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
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2022/23
10 Year Highlights Report 2013-2023
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2021/22
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2020/21
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2019/20
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2018/19
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2017/18
5 Year Highlights Repot 2013-2018
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2016/17
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2015/16
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2014/15
Highlights Report
Research Plan
2013/14
Highlights Report
Research Plan
Final Report
R103 Virtual weigh-in-motion and Queensland freight movement study 19-20 FINAL
June 24, 2020
Asset Management
Structures
Network Operations
Technology
Final Report
R101: Automated Roadworks Detection using Next Generation Traffic Data
June 1, 2020
Network Operations
Productivity
Technology
Final Report
R62: Local Government Heavy Vehicle Route Assessment Guidelines
June 1, 2020
Heavy Vehicle Management
Resilience
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
P59: Best practice in non-destructive testing of assurance of asphalt Year 2
October 1, 2019
Asset Management
Performance
Annual Summary Report
R54 – Automated collection of AusRAP road attributes using DVR and Pattern Recognition Techniques – Y2 (2018/19)
September 9, 2019
Other
Technology
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

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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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