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
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2023/24
Highlights Report
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2022/23
10 Year Highlights Report 2013-2023
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2021/22
Highlights Report
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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
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2016/17
Highlights Report
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2015/16
Highlights Report
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2014/15
Highlights Report
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2013/14
Highlights Report
Research Plan
Final Report
R85 Review of Engineering Treatments for Urban Fringe Environments (2018/19)
August 20, 2019
Road Safety
Safety
Annual Summary Report
P60: Best Practice in Compaction QA for Pavement and Subgrade Materials (Year 2 - 2017/18)
August 2, 2019
Pavements
Sustainability
Annual Summary Report
R77: Real-time determination of spare capacity of routes for enhanced management of congested road network: literature review (2018/19)
July 15, 2019
Network Operations
Safety
Annual Summary Report
P106 Assessing the Potential Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions and Sustainability Benefits of Innovative Pavement Solutions (2018/19)
July 1, 2019
Pavements
Sustainability
Final
S47: Impact of Corrosion Inhibitor Admixtures on Durability of Concrete (2018/19)
June 6, 2019
Structures
Resilience
Final
P74: Better characterising bituminous binders to manage risk and aid development of performance-based binder specifications (Years 1 and 2)
May 20, 2019
Pavements
Resilience
Final
P105: Introduction to Intelligent Compaction (IC) Webinar
May 8, 2019
Pavements
Resilience
Final Report
P47 Development of an Advanced Performance Model for Unbound Granular Pavements 2016/17
March 30, 2019
Pavements
Performance
Annual Summary Report
R72: Milled Rumble Strips (Year 1 - 2017/18)
February 22, 2019
Pavements
Performance
Literature Review
P105: Implementing Intelligent Compaction Technology for use in Queensland (Year 1 2018 19)
January 27, 2019
Pavements
Technology
Notes
P105: Intelligent Compaction Workshop Summary
January 7, 2019
Other
Technology
Final
P15_Queensland Trial of High Standard Granular Base TrackStar Alliance Project_ Years 2013/14 - 2016/17
December 3, 2018
Pavements
Resilience
Final Report
R47: Review and Update of the Methodology for Measuring Excessive Congestion (2017/18)
November 28, 2018
Network Operations
Performance
Annual Summary Report
P56: Ensuring the Long-Term Performance of Asphalt Pavements Through Maximising the Bonding Between Asphalt Layers (2016/17 - 2017/18)
November 26, 2018
Pavements
Resilience
Final Report
Project Title: P70: Developing Acceptance Criteria for Asphalt with Low Air Voids (Year 1 2017/18)
September 30, 2018
Pavements
Performance
Final
S31: In-line Timber Bridge Replacement Options
September 8, 2018
Structures
Resilience
Annual Summary Report
P57: Implementing the use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in TMR registered dense grade asphalt mixes - Background analysis report
September 3, 2018
Pavements
Sustainability
Annual Summary
P10 Asphalt Fatigue at QLD Temperatures: Literature Review and Experiment Design (Year 1 2013/14)
September 2, 2018
Pavements
Resilience
Final
S3 Deck Unit Bridge Deck Analysis Under Live Load 2013/14 to 2016/17 (Years 1-4)
September 2, 2018
Structures
Performance
Final
S28: Review of Performance of Concrete Pipe Culverts
August 21, 2018
Structures
Resilience
Annual Summary Report
A28 Investigate and compare life cycle cost / benefits and performance of line marking and delineation (2016/17 - 2017/18)
July 1, 2018
Asset Management
Safety
Final
P73: Review of Pavement Support Conditions under Heavy-duty Asphalt Pavements
June 28, 2018
Pavements
Resilience
Final
S15: Long term performance of FRP replacement components and structures (Year 3)
June 26, 2018
Structures
Resilience
Final
P54: Effective Expansive Subgrade Treatments Across Queensland - Year 1
June 4, 2018
Pavements
Resilience
Notes
S41: Precast Geopolymer Concrete Elements (November 2018)
April 12, 2018
Structures
Sustainability

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NACOE welcomes proposals for high-value research that will deliver measurable economic, environmental, or operational benefits to Queensland's transport network. If you are an industry partner, academic, or government stakeholder with an innovative idea focused on our key disciplines (Pavements, Structures, Asset Management, etc.), we want to hear from you.
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