Austrian Design Standards for Block Pavements

Abstract

The Austrian specification for pavement design which was modified the last time in 1998 consists of a catalogue type of stand ardized structures for bituminous and concrete pavements. Recently, an extension of this guideline by new pavement types was completed, covering block pavements and small slabs of concrete as well as of natural stones. The paper gives an overview on the structure of the specification, the underlying analytical design calculations, and on the new pavement types and their limits of application. The new version of the guideline was published recently.