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Cover of Guide to Pavement Technology Part 1: Introduction to Pavement Technology
Guide to Pavement Technology Part 1: Introduction to Pavement Technology
  • Publication no: AGPT01-23
  • ISBN: 978-1-922994-25-7
  • Published: 22 December 2023
  • Edition: 2.2

Guide to Pavement Technology Part 1: Introduction to Pavement Technology provides general information regarding the purpose and function of pavements, pavement types and their components, pavement materials, the types of pavements commonly in use today and an introduction to the fundamentals of pavement behaviour.  A brief description of the other nine parts of the guide is also presented.  The development of road pavements in Australasia is briefly discussed in a commentary.

Edition 2.2  updates Figures 2.1, 3.1, 5.1 and 5.2 for clarity. References to the Austroads Guides have been updated throughout.

Edition 2.1 updates the Guide format, no text changes were made.

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