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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2023/24
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2022/23
10 Year Highlights Report 2013-2023
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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
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2016/17
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2015/16
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2014/15
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2013/14
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Final Report
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
Final
R61: Investigating the use of Telematics to Deliver Messages to Drivers (Heavy Vehicles)
April 10, 2018
Network Operations
Technology
Final
R53: Identifying Higher Risk State-Controlled Roads for Speed Related Crashes (2016/17)
April 6, 2018
Other
Safety
Final
S3: GUN-Sandgate Road Bridge Load Testing Report (2016/17)
February 11, 2018
Structures
Resilience
Annual Summary
P57: Implementing the Use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in TMR - Registered Dense - Graded Asphalt Mixes (Year 1 2016/17)
January 12, 2018
Pavements
Sustainability
Notes
Addendum to R22: Measuring On-Road Congestion Costs for Multi-Modal Travel - Case Study 2: Bruce Highway Managed Motorway Project
January 11, 2018
Network Operations
Performance
Final
S29: AS/ISO 13822 Framing Investigation into the Assessment of Deck Unit Bridge and Transverse Stressing Bar Deficiencies (2017/18)
January 11, 2018
Structures
Final
R34: Evaluation of In-Service Compliance for Road Friendly Suspensions using Emerging Technologies
November 26, 2017
Network Operations
Technology
Final
P31 Transfer of Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt and Sealing Technology to Queensland (Phase 2)
November 15, 2017
Pavements
Technology
Final
R46 Review of TMR Guidance for Head-On, Run-off-Road and Intersection Crashes in QLD (Year 3 2016/17)
November 1, 2017
Network Operations
Safety
Annual Summary
P60: Best Practice in Compaction QA for Pavement and Subgrade Materials (Year 1 - 2016/17)
August 30, 2017
Pavements
Resilience
Final Report
R56: Mobile Mapping Solutions for Heavy Vehicles
August 25, 2017
Heavy Vehicle Management
Technology
Final Report
R47 Measuring excessive congestion costs for freeways and arterials by using multiple data sources — Bruce Highway case study report (2016/17 - Year 1)
August 8, 2017
Network Operations
Technology
Final Report
P59: Best Practice Non-destructive Testing for Quality Assurance of Asphalt - Year 1 (2016/2017)
July 27, 2017
Pavements
Performance
Final
A27 Harmonisation of Pavement Impact Assessment: Updates and Extended Marginal Cost Values
June 9, 2017
Asset Management
Resilience

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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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