Bituminous binders that are used to construct roads are tested prior to use to ensure they will perform satisfactorily during a road’s lifecycle. Standards Australia Committee CH-025 ‘Bitumen and related products for…

This Guide contains advice on the selection, testing and specification of crushed rock and naturally occurring granular materials for use in pavement base and subbase construction.

This webinar presents the outcomes of Austroads Project APT1975, which conducted research to develop a new Austroads test method for evaluating the fatigue cracking performance of aged bitumen. The test method was developed for…

Guide to Pavement Technology Part 2: Pavement Structural Design provides advice for the structural design of sealed road pavements.

This Pavement Work Tip provides a handy reference to the recommended practices for cutting sprayed sealing binders.

This work tip provides guidance on managing sprayed seals after construction to promote performance and longevity.

This Pavement Work Tip provides a guide to the selection and use of bitumen spraying nozzles.

This work tip provides guidance on the key considerations for obtaining a representative binder sample from road tankers.

This Pavement Work Tip describes the use of bitumen emulsion for dust laying on unsealed granular pavements to reduce dust nuisance, maintenance costs and loss of pavement material.

Unbound granular materials play a crucial role in providing cost-effective road transport infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand. Compared to the thick asphalt and concrete pavements common in urban centres, thin bituminous surfaced unbound