Resources

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 overall research objective was to evaluate changes in pedestrian safety and traffic efficiency from installing pedestrian countdown timers.

Cycling for transport in New Zealand is a minority activity, yet the recreational cycling market is growing.

Demand responsive services (DRT) are seen as a cure for high-cost bus services in low-demand areas.

A pavement design model developed in the USA is used to estimate the equilibrium degree of saturation in pavement subgrade and basecourse materials.

Transverse road markings as a speed mitigation device may be a cost-effective method of reducing fatal and serious injury crashes as a consequence of speeding on a high-speed hazard approach.

The purpose of this research, carried out between 2008 and 2010, was to investigate the evidence for prioritising school travel initiatives, and to develop an evidence-based toolkit for the design of school travel systems, to supplement existing scho…

This project, undertaken in 1992, simulated the situation when a bridge is widened with a new concrete extension and then, after a delay period, traffic continues to use the existing old concrete bridge while the extension is curing.

During the last decade, New Zealand's non-metropolitan regions have undergone significant demographic and economic changes as a result of migration and changing employment trends.