Calibration of NETSIM to New Zealand conditions: an executive summary

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Category: Integrated land use and transport systems , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

NETSIM, a very detailed computer model for traffic simulation developed in the United States, is validated and calibrated for use in urban street networks in New Zealand conditions.

Research Report 088 Waterway design parameters

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Two aspects of hydraulic design are addressed: the determination of a design peak flood flow rate; and the estimation of channel flow resistance.

Research Report 086 Tourism benefits from sealing unsealed roads: survey of users of Waipoua Forest road

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This report records part of a research programme on tourism benefits from sealing unsealed roads to address concerns raised that the Transit New Zealand project evaluation procedures may not fully account for benefits arising from improving roads in …

Research Report 669 Transport impacts on wellbeing and liveability

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Category: Healthy and safe people , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research set out to show how the transport sector contributes to better living conditions for all New Zealand citizens through investment in related capital.