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Technical Reports Road assets management

This page lists technical reports of PIARC in the field of road assets management. These publications are classified chronologically.

  • Modelling Road Deterioration and Works Effects in HDM-4

    This document is the sixth volume in the series of seven volumes of HDM-4 documentation. It gives a detailed description of the road deterioration and works effects (RDWE) models currently in HDM-4 and provides some background to their development, particularly from HDM-III to HDM-4. Also included are possible enhancements to some of the models currently in HDM-4. In addition, other deterioration models are presented in this document for consideration in future versions. The general concepts and [...]

  • Impacts of road construction and maintenance activities on road users and the adjacent land use

    This technical report synthesizes information on techniques to reduce the impact of road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance activities on road users (driving public and construction workers) and the adjacent land use (homeowners, businesses, etc.). The study included a survey to collect agency information and to summarize and draw conclusions on the impact of road construction and maintenance activities on road users (driving public and construction workers) and the surrounding land [...]

  • The Framework for Performance Indicators

    In 1995, the OECD Road Transport Research Programmed established an Expert Group to investigate Performance Indicators for the Road Sector. From 1996 to 1999, the work group C6.6/7, taking into account the recommendations established by the OECD Road Transport Research Programmed, dealt with the theme of Performance Measures and Benchmarking. Following these two research approaches, the C6.2 work group has considered a more pragmatic approach to help the road administrations, in the field of road [...]