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• Roads of Hungary

  This paper presents various aspects of the Hungarian road system. Aspects discussed in the paper include organisation, transport and road policy, finance, road network development and repairs, motorways, urban local roads, cycle tracks and private roads.

  • Date : 1994
  • Pages : 52
  • PIARC Ref. : RR282-01
  • ISBN : 865127
• Tenderind and procurment procedures of National Road Administrations in Western Europe

  This paper containes the result of an exhange of information between national administrations of Western European Roads Directors Group within PIARC. The admintrative responsibilities for highways and the highways tendering and procurement procedures for the construction of national road networks are [...]

  • Date : 1994
  • Pages : 17
  • PIARC Ref. : RR282-71
• Workshop minor rural/ local roads, Pitesti (Romania) Mai 17-19 1994.

  Many local roads serve multiple uses, local access, through traffic, recreational purposes, which require careful legisiation and planning to successfully accomodate more uses effectively and economically. The is a close realtion between administrative structure, local road use patterns, road network [...]

  • Date : 1994
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR284-36
• A cognitive approach to the learner driver

  Description of issues linked to learning drivers.

  • Date : 2006
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR331-082
• Fighting corruption: an illustration of the issues in India

  Overview of measures fighting corruption in India.

  • Date : 2006
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR331-050
• Highlights of the XIIth International Winter Road Congress

  The article written by Gudrun ÖBERG, Chair of TC 3.4 and theme coordinators, deals with the issues raised by the Congress. It presents the technical programme, the summaries of sessions and poster session. The conclusion underlines that there is no unique approach, each country, each region has its [...]

  • Date : 2006
  • Pages : 18
  • PIARC Ref. : RR331-024
• Organization and structure of road administrations

  Introduction on public governance and overview of the current status of the research of the Committee on Performance of Road Administrations.

  • Date : 2006
  • Pages : 6
  • PIARC Ref. : RR331-058
• Parking supply standards using a "Matrix" approach: analysis of its potential and applicability

  Description of methodologies contributing to more sustainable urban developments through the reduction or control of urban motorized traffic growth, and the increased use of more efficient transportation modes.

  • Date : 2006
  • Pages : 10
  • PIARC Ref. : RR331-072
• Roads in Mali

  Overview of the road network in Mali from 1960 to nowadays.

  • Date : 2006
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR331-042
• The way we recruit and train road engineers

  Overview of the human resources policy of the Latvian Road Society.

  • Date : 2006
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR331-064
• A Conceptual Performance Indicator Framework for the Road Sector

  

  This paper deals with two strategic themes that the PIARC committee C15 on the Performance of Road Administrations was given to examine, namely: to propose an effective performance management framework and to identify internationally comparable measures of performance of the road system and road administrations. [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.07.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-171-0
• A Fact Finding Review of Performance Specifications in 2002

  

  This document is an awareness-raising review of the current state of the art for performance specifications. It provides insight into three important areas of performance specification and presents the responses to an international questionnaire on the subject. The three important areas of discussion [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 48
  • PIARC Ref. : 78.01.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-152-4
• Achieving and Maintaining the Evenness of Concrete Pavements

  Whereas concrete pavements have well-known advantages (long life, resistance to permanent deformations, etc.) over flexible pavements, the main disadvantages often mentioned are a certain lack of comfort as a result of neglected surface evenness, and a high level of rolling noise. Developments in construction [...]

  • Date : 1991
  • Pages : 48
  • PIARC Ref. : 07.03.BEN
• Airfield Pavements

  

  This document presents the proceedings of a Workshop organized in Montreal in September 1995 by the PIARC Technical Committees on Surface Characteristics (C1), Concrete Roads (C7) and Flexible Roads (C8). The proceedings include future demands on airfield pavements, show similarities and differences [...]

  • Date : 1996
  • Pages : 344
  • PIARC Ref. : 07.07.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-042-0
• Asset Management for Roads - An Overview

  

  A very great deal of work has been done in recent years in developing the Asset Management concept.At the forefront have been OECD, PIARC, and road administrations in the United States, Finland and Australasia. The purpose of this report is threefold: a) to briefly summarise what Asset Management means; [...]

  • Date : 2005
  • Pages : 100
  • PIARC Ref. : 06.09.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-176-1
• Asset Management in relation to Bridge Management

  

  The interest for integrated management of all network assets (pavement, bridges, etc) i.e. Asset Management (AM) is increasing all over the world. The scope of this state-of-the-art study is to investigate the degree of implementation, the ideas or philosophies, the management processes and the technical [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 120
  • PIARC Ref. : 11.11.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-167-2
• 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 [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 01.08.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-156-7
• Bituminous Materials with a High Resistance to Flow Rutting

  After recalling the mechanisms of rutting, this publication identifies the main parameters affecting resistance to rutting in bituminous materials, presents the methods of characterizing this resistance, the methods of calculating rut depth and the practical mix design methods aimed in particular at [...]

  • Date : 1995
  • Pages : 160
  • PIARC Ref. : 08.03.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-028-5
• Cathodic Repair of Bridge Decks

  This report deals with cathodic protection as a system for preventing or stopping corrosion in ordinary and post-tensioned reinforced concrete structures, without taking into consideration any other aspects not strictly related to the protection itself of the rebars. The corrosion of concrete rebars [...]

  • Date : 1991
  • Pages : 96
  • PIARC Ref. : 11.04.BEN
• CD-1303 - Road Safety Manual

  This manual, written by experts of the World Road Association (PIARC), is a basic reference for all transportation engineers concerned about road safety problems. In more than 500 pages, the work presents, in an easy-to-read, easy-to-consult format, an up-to-date summary of the accumulated knowledge [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 500
  • PIARC Ref. : 13.03.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-158-3
• CD-7802 - Pavement Recycling (Guidelines)

  This document, realised by the PIARC Technical Committee on Road Pavements (C7/8), is avaible only on CD-ROM. It contains three different guidelines: cold in place recycling of pavements with cement, cold in place recycling of pavements with bitumen emulsion or foamed bitumen, and hot mix [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 160
  • PIARC Ref. : 78.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-153-2
• Choice of Materials and Design of Flexible Pavements for Severe Traffic and Climates

  The rapid development of traffic, in particular commercial vehicles (CVs) within the last ten years, the development of the design of commercial vehicles and the variations in climate due to disturbances in the atmosphere have led to increased pavement damage. These changes have led to reviews of flexible [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 196
  • PIARC Ref. : 08.06.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-115-X
• Classification of Tunnels, Existing Guidelines and Experiences, Recommendations

  There is growing interest in the use of classification systems for establishing consistent, safe and economic standards for equipping, operating, maintaining and refurbishing road tunnels. As part of its programme of work for the PIARC Committee on Road Tunnels, the Working Group "Operation, Maintenance [...]

  • Date : 1995
  • Pages : 44
  • PIARC Ref. : 05.03.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-035-8
• 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 [...]

  • Date : 1986
  • Pages : 116
  • PIARC Ref. : 07.01.BEN
• Comparison Study on Bridge Management Activities

  

  C11 has made a study which presents and compares the performance of activities, such as inventory and inspections, in different countries or regions. The survey studied the following activities: characteristics of structures, inventory, inspections, priority ranking of works, carrying out of operation, [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 136
  • PIARC Ref. : 11.12.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-169-9