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In practice the use of pre-stressed concrete sleepers is often accompanied by cracks-occurrence, such as longitudinal, lateral and shrinkage cracks. At the occurrence of cracks the resistance of sleepers to environmental influences is reduced.By the development of a combined fibre reinforced high-strength concrete, the risk of a formation of micro- and macro cracks can be substantially reduced, whereby the expected lifetime of concrete sleepers can increasing significantly and a costly renovation can be avoided. Dr.- Ing. Sandro Weisheit, Dipl.-Ing. Gregor Metzler
Publisher: BMVIT
German, 85 pages

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• Final report (pdf, 6.04 MB)
• Summary (German, 2 pages) (pdf, 444.71 kB)

Run off accidents with personal injuries are the second most frequent type of accidents on the ASFiNAG road network. Road Restraints are an important instrument to reduce accident severity. For that reason the efficiency of these systems was analysed, in order to insure an efficient road maintenance regarding infrastructure costs and to reduce furthermore the severity of these accidents. DI Manuel Pröll, DI Bernd Strnad, DI Dr.techn. Ernst Tomasch
Publisher: BMVIT
German, 102 pages

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• Final report (pdf, 3.54 MB)
• Summary (German, 2 pages) (pdf, 185.74 kB)

This research project analyzed how a noncompliance with requirements or has a negative effect on the freeze-thaw resistance of concrete pavements. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Martin Peyerl, Dipl.-Ing. Christian Dillig, Mag.(FH) Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Stefan Krispel
Publisher: BMVIT
German, 151 pages

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• Final report (pdf, 8.09 MB)
• Short report (German, 2 pages) (pdf, 485.32 kB)

Within this study the phenomenon of driving on the left side on motorways was described and analysed with psychological, traffic related, juridical and sociological methods. Based on these results adequate measures were developed; these should enhance or facilitate the proper compliance with the traffic rules in Austria, which is driving on the right side of the road. Experts from relevant fields of expertise and competence (traffic, landscape, sociology etc.) accompanied the whole process by giving their inputs, evaluating the results of the exploration of the driving-left issue, and prepared and optimised the practical output of the project. Dr. Christine Chaloupka-Risser, Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang J. Berger, Mag. Martin Hoffer, Dipl.-Ing. Ulrike Raich, Mag. Doris Wunsch, Mag. Karin Ausserer, Bakk.techn. Thomas Rothberger
Publisher: BMVIT
German, 277 pages

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• Final report (pdf, 7.77 MB)
• Summary (German, 2 pages) (pdf, 89.94 kB)

Within the scope of this research project a mechanically consistent model for the shear resistance of bridges without or low shear reinforcement was developed. Dipl.-Ing. Patrick Huber, Univ.-Prof. Dr.Ing. Johann Kollegger, Univ.-Prof. Dr.Ing. Viet Tue Nguyen, Dr.-Ing. Duc Tung Nguyen
Publisher: BMVIT
German, 251 pages

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• Final report (pdf, 8.13 MB)
• Summary (German, 2 pages) (pdf, 209.20 kB)

Within this project, performance-based material behaviour of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) was implemented in the Austrian design approach. Considering actual asphalt mechanic behaviour, as well as specific traffic loads and climatic conditions, the structural technical life time of road pavements with different bitumen, bitumen systems and mix design could be determined and considered in the design process. In addition, a standardized life-cycle cost analysis helped to evaluate and identify the economic differences between alternative pavement types. The results of this project should be the basis for a complete revision of the Austrian pavement design standard, RVS 03.08.63. Univ.-Prof. DI Dr Ronald Blab, DI Lukas Eberhardsteiner, DI Katrin Haselbauer, DI Bettina Marchart, DI Torsten Hessmann
Publisher: BMVIT
German, 147 pages

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• Final report (pdf, 3.28 MB)
• Summary (German, 2 pages) (pdf, 433.04 kB)