A.J. McCormack & Son
A Guide to UK Paving Materials and Methods ----------------->www.pavingexpert.com
( this gentleman has put a huge amount of work into this well
presented site to provide a wealth of information on paving in
general, and "block" paving in particular, it includes guidance on
many other topics which are related to highway maintenance )
A "Ditch in
Time" ------------------------------------------------------------->
www.ruralhometech.com/fr/main.php
( a very refreshing site informing you of the fundamentals of road
building in rural areas, and although written for the U.S.A. market,
the guidance could be used anywhere in the world )
American Concrete Pavement
Association -------------------->
www.pavement.com
( this website provides excellent information on concrete road
pavements, including pages on design, construction and maintenance,
the Pavement Technology section is where most of the technical
information is to be found but a wider study of the site is
recommended, this website is making a re-appearance on my links page
after I had lost its address after it had been upgraded )
ARRB Transport Research,
(formerly the Australian Road Research Board)---------------->
www. arrb.org.au
( I believe this to be the Australian equivalent of the TRL )
"Better
Roads"
----------------------------------------------------------------->
www.betterroads.com/sitemap.htm
( a gateway to many other highway related sites that is certainly
worth a visit )
Blacklidge
Emulsions ------------------------------------------------------->
www.blacklidgeemulsions.com
( an excellent site regarding many aspects of bitumen emulsion
production and its use in products such as slurry seal and micro
asphalt / slurry macadam )
Blackwells,
Maps Online---------------------------------------------------->
www.maps.blackwell.co.uk
( if you need a map or plan of the U.K., for business or pleasure,
this is a good site to check out, it provides previews of many of
the products, advice and guidance, and even explains your eastings
from your northings )
BP Bitumen
----------------------------------------------------------------------->
www.bpbitumen.com
( an absolutely first class site, this site has been revamped to
have a global feel to it, but you can still access sites that are
specific to countries and continents, there is a wealth of
information on these sites relevant to bitumen and bituminous
mixtures, there is information on here that ought to be available on
the sites of bituminous mixture producers, it leads me to believe
that some bitumen producers/suppliers want you to know more about
their products and how they should be used )
Building Research
Establishment -------------------------------------->
www.bre.co.uk
British Board of Agrement
------------------------------------------------->
www.bbacerts.co.uk
( check on those HAPAS certificates )
British
Cement Association ------------------------------------------------>
www.bca.org.uk
( if you want information on cement or concrete this is a site worth
visiting )
British
Standards Institute
-------------------------------------------------->
www.bsi.org.uk
( keep up to date with what new specifications are being released
and if the old ones are still in use )
Cedex -
Laboratory Testing ------------------------------------------------>
www.cedex.es/cec/documenti/laborato.htm#equlabbit
( a site that indicates the highest levels of testing that it is
possible to perform on bituminous and concrete road pavement
materials, very interesting for those that already have a background
knowledge in materials testing, although translated into English
this is a Spanish site for all Spanish speaking countries )
Cloburn
Quarry Company Ltd. -------------------------------------------->
www.cloburn.co.uk
( an excellent quarry site, a lot of information and good pictures,
the aggregate is red )
CNSFarnell - "Products for
Soil Testing" --------------------------->
www.cnsfarnell.com/index.asp?pgid=18
( this page shows a range of
instruments that are particularly useful for hand use on site, if
the new design/performance methods in road pavement design are to be
employed successfully the pieces of apparatus featured will need to
be employed )
CSS ( Formerly the County
Surveyors Society )------------------->
www.cssnet.org.uk
( they have some excellent reports available on highways maintenance
processes and materials )
Cycling by
Design
--------------------------------------------------------------->
www.scotland.gov.uk/library2/cbd/cbd-00.asp
( if you want to know about practically all aspects of cycle-ways,
this is your site )
Data
Collection for the Purpose of Highway Maintenance, ( MARCH, CHART,
RMMS, etc. )
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
www.civil.port.ac.uk/projects/hmaint/project.htm#main
( connection to this site can be sporadic but it is well worth a try
as it contains good information relating to road condition surveys )
Design Manual
for Roads and Bridges, ( from the Highways Agency )
----------------------------------------------------------------------->
www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/ha/dmrb/index.htm
( a "mega" resource, all 15 volumes of the manual in .pdf format, in
handy manageable sections, this site is an absolute must for UK
engineers and technicians, and a valuable learning tool for the rest
of the world, Volume 7 is the section most applicable to this site )
Digger's
Streetworks ------------------------------------->
www.streetworks.fsnet.co.uk
( a very comprehensive site on the subject of utility streetworks
with lots of up to date information relevant to nearly all aspects
of the subject )
Ducast
------------------------------------------------------------>
www.ducast.com
( an excellent site for finding out information on the manufacture,
specification and choice of manhole covers, gulleys, gratings and
other inspection covers )
Dynatest
--------------------------------------------------------->
www.dynatest.com
( an
excellent site to visit to find out about the modern sophisticated
testing equipment that is available for road pavement and road
surface investigation, included are excellent pictures,
descriptions, technical information and downloads on the falling
weight deflectometer and the pavement friction tester, and do not
miss taking a look at the heavy vehicle simulator for accelerated
pavement testing, it is not your "average" bit of testing kit )
Edu2:Civil
Engineering ----------------------------------->
www.my-edu2.com/EDU/enginr1.htm
( a phenomenal resource of hundreds of links to all kinds of civil
engineering information )
European Asphalt
Association------------------------->
www.eapa.org
Federal Highway
Administration of the US Dept. of Transport ------->
www.fhwa.dot.gov/index.html
( you must visit this site, it is the gateway to so much more )
Handbook of Vehicle-Road
Interaction ------------------------------------------>
rage.eng.cam.ac.uk/trg/dcbook/
( in promoting his book Dr. David Cebon has provided a site with a
large amount of information relating to road pavement failure,
possible causes and proposals for failure prevention )
Highways Agency
----------------------------------------------->
www.highways.gov.uk
Highways
Maintenance Products ----------------------->
www.maintinc.com
( a more openly commercial site than I normally include, but an
interesting site with a lot of information on products and tools
that really can maintain a highway in good condition if used
correctly, there are prices of many products, USA $'s, which is
always useful )
Hot Mix
Asphalt for the Undergraduate ------------------------>
www.fhwa.dot.gov/asphtech/software.htm
( a very special site from the Federal Highway Administration of the
US Department of Transport, that offers a course of instruction on
hot mix asphalt that is all able to be downloaded from this site,
some of the files are rather large, but it is certainly worth
checking out )
Institute of Highways &
Transportation --------------------------->
www.iht.org.uk
Institute of Highway
Incorporated Engineers ------------------>
www.ihie.org.uk
International
Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) ---------->
www.slurry.org
( a first-class site for if you are looking for information on
slurry seal and micro asphalt/slurry macadam, it has excellent
guideline specifications in .pdf format which are easy to download )
Irish Cement
------------------------------------------------------------------->
www.irishcement.ie/default.htm
( includes useful information on cement production and the various
types of cement available, use the "site map" and browse this site
carefully to obtain full benefit of all it contains )
Jetpatcher Corporation
Limited ------------------------------------->
www.jetpatcher.co.nz/index.html
Jetpatcher UK Limited
--------------------------------------------------->
www.jetpatcher.co.uk/
( jetpatcher has been around for
some years now, but it is not until recently that I have felt their
websites have included the type of information and pictures that I
look for before including a link on my website to commercial
websites, I have included the two links because I feel the New
Zealand site offers more information on the actual jetpatcher, these
sites are well worth browsing if you wish to know more about the
jetpatcher equipment and process )
Keizer-
Morris
----------------------------------------------------------------->
www.kminfrared/infraprocess.htm
( this is an excellent site to find information on the in-situ
recycling/refurbishment of failed areas of asphalt pavement using
infra red technology as the means of reheating the failed areas of
road surface prior to reworking )
KOCH Pavement Solutions
---------------------------------------------->
www.kochpavementsolutions.com/Default.asp
( an exceptional
site for information on most things bituminous relating to highway
construction and maintenance, but just remember the term 'asphalt'
in the USA is the equivalent of 'binder' or 'bitumen' in the UK and
Europe )
Lafrentz Road Marking
----------------------------------------------------->
www.lafrentz-road-markings
services.com/index.shtml
( a company that is prepared to tell the
customer a great deal about the products and processes it supplies,
from a UK point of view take a look at "Product Information System
300 Thermoplastic Extruded Road Marking Material", the self cleaning
road marking system they employ is unique, see their Home Page )
Local
Authority Estate Development Specifications -------->
www.leics.gov.uk/p_t/tps/index.htm
( an excellent site provided by Leicestershire County Council, with
a huge amount of information and drawings appropriate to this
subject, but be aware this information will not apply to all
authorities )
MARCHgroup
(UKPMS) ---------------------------------------------------->
www.fabermaunsell.com/Resources/38/80/index.jsp
( the "MARCHgroup" is now part of Faber Maunsell, the section of
their website relevant to UKPMS is a useful source of information on
how this sector of the industry has progressed, and what services
are possible and available, whether from this or any other similar
provider)
Maryland
Asphalt Association -------------------------------->
www.mdasphalt.org/brochures/designman/designguide1.html
( "Hot Mix Asphalt, Pavement Design Guide", and an extremely useful
guide, another examle of what the "web" can provide once you find
the good sites )
MASTRAD
(testing and equipment information) ----->
www.mastrad.com
( this site is a MUST if you want to know about almost ALL aspects
relating to the testing of roads and road making materials, from
road marking reflectivity to bitumen viscosity to aggregate crushing
values, its range of topics is comprehensive, with detailed
information and pictures)
Marini
------------------------------------------------------------------->
www.marini-spa.com
( I thought some of you might want to look at the type of plant
needed to produce bituminous mixtures / asphalt, and this site has
some excellent photographs )
Materials Testing Equipment
-------------------------------->
www.materialstestingequip.com
( a site that is concise yet comprehensive in displaying the range
of equipment that is necessary to create a good materials
laboratory, lots of pictures, price information is also given which
is unusual but very useful, well worth a browse )
R.J. Maxwell
& Son Ltd. ---------------------------------------->
www.rjmaxwell.com
( this is a
very refreshing large quarrying company website, the amount and
quality of the information provided on this site is exceptional, the
graphics and images are excellent and provide some of the best
visual information on products and processes related to highways
maintenance, which still loads quite quickly, I have found, a visit
to this site is highly recommended, especially the "education"
section )
Mini-roundabouts - Getting them Right ------------------>
members.aol.com/penntraff/mini-roundabout
( well worth taking a look if you need information about mini
roundabouts )
Ohio
Department of Transportation ----------------------->
www.dot.state.oh.us/spec
( the Ohio D. of T. have been good enough to put their "Construction
and Material Specification" on the web, it is extremely well
presented with a wealth of excellent information on highway
construction and repair, though perhaps not a beginners site )
Pavement &
Geotechnical Engineering ----------------->
www.nottingham.ac.uk/~evzncpe/frameindex.htm
( want to know more about pavement and geotechnical engineering,
visit this site at Nottingham University, information on current
pavement design thinking and lots of good references and links, if
you want to be a "Materials" engineer this is one of the preferred
centres of learning in the UK )
PCA - Portland Cement Association
(Cement and Concrete Basics) ------------------------>
www.cement.org/basics/index.asp
( this is an extremely well presented section
of their whole site describing very effectively the composition,
production and use of cement and concrete to those who do not have a
background knowledge of the subject, and I recommend it to this
group, I would also suggest it to the more knowledgeable as a source
of instructional material )
Potters Beads
--------------------------------------------------------->
www.pottersbeads.com/markets/HighwaySafety.asp
( useful site to learn how glass beads reflect light back to the
vehicle driver, and how you can test road markings / stripings for
their ability to reflect light, resulting in safer night-time
driving )
Quarry
Products Association (QPA) ------------------------>
www.qpa.org
( an interesting site, telling you about the structure of the
quarrying industry in the U.K., very informative regarding quarrying
processes with excellent guidance relating to the subsequent
products, their specification and use )
Responseonline
------------------------------------------------------>
www.responseonline.com/tech/bitu.htm
( do you want to check up on me, find out a bit more about bitumen
from another source )
Reclaimed
Asphalt Pavement, RAP ------------------------>
www.tfhrc.gov/hnr20/recycle/waste/rap131.htm
( probably more than you wanted to know about about recycling
bituminous road pavements )
Road design
example -------------------------------------------->
www.dur.ac.uk/~des0www4/cal/roads/index.html
( an excellent comprehensive site relating to road pavement design
in the U.K., in its many aspects, provided by Durham University, a
MUST VISIT site for the young engineer / technician, however be
aware parts of it are a little out of date, but still a good
learning site )
Road Emulsion
Association Ltd. (REAL) ----------------->
www.rea.org.uk/
( a very informative site providing an impressive amount of
information on bitumen emulsion and its many uses, in well defined
areas of work )
Road Surface Dressing Association (RSDA) ----------->
www.rsda-gb.co.uk/
( explore
this site fully as you will be rewarded to find the RSDA have many
very informative concise publications on most aspects of surface
dressing, these are well worth obtaining, although this site has had
a link elsewhere in this website it has only recently been included
on this general links page )
"Roadstone /
CRH Group" ------------------------------------->
www.roadstone.ie/Index.html
( you must visit this site and take the time to explore and find the
enormous amount of excellent information that is there, it is a
first class site, other quarrying groups please take note )
S D Instrumentation
Manufacturers of the Clegg Impact Soil Tester -------->
www.sdinst.com
( this company manufacture and
market the Clegg Impact Soil Tester, under license from Dr Baden
Clegg Pty Ltd. the Australian inventors, there is far more to this
apparatus, and there are a number models, than engineers and
technicians realise, this website is well worth a visit to increase
your knowledge, especially if you are involved in compaction
monitoring and road pavement strength assessment )
Shell Bitumen
--------------------------------------------------------->
www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteld=constructionuk-en
( this link gives access to the Shell site, then you need to put the
word bitumen into the "search box", this search will reward you with
a wealth of information on bitumen and bituminous products if you
are prepared to do a bit of exploring, you ought to try it )
Sightgrip
----------------------------------------------------------------->
www.sightgrip.com/bbstest.htm
( a site that
is prepared to tell you a lot about the products and processes they
have to offer )
Soil
Mechanics, courtesy of the USA Army ------------->
www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/5-410/toc.htm
( perhaps not a novice site but the amount of information contained
in it is staggering, well, if it is the USA Army manual it is going
to be thorough, all the information is able to be downloaded in .pdf
format, just pick out the bits you need to know or you will
"overdose" on information )
Star -
Uretech (High Friction/ Coloured Surfacings)
------------------------->
www.star-uretech.com
( a site which
offers a wealth of information on the process of cold applied high
friction surfacing, with materials data on the resin and applied
aggregate, if you are unfamiliar with this process this is a good
site to visit, the website also provides a great deal of information
on a number of different types of decorative surfacing )
Swedish
National Road and Transport Research Institute --------------->
www.vti.se/edefault.asp
( an outstanding site for obtaining highway related information,
with a particularly good search function accessing comprehensive
abstracts covering the publications available from this site )
The
International Quarry Network ---------------------------->
www.quarry-info.com
The De-Icing
Business ---------------------------------------------->
www.thedeicingbusiness.com
( this is a business unit of Salt Union Ltd, contains a lot of
information on winter maintenance )
The Use of "I.T." in Civil
Engineering ---------------------->
www.kinns.org.uk/index.html
( a
refreshing personal site that includes interesting information, and
good "links", on how to bring "I.T." into our workplace, especially
useful information on the use of "palmtops" and associated software
)
Thomas
Telford -------------------------------------------------------->
www.t-telford.co.uk
Transport
Research Laboratory ------------------------------->
www.trl.co.uk
( it goes without saying this is an excellent site to visit, its
coverage on highways and transport related topics is immense )
Trinidad Lake
Asphalt --------------------------------------------->
www.trinidadlake asphalt.com/asphalt4.htm
( the original "asphalt", and in my opinion still the best bitumen
modifier if you can afford it )
UKAS, United
Kingdom Accreditation Service -------->
www.ukas.com
( reference to Sector Scheme Documents for Highway Works, laboratory
accreditation procedures, calibration and measurement traceability,
and much more )
Viatop
--------------------------------------------------------------------->
www.sma-viatop.com/englisch/splitt/starts.htm
( at last I have found a website, from
Germany, that describes comprehensively the development of stone
mastic asphalt from its proprietary conception to the current German
Standard for its specification, if you want to know about "genuine"
SMA you must visit this website and study it all, I found it most
enlightening )
WAINWRIGHT,
Moons Hill Basalt Quarries -------------->
www.wainwright.co.uk/index
( not just a commercial website, a lot of useful information about
the history and modern day workings of a quarry/supplier, with
examples of the technical information that such a concern should
have available for a purchaser, well worth a thorough visit even
though you are not in the locality )
Watanbegumi
--------------------------------------------------------->
www.watanabegumi.co.jp/indexe.html
( this is a really interesting site provided by a large Japanese
company, it is full of good interesting items/information on highway
construction and maintenance, the English translation may not be
perfect, but how much Japanese do you speak )
WDM
----------------------------------------------------------------------->
www.wdm.co.uk/equipment.htm
( if it is road surveys you wish to find out about, this site is an
excellent place to start, with pictures of specialised equipment,
and comprehensive descriptions of procedures for examining the road
pavement and the road surface, plus systems and software for
recording the information )
World Road
Association (PIARC) ----------------------------->
www.piarc.org
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