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