Resources

While pavement design and management practices are based on static axle loads, the actual loads applied to pavements are dynamic, varying as the suspension responds to the unevenness in the pavement surface.

This rule covers the design, construction and maintenance of seats and seat anchorages.

The vehicle-ownership forecasting model research project, undertaken in 1996–1997, is described.

The report provides a literature review and research plan describing where further research is needed to quantify or value external effects, otherwise known as externalities, from the land transport system.

Potential economic disbenefits of dust emission from unsealed roads impact on crop production, animal food supply and health, accident potential, property values and maintenance costs, vehicle operating costs and personal health.

This report presents a state-of-the-art review of the use of thin surfacings over bound (cementitiously stabilised) pavement layers and develops a test protocol for future research, based on field evaluations of in-service trial pavements.

This rule sets out the requirements for the safety certification of traction engines and the qualifications required for users of traction engines.

The current AUSTROADS (1992) pavement design procedure used in New Zealand uses a basic assumption that suggests that a vertical compressive strain applied to any subgrade will cause the same amount of plastic strain to occur irrespective of the type…

The report describes the collection and analysis of heavy vehicle data with the objectives of developing appropriate procedures for establishing the design traffic parameter and determining traffic distribution design factors.