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• Survey of focused funding of environmental mitigation

  

  Concerns about environmental quality, social equity and economic vitality have converged to produce a growing interest in the concept of sustainable development. Efforts are being made all over the world to increase the sustainability of development patterns and road transport. In countries throughout [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 35
  • PIARC Ref. : 2007R03EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-191-5
• Measures promoting alternatives to the road and intermodal terminals

  

  La croissance très importante du transport de marchandises par la route rend nécessaire la recherche d'une utilisation optimale des différents modes de transport dans une perspective de développement durable. Ce rapport présente les tendances et problèmes clés dans le transport intermodal. Il [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 175
  • PIARC Ref. : 2007R02EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-192-3
• Systems and equipment for fire and smoke control in road tunnels

  This report complements the PIARC report published in 1999 "Fire and Smoke Control in Road Tunnels". After a presentation of the basic principles of smoke and heat progress at the beginning of a fire, the report presents the safety concepts for tunnel fires. It draws the lessons from the fires which [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 344
  • PIARC Ref. : 05.16.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-189-3
• Social and environmental approaches to sustainable transport infrastructures

  

  Based on a survey performed in different countries facing various economic development contexts and on case studies, this report studies: how is sustainable development dealt with in politics, planning, strategy and operation; what are the methods, targets and criteria used to assess sustainability; [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 124
  • PIARC Ref. : 2007R01EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-190-7
• English-French Dictionary 97.00.B

  The PIARC technical Dictionary of road terms, whose first edition was published in 1931, basically includes specific road terms. The two official languages of the Association being French and English, this Dictionary is a basic dictionary. It refers to terms and definitions used in France and in the [...]

  • Date : 1997
  • Pages : 200
  • PIARC Ref. : 97.00.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-053-6
• English-French Lexicon, 2nd Edition

  The PIARC Lexicon contains around 16,000 expressions in English and French of a common use for road engineers. In addition to all the terms of the PIARC Technical Road Dictionary, the Lexicon includes many new expressions that are classified in alphabetical order. It contains terminology related [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 1088
  • PIARC Ref. : 81.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-126-5
• Snow and ice databook

  

  The Snow and Ice Data Book was first published on the occasion of the XIth International Winter Road Congress, 2002, Sapporo (Japan) and contained information from 15 countries. This book was a valuable tool to support the exchanges of experiences between international experts. For this reason, the [...]

  • Date : 2006
  • Pages : 205
  • PIARC Ref. : SNOW AND ICE DATABOOKEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-187-7
• 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
• CD-TERMINOLOGY

  PIARC CD on Terminology 2000 This CD-ROM contains the PIARC Technical Dictionary of Road Terms and Lexicon of Road and Traffic Engineering and other specialized dictionaries and glossaries. It enables the simultaneous consultation of several dictionaries in three languages maximum. Abbreviations, [...]

  • PIARC Ref. : CD-TerminoEN
• 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
• 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 [...]

  • Date : 1987
  • Pages : 116
  • PIARC Ref. : 07.02.BEN
• 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 [...]

  • Date : 1991
  • Pages : 100
  • PIARC Ref. : 11.01.BEN