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Guide to Pavement Technology Part 4: Pavement Materials
  • Publication no: AGPT04-25
  • ISBN: 978-1-922994-96-7
  • Published: 8 October 2025
  • Edition: 2.0

The selection of pavement materials is a critical element in the design, construction and maintenance of pavements if performance is to be optimised and whole of life costs minimised.  This part of the Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology provides an overview of the criteria by which pavement materials should be assessed in order to meet the needs of contemporary road pavements.  This document needs to be read in conjunction with the relevant sub-parts of Part 4 of the Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology.

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Edition 2.0 includes:

  • improved clarity and formatting
  • editorial updates throughout the Guide.
  • Summary
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 Guide to Pavement Technology
    • 1.1.1 Part 4: Pavement Materials
  • 2. Overview
    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Evaluation Framework
    • 2.3 Categories of Pavement Materials
  • 3. Planning
    • 3.1 Data collection
    • 3.2 Construction and maintenance considerations
    • 3.3 Pavement alternatives
  • 4. Materials Design
    • 4.1 Overview
    • 4.2 Strength
      • 4.2.1 Working strength
      • 4.2.2 Ultimate strength
    • 4.3 Durability/stability
      • 4.3.1 Deterioration with time
      • 4.3.2 Volume stability
      • 4.3.3 Relative permeability
    • 4.4 Environmental Requirements
      • 4.4.1 Sustainability
      • 4.4.2 Energy requirements
    • 4.5 Cost
      • 4.5.1 General
      • 4.5.2 Initial cost
      • 4.5.3 Construction cost
      • 4.5.4 Maintenance and rehabilitation
      • 4.5.5 Replacement/salvage costs
      • 4.5.6 Road user costs
  • 5. Materials Production
    • 5.1 Materials search
    • 5.2 Extraction, crushing and stockpiling
    • 5.3 Uniformity and quality
      • 5.3.1 Methods of Production
      • 5.3.2 Quality Control
  • 6. Construction
    • 6.1 Operating environment considerations
      • 6.1.1 Climatic considerations
      • 6.1.2 Traffic loading considerations
    • 6.2 Handling and spreading
      • 6.2.1 Transportation
      • 6.2.2 Placing and workability
    • 6.3 Compaction and curing
      • 6.3.1 Compaction standards
      • 6.3.2 Curing and trafficking
    • 6.4 Occupational health and safety
      • 6.4.1 Safety
      • 6.4.2 Exposure
      • 6.4.3 Work practices
  • 7. In-Service Performance
    • 7.1 Maintenance regime
    • 7.2 Wear resistance
      • 7.2.1 Skid resistance
      • 7.2.2 Abrasion/ravelling/stripping
      • 7.2.3 Unsealed roads
    • 7.3 Visibility
      • 7.3.1 Conspicuity
      • 7.3.2 Dust generation
  • 8. End of Life
    • 8.1 Sustainability
    • 8.2 Salvage/disposal
  • References
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