Research program

The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) established the National Asset Centre of Excellence (NACOE) in 2013 to be recognised as a national leader in delivering engineering excellence.

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2024/25
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2023/24
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2022/23
10 Year Highlights Report 2013-2023
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2021/22
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2020/21
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2019/20
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2018/19
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2017/18
5 Year Highlights Repot 2013-2018
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Research Plan
2016/17
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2015/16
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2014/15
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2013/14
Highlights Report
Research Plan
Final Report
P72 Moisture Susceptibility of Cement Treated Materials Phase 2 (2019-2020)
January 30, 2021
Pavements
Resilience
Project Report
P10: Cost Effective Design of Asphalt Pavements at Queensland Pavement Temperatures – Year 6 (2019/2020)
January 28, 2021
Pavements
Resilience
Final Report
R77: Realtime determination of spare capacity of routes for enhanced management of congested road network - Case Study - Stage Two Year Three (2020/2021)
January 18, 2021
Network Operations
Technology
Annual Summary Report
P94 Optimising the Use of Recycled Materials in Queensland for Unbound and Stabilised Products (2019/20 - Year 2)
January 11, 2021
Pavements
Sustainability
Annual Summary Report Y1
P69: Selection and Use of Unbound Granular Pavements with Thin Asphalt Surfacing (2017/18)
December 18, 2020
Pavements
Performance
Final Report Y3
A34: Customer-based Levels of Service in Road Maintenance (2020/2021)
December 15, 2020
Asset Management
Resilience
Final Report
A44 Synthesis and dissemination of best practice asset preservation solutions and management strategies for sealed roads (2019/20)
September 30, 2020
Asset Management
Performance
Final Report
R73 W-beam Guard Rail Under-run: Development of Treatment Warrant Guidelines (2018/19)
September 30, 2020
Road Safety
Safety
Annual Summary Report Y2
P69: Selection and Use of Unbound Granular Pavements with Thin Asphalt Surfacing (2018/19)
August 30, 2020
Pavements
Performance
Final Report
P61 – Use of Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device in Performance-based Testing of Asphalt
July 19, 2020
Pavements
Technology
Final Report
P117: Developing A Pavement Sustainability Assessment Tool for Queensland - Year One (2019/2020)
July 14, 2020
Pavements
Technology
Final Report
R104 Benefits achieved by major infrastructure projects in the study area of Bruce Highway (2019/20)
July 6, 2020
Network Operations
Productivity
Final Report
O17 Investigation of Factors Affecting Fish Passage in Culverts (2019/20)
July 6, 2020
Network Operations
Sustainability
Annual Summary Report Y1
NACOE Project P110 - Geotechnical Database for Expansive Soils in Queensland (Year 1 – 2019/20)
June 30, 2020
Pavements
Performance
Final Report
R103 Virtual weigh-in-motion and Queensland freight movement study 19-20 FINAL
June 24, 2020
Asset Management
Structures
Network Operations
Technology
Annual Summary Report Y3
P60: Best Practice in the Quality Assurance of Pavement Layers and Subgrade – Year 3 (2018/19)
June 1, 2020
Pavements
Resilience
Final Report
R87: Development of Crash Reduction Factors (2018/19 – 2019/20)
May 21, 2020
Road Safety
Safety
Final Report
S43: Improving Structures Asset Management Capability Systems (2018/19)
May 20, 2020
Structures
Performance
Final Report
O10: Implementing the International Climate Change Adaption Framework for Road Infrastructure in Queensland (2018-19 / 2019-20). Climate Change Adaption Framework for TMR
April 30, 2020
Pavements
Sustainability
Annual Summary Report
P94 – Optimising the Use of Recycled Materials in Queensland for Unbound and Stabilised Products Year 1 (2018/2019)
April 27, 2020
Pavements
Sustainability
Annual Summary Report
P34: Performance-based Evaluation Protocol for Non-standard Granular Pavement Materials (2014/15 - 2016/17)
April 27, 2020
Pavements
Performance
Annual Summary Report
P91: Improved pavement temperature prediction model for asphalt pavement design in Queensland (Year 1 - 2018/19)
February 14, 2020
Pavements
Resilience
Annual Summary Report
P34: Performance-based Evaluation Protocol for Non-standard Granular (2017/18 - 2018/19) Pavement Materials: Performance-based assessment of five non-standard materials in Queensland (
December 1, 2019
Pavements
Sustainability
Annual Summary Report
P8: Evaluate Performance of TNRP (Year 3 - 2016/17)
November 25, 2019
Pavements
Resilience
Annual Summary Report
R54 – Automated collection of AusRAP road attributes using DVR and Pattern Recognition Techniques – Y2 (2018/19)
September 9, 2019
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