Maintenance
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Evaluate the Effectiveness and Cost Benefit of Preventative Maintenance Treatments
Project Status: In ProgressMaintaining Western Australia’s vast road network to provide a consistent level of service is a complex and costly exercise. Depending on several factors not limited to design, materials, construction, traffic and environment, pavements will consume…
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Advanced Epoxy Timber Pile Repair
Project Status: In ProgressThe Western Australian road network still contains many timber bridges comprising Jarrah and Wandoo piles that have been in operation for more than 60 years. Despite their age, these structures are typically sound apart from…
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Communicating Sustainable Maintenance Funding Levels to Decision Makers and the Community
Project Status: In ProgressMain Roads WA is at the forefront in the development and use of robust asset management processes. However, effectively communicating the value of these processes to senior decision-makers and convincing them to provide adequate funding…
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Optimising laser profilometer data to report rut depth, roughness and surface texture
Project Status: CompletedAssessing rut depth, roughness and surface texture with a laser profilometer makes the best use of this quick, efficient technology. In order to improve confidence in this method WARRIP reviewed the approved test methods against…
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Asphalt Fatigue at Elevated Temperatures
Project Status: CompletedFull depth asphalt pavements are designed to have little flexibility and can suffer from fatigue damage. The main factors contributing to fatigue damage are design parameters, climate (temperature), and traffic speed. Balancing these factors and…
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