Published: 2005 | Category: Activity management , CAPTIF , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General
Accelerated pavement testing at CAPTIF (Canterbury Accelerated Pavement Testing Indoor Facility, Christchurch, New Zealand) was conducted between 2000 and 2004 on a standard two-coat chipseal that is typically used on New Zealand roads.
This report is of Stage 4 of a 4-year accelerated pavement testing programme to assess the effects on pavement and surfacing life, should an increase in mass limits for heavy vehicles be allowed.
Accelerated pavement test report seriesResearch Report 207 Effect on pavement wear of an increase in mass limits for heavy vehicles
Research Report 231 Increase in mass limits effect on pavement wear – stage 2
Research Report 279 Effect on pavement wear of increased mass limits for heavy vehicles – stage 3
Research Report 280 Effect on pavement wear of increased mass limits for heavy vehicles – stage 4 (report on this page)
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Keywords: accelerated pavement testing, CAPTIF, heavy vehicles, loads, loading, mass limits, pavement, pavement loading, pavement performance, pavement wear, roads, road user charges, surface texture, thin-surfaced pavements, traffic, vehicles
