Resources

A complete road profile ranges from large scale topographic features to microscopic asperities on the surface of aggregates.

New Zealand's road network uses pavement types of widely differing properties, ranging from very smooth asphaltic concrete to coarse chipseal surfaces having macrotexture levels not often found elsewhere in the world.

The objective of this project was to investigate the durability and mechanical integrity of aggregate with a high polished stone value (>60) used in hot mix asphalt, particularly chips or coarse aggregates in stone-on-stone mixes such as stone mas…

Responses to a discussion document on the development of the Road Assessment and Maintenance Management (RAMM) system, issued by Transit New Zealand in 1995, are summarised.

A review of international literature covering the use of fibre reinforcement in cohesive and non-cohesive soils as a means of strengthening these materials was begun in 1992.

The Austroads pavement design guide is currently used in New Zealand for pavement design.

The objectives of this study were to investigate the relationship between permeability of chipseals, waterfilm thickness, basecourse moisture sensitivity, heavy traffic volumes, and premature pavement failure following construction through the use of…

In New Zealand, premature failure of low volume, low strength state highways and local authority roads has sometimes occurred due to significant changes in heavy commercial vehicle traffic.

Areas of New Zealand are running out of premium aggregates that meet the demanding specifications used in unbound granular road construction.

The objective of this research, undertaken in 2008–11, was the development of an improved method of modelling the decision to rehabilitate a typical New Zealand thin-surfaced unbound granular pavement.