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P3 Commissioning of Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device (HWDT)

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Andrew Beecroft
Dr Laszlo Petho
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As a part of the move to performance-based asphalt specifications, the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads has commissioned the Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device (HWTD), a laboratory testing device designed to measure the rutting resistance of an asphalt mix and suitable for measuring susceptibility to moisture-induced damage and rutting resistance.

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