DEVELOPMENT IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BITUMINOUS SURFACED PAVEMENTS IN THE STATE OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

The paper briefly outlines earlier stage construction procedures, successfully applied for many years on Victoria's country roads. Later developments in designing and constructing bituminous surfaced pavements of more lasting qualities to meet the growing demands of post-war increases in the volume and weights of traffic are then described together with current design procedures in evaluating the strength of sub base materials, various pavement material layers, and their thicknesses. The paper concludes with some references to types of material in use and present construction practices.