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• Low-Cost Pavement Systems

  

  This report presents the benefits of low-cost pavements to agencies and their challenges, based on real-life examples. It offers a methodology that can be adapted by the user to specific conditions or used as is with the suggested parameters. Low-Cost Pavement Systems are defined as infrastructure solutions [...]

  • Date : 2025
  • Pages : 34
  • PIARC Ref. : 2025R01EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-773-1
• Increasing Resilience of Earth Structures to Natural Hazards

  

  This report provides a complete background on the topic of “Increasing Resilience of Earth Structures to Natural Hazards” assigned to WG1 of PIARC TC 4.3 as part of the 2020-2023 Work Program. This topic has been developed as part of the 2020-2023 Work Cycle and is complemented by two additional [...]

  • Date : 2025
  • Pages : 66
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R54EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-771-7
• Super-Single Tires Configuration Overview

  

  Development of road freight transport is led by economic growth and efficiency. The impact of road freight on infrastructure is very important for road authorities. Physically, the impact on pavement is directly linked to the pressure exerted by vehicle loads, which highly depends on global vehicle [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 29
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R52EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-756-4
• 2C - Earthworks Project

  

  The Booklet 2C, downloadable on this page, covers the earthworks studies and project. This Part of the Manual deals with the different phases of the earthworks project, from the design to the construction of earth-structures. We have chosen to refer to major linear, rail or road infrastructure [...]

  • Date : 2024
  • PIARC Ref. : 2021R02CEN
• Disaster Management and Recovery Techniques for Road Administrators - Technical Report

  

  Road networks are one of the most important infrastructure elements that support all kinds of socio-economic activities. In the case of disasters, the role of a road network is more crucial. The purpose of road disaster management is to increase resilience of road networks, effectively and efficiently. [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 66
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R41EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-829-5
• Road Infrastructure And Transportation Security - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  The management of road assets is becoming increasingly important in the current global context. Design, construction and maintenance are being adapted to improve and guarantee the durability of structures. The resilience of infrastructure to climate change is being sought. The priority objective is [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R46EN
• Innovations and Techniques - Application to Earth Structures in the Future - A PIARC technical Report

  

  As we move further into the 21st century, it is becoming increasingly more clear that climate change is the biggest concern that we must face. The effects of climate change, specifically the increasing frequency and intensity of natural hazards, are wreaking havoc on infrastructure, including earth [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 36
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R36EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-818-9
• Models for Sight Distance in Road Design - A Worldwide Comparison of Standards - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  This report is the second of two planned publications of PIARC Task Force 4.1 “Road Design Standards” in the period 2020 – 2023. PIARC considered the importance of comparing international road design standards to check their updated status and the degree of their readiness to face the forthcoming [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 156
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R37EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-825-7
• Measures for improving resilience of pavements - Technical Report

  

  This report discusses resilience in pavements with regard to various vulnerability issues resulting from disruptions or hazards due to climate change, vehicular traffic, and natural and human-caused disasters. For the purpose of this report, resilience is approached from a “bottom up” or object [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 46
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R20EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-792-2
• The Use of Big Data for Road Condition Monitoring - Briefing Note

  

  This briefing note provides an overview of numerous big data sources and the data-processing methods that can be used to analyse data for road condition monitoring. It focuses on solutions that allow data to be collected quickly, in real time and repeatedly, e.g. via CAN bus, smartphones, digital imagery, [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R04EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-746-5
• The Use of Big Data for Road Condition Monitoring - Literature Review

  

  This literature review provides an overview of numerous big data sources and the data-processing methods that can be used to analyse data for road condition monitoring. It focuses on solutions that allow data to be collected quickly, in real time and repeatedly, e.g. via CAN bus, smartphones, digital [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 85
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R03EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-745-8
• Innovative Pavement Maintenance and Repair Strategies - Collection of Case Studies

  

  This report contains the collection of case studies related to innovative pavement maintenance and repair strategies of road pavements. This report addresses different pavement types i.e. flexible and (semi-)rigid pavements - as well as different road types. It considers both functional and structural [...]

  • Date : 2022
  • Pages : 87
  • PIARC Ref. : 2022R28EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-721-2
• Measures for Improving Resilience of Pavements - Collection of Case Studies

  

  This report contains a collection of case studies related to measures to improve the resilience of pavements. Most of the measures address the impacts of climate change, such as increased precipitation and extreme temperatures. However, the case studies also explore how to make pavement more resilient [...]

  • Date : 2022
  • Pages : 111
  • PIARC Ref. : 2022R25EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-713-7
• Resilience of Earth Structures - Collection of Case Studies

  

  This case study compilation tries to give a deeper insight on the topic “Increasing Resilience of Earth Structures to Natural Hazards” assigned to WG1 of PIARC TC 4.3 as part of the 2020-2023 Work Programme. For the production of this report, relevant case studies related to resilience in earth [...]

  • Date : 2022
  • Pages : 110
  • PIARC Ref. : 2022R21EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-707-6
• Techniques and Innovations in Earthworks - Collection of Case Studies

  

  This report presents the summary of thirty-six cases studies compiled by Working Group 2 of Technical Committee 4.3 under the theme “Techniques and Innovations in Earthworks“. This document will be further developed as part of the 2020-2023 Work Cycle and is expected to be accompanied by one additional [...]

  • Date : 2022
  • Pages : 92
  • PIARC Ref. : 2022R11EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-686-4
• Use Of Recycled Materials In Pavements - Briefing Note

  

  Back in 2003, PIARC published a report from Technical Committee C7/8 on “Pavement Recycling”. This report contains guidelines for in-place recycling with cement, emulsion or foamed bitumen and hot mix recycling in a plant. The current briefing note is the final part of a set of three reports on [...]

  • Date : 2022
  • Pages : 17
  • PIARC Ref. : 2022R10EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-685-7
• Use of Recycled Materials in Pavements - Case studies

  

  This report contains the collection of case studies related to in-place recycling with cement, emulsion or foamed bitumen, hot mix and cement concrete recycling in a plant. The current collection of case studies is part of a set of three publications on the “Use of Recycled Materials in Pavements” [...]

  • Date : 2022
  • Pages : 142
  • PIARC Ref. : 2022R03EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-678-9
• Reducing the Life Cycle Carbon Footprint of Pavements - High Impact Summary

  

  In 2019 PIARC published the report “Reducing the life cycle Carbon Footprint of pavements” (2019R33), which was a result from the work conducted by the Technical Committee D.2 – Pavements, during the 2012-2015 cycle. This report assessed and synthesized recent innovations leading to the reduction [...]

  • Date : 2022
  • Pages : 12
  • PIARC Ref. : 2022R02EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-661-1
• Earthworks Manual - Genesis and Preamble

  

  PREFACES by Guy RAOUL, Coordinator of the Earthworks Manual. The Earthworks Manual project was launched in 2012 by the Executive Committee of the PIARC Strategic Plan, which entrusted its preparation to Technical Committee 4.4 "Earthworks and unpaved roads". The Earthworks Manual is an important [...]

  • Date : 2021
  • PIARC Ref. : 2021R00EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-634-5
• Earthworks Manual – General considerations

  

  The Earthworks Manual is a collection of state of the art and good practice to inform readers about earthworks management. Part 1 is a summary of the different phases and associated topics to be considered in the Earthworks process for the construction of earth-structures. The definitions presented [...]

  • Date : 2021
  • Pages : 44
  • PIARC Ref. : 2021R01EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-637-6
• Earthworks Manual - Specific technical developments

  

  The general considerations in Part 1 show in summary the earthworks process and the different phases of construction of earth-structures. The Part 2 develops the specific, transverse technical topics that are most relevant to our field. These topics are dealt with in depth in order to promote the [...]

  • Date : 2021
  • PIARC Ref. : 2021R02EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-641-3
• Earthworks Manual - Specific technical developments - 2A - Materials

  

  2A - Materials The optimal utilisation of materials, locally available on the site, of a road project is today a priority, both from an economic objective and an environmental objective contributing to sustainable development. Consequently, the identification and knowledge of the resources that [...]

  • Date : 2021
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : 2021R02AEN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-642-0
• Earthworks Manual - Specific technical developments - 2B - Treatment of materials

  

  2B - Treatment of materials The Booklet 2B downloadable on this page deals with the treatment of materials. This technique is increasingly carried out to optimize the use of materials under economically advantageous conditions. For Earthworks, the process involves the treatment of natural soils [...]

  • Date : 2021
  • Pages : 159
  • PIARC Ref. : 2021R02BEN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-643-7
• Use of Recycled Materials in Pavements - Literature review

  

  Back in 2003, PIARC published a report from Technical Committee C7/8 on “Pavement Recycling”. This report contains guidelines for in-place recycling with cement, emulsion or foamed bitumen and hot mix recycling in a plant. The current literature review is part of a set of three publications on [...]

  • Date : 2021
  • Pages : 105
  • PIARC Ref. : 2021LR02EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-646-8
• Preserve Earthworks and Rural Roads from the Impact of Climate Changes - Technical Report

  

  This report puts together good practices on the various regional approaches to the impacts of climate change on roads and little hydraulic works. The subject has already been addressed during previous PIARC cycles but more on the general geotechnical aspect. It includes the definition of the climatic [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 134
  • PIARC Ref. : 2020R02EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-626-0