Automated Pavement Cracking Assessment Equipment - State of the Art

The type, scope (length) and severity (opening) of cracks in the pavement are essential for road network managers. This information is used to qualify the condition of the pavement and identify the source of surface deterioration. Despite the fact that many highway companies and authorities have invested time and money in designing systems that can automatically report and analyse this type of information, data collection is still primarily done manually throughout the world.

Road Maintenance Handbook - Practical Guidelines for Rural Road Maintenance

This is the second edition --revised, updated and complemented-- of a Road Maintenance Handbook that was first published in 1982 under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission for Africa by Germany, France and the United Kingdom. It is designed for works foremen and is also very useful for engineers and trainers. Special emphasis is laid on intensive labour roadworks and on safety on maintenance job sites in particular. The Handbook is richly illustrated and therefore easy to understand. [...]

Containment Devices on Road Bridges

Drafted by the PIARC Technical Committee on Road Bridges, this report deals with the study of equipment on the outer side of road bridges, i.e. located between the carriageway and the free edge, whose function is to ensure safety of users and frontagers. The report has used the replies to a survey received from the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, [...]

Combating Concrete Pavement Slab Pumping - State-of-the-art and Recommendations

The purpose of this document drafted by the PIARC Technical Committee on Concrete Roads is to provide advice to designers and managers of pavements in service. This will allow a significant increase of concrete pavement service life by controlling the changes in concrete surfacing support conditions which are the main causes of ageing and deterioration. Published in 1986, out of print You can find this report in CD-ROUTE

Concrete Roads - Practical Guidelines for Technology Transfer

This report was drafted by the PIARC Technical Committee on Concrete Roads in close co-operation with the PIARC Technical Committee on Roads in Developing Regions. It clarifies the main points of the concrete road technique and is intended for various categories of people concerned with pavement construction. It is therefore particularly intended for countries interested by the construction of that type of pavements either within the framework of an overall policy or that of a specific project. [...]