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This research project, which was undertaken between 2003 and 2006, aimed to improve the understanding of the effect that environmental factors (eg rainfall and detritus) have on the variation of measured skid resistance, both in the short and longer …

There is an increasing requirement to control and manage ground vibrations generated by road construction and maintenance activities through project specific construction management plans.

The purpose of this research, which was undertaken between July 2010 and June 2011, was to develop, test and recommend additional methodologies that could be used to quantify the economic productivity and land use impacts when assessing transformatio…

The aim of the project was to establish the whole-of-life environmental performance of passenger and freight movement that uses roads and rail.

Following an earthquake on 18 June 1994, a large slip partially blocked the Bealey River in Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand, and introduced a large quantity of silt and terrestrial organic matter into the river.

Social severance is the general term applied to the negative effects that roads and their traffic have on social interaction.

Vehicle emission reduction technologies are continually improving.

This study, undertaken in 2003–2004, aimed to: study changes produced when additives are mixed with roading aggregates containing swelling clay minerals; identify the most suitable chemical to use for a particular rock type and the quantity required …

A GIS-based screening tool is described for identifying and ranking sensitive receiving environments (SREs) at risk from road runoff from state highways and local roads in New Zealand.

A 2004 trial of the Otta seal technique in various locations in New Zealand showed that it may be a better option for dust minimisation and, based on life cycle costing, could be a lower-cost option when compared with traditional short-term dust pall…