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Using low strength concrete around guardrail posts

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Category: Road safety hardware and practice , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

To advise on the recommended practice for using low strength concrete around guardrail posts that are installed in hard surfaces such as concrete footpaths.

Wire rope safety barrier (WRSB) transitions

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Category: Road safety hardware and practice , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

This technical memorandum provides advice on the recommended practice for the design and installation of transitions between wire rope safety barriers (WRSB) and semi-rigid and rigid barrier systems. The barrier configurations in the memo are generic…

Nesting of semi-rigid guardrail

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Category: Road safety hardware and practice , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

To advise on the recommended practice for the nesting of non-proprietary semi-rigid barrier systems (W-Beam and Thrie-Beam).

Use of reclaimed tyre rubber in asphalt

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Category: Surfacings & asphalt , Technical memoranda | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants

This report identifies possible methods and constraints on the use of waste tyre rubber in asphalt in New Zealand.

Superelevation calculations

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Category: Structures (bridges, culverts & geotechnical) , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

This memorandum provides information for practitioners on the calculation of road superelevation appropriate for a vehicle speed and curve radius.

Road safety hardware system testing

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Category: Road safety hardware and practice , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road controlling authorities

To advise of the compliance testing requirements for road safety hardware systems.

Selection of barrier containment (test) level and length of need calculation

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Category: Road safety hardware and practice , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

To advise of the preferred method of selecting road safety barrier containment (test) level, calculating the length of need (LON) appropriate to that test level and highlighting circumstances under which the LON may be reduced.

Installation of slip base sign fixings

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Category: Road safety hardware and practice , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

To advise on the required practice for installation of slip base sign fixings to ensure safe operation and compliance with NZ Transport Agency P24 specification and RMSA Compliance standard for traffic signs (2008).

HMV categorisation of defects

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Category: Technical memoranda | Audience: Heavy vehicle operators

This guide covers a considerable number of faults and situations that are dealt with by police who hold a certificate to carry out level 3 and level 5 inspections, CVIU vehicle safety officers and NZ Transport Agency transport officers.