AUSLINK Low Volume Road Initiative Grant from the Federal Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
The overall aims of this project are to produce a unique algorithm for analysing road deterioration using existing profilometer data and to develop a new model for assessing the effectiveness of maintenance. This research project is jointly undertaken by Swinburne University of Technology and The University of Melbourne. Assistance is being given by staff from Nanyang University of Technology, Singapore
Significant support for this project from Vicroads and Queensland Main Roads (QDMR) has been secured through access to relevant databases. Consequently a pilot study on a section of road from Victoria has commenced. Furthermore, regions in Western Victoria and Southern Queensland have been identified for detailed investigations as part of the creation of the deterioration models. These areas are identified in this report.
A detailed literature review of deterioration models has been undertaken and is continuing. It has been found that of the many pavement performance models developed, few are appropriate or easily applicable for the lightly trafficked networks. In general, the models are too complex and data intensive. This opens up an opportunity to develop new models using time series measurements of pavement surface profiles that have become available over the past decade. This will form the basis for further developments as part of this research project.
A paper, by A/Prof Kerry McManus, entitled “A Policy for Sustainability of Low Volume Traffic Roads in an Australian Context” was presented the 20th Oxford Round Table in August.
The project is scheduled for completion in November 2011.
Contact
- Name
- Assoc. Prof Kerry J. McManus, AM
- Department
- Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure
- Telephone
- +61 3 92148275
- Mobile
- 0414 329 868
- kmcmanus@swin.edu.au
Funding sources
AUSLINK Low Volume Road Initiative Grant
Key project team members
Swinburne University of Technology
University of Melbourne
- Prof David Young
- Assoc. Prof Colin Duffield
- Assoc. Prof Kim Hassal
- Dr. Russell Thompson
- Nanyang University of Technology, Singapore
- Assoc Prof Anthony Goh
