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Chris' Published Papers and Reports

All of his papers and major reports in one place!

1996 - On the Calculation of Rut Depths
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 21-03-2018

ARRB Journal. Implications of sampling on rut depth calculations

1996 - Calibrating Road Roughness Meters
 2749 Downloads
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 21-03-2018

TRB Conference. The calibration of response-type roughness meters

1996 - Bennett - Memo on Modelling Non-Motorised Transport
 1521 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

Memo on modelling non-motorized traffic.

1996 - Bennett - Memo on Modelling Capital Costs in HDM-4
 1921 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

Memo on capital costs modelling.

1995 - The Effects of Traffic Congestion on Fuel Consumption
 1404 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

Describes the development of the HDM-4 congestion-fuel model

1995 - Review of Experience Using HDM-III VOC Model
 1118 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

A review of how HDM-III was used in studies in different countries

1995 - Review of Experience Using HDM-III
 2208 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

A review of how HDM-III was used in studies in different countries

Review of how the HDM-III RDME model was applied in different studies

Application of HDM-III to determine road investment program for Nepal

Original report describing HDM-4 RUE models. Much of the work was subsequently updated but still provides good background information

Comprehensive review of procedures and preliminary recommendations for HDM-4

1995 - International - Review of Experience With HDM-III
 1447 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

A review of how HDM-III was used in studies in different countries.

1995 - Implementation of TRL RUE Workshop Recommendations
 1946 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

How the recommendations from the workshop were implemented

1995 - Fuel Consumption Modelling in HDM-4
 2603 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

Describes development of HDM-4 fuel model

1995 - Effects of Speed Cycles and Queuing on VOC
 2072 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

Describes how VOC are calculated for the HDM-4 work zone modelling

1995 - Effect of Pavement Maintenance on Road Users
 2106 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

The preliminary HDM-4 work zone model

Low Volume Roads Conference. Application of HDM-III

1994 - Road Networks: Maximising the Net Present Value
 2422 Downloads
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 21-03-2018

IPENZ Conference. Paper describing use of NPV as criteria for road investments

TRB Conference. Paper showing how HDM can be used to establish design standards for new pavements

1994 - Managing the Road Infrastructure
 1349 Downloads
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 21-03-2018

Asia Roads Conference. Describes issues associated with road asset management

1994 - Lesotho - DTIMS Calibration for Lesotho
 899 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

Preliminary Draft Report that discusses the quantification of VOC for use in dTIMS.

Inception report from the HDM-4 Technical Relationships Study in Malaysia.

1994 - India - Loadman Training Guide
 1407 Downloads
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Manual for how to use the LOADMAN portable falling weight deflectometer

1994 - India - HDM VOC and PDWE Calibration
 1482 Downloads
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 21-03-2018

A report on establishing VOC and pavement deterioration relationships for India. Contains a detailed review of the India VOC and PDWE research and how this work was used to establish models for use in the dTIMS PMS application.

1994 - India - HDM VOC and PDWE Calibration
 1593 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

A report on establishing VOC and pavement deterioration relationships for India. Contains a detailed review of the India VOC and PDWE research and how this work was used to establish models for use in the dTIMS PMS application.

1994 - India - Guide to Processing ARAN Data
 2060 Downloads
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 25-06-2019

Guide for the 4States Pavement Management Project on how the ARAN data were processed

1994 - Evaluation of the ARAN High Speed Profilometer
 2515 Downloads
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Testing of the ARAN vehicle's roughness measurements

ARRB Journal. Paper evaluating applicability of speed environment approach to NZ

1994 - Driver Deceleration Behaviour on a Motorway
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 21-03-2018

TRB Conference. Development of models to predict deceleration behaviour

1994 - Driver Acceleration and Deceleration Behaviour
 2703 Downloads
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 21-03-2018

Results of studies in New Zealand

Report comparing deflections from two instruments

Chris Bennett's PhD dissertation on developing a model for predicting speeds on two-lane highways.

How the marginal costs due to speed changes are calculated

1992 - Thailand - HDM-III Approach
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 21-03-2018

Short note on modified version of HDM-III for Thailand

1992 - Errors in Speed Surveys
 2310 Downloads
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 21-03-2018

Arrb Conference. The implications of speed measurement errors in speed surveys

1992 - Calibration of Roughness Vehicles
 1380 Downloads
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 21-03-2018

Comparison of calibrations between three roughness measurement vehicles in New Zealand

1992 - Assessment of Roughness Vehicles
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 21-03-2018

Paper on differences in roughness measurements between two different roughness vehicles

1991 - The Calibration and Application of HDM-III to Myanmar
 1224 Downloads
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How HDM-III was modified and used for a study in Myanmar. Covers VOC and PDWE calibration as well as roughness measurements and application of HDM

1991 - Nepal - Road Maintenance Project
 1455 Downloads
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 21-03-2018

Calibration and application of HDM-III for a feasibility study in Nepal.

How HDM-III was modified and calibrated to Myanmar for the Comprehensive Transport Study.

1989 - NZ - Vehicle Classification System
 88 Downloads
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Working paper from Chris' PhD research into an axle based vehicle classification system for New Zealand.

National Roads Board Road Research Unit Bulletin. Detailed analysis on the modelling of vehicle depreciation costs.

Working paper from Chris' PhD research into using piezo electric sensors for weigh-in-motion.

1989 - NZ - New Zealand Vehicle Operating Costs Model
 537 Downloads
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Road Research Unit Bulletin 82. This is the first NZVOC Model which was used to generate the vehicle operating costs for the Project Evaluation Manual.

Working paper from Chris' PhD research into predicting the additional fuel consumption from speed change cycles.

1988 - NZ - Predicting Truck Speeds on Grades
 66 Downloads
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Working paper from Chris' PhD research on using mechanistic principles to predict truck speeds on grades.

Working paper from Chris' PhD research on predicting vehicle acceleration and deceleration behaviour.

1988 - NZ - Creating Speed Profiles from VDDAS Data
 59 Downloads
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Working paper from Chris' PhD research on how to create speed profiles from multiple locations where speeds are monitored.

1986 - NZ - Vehicle Operating Costs in New Zealand
 1188 Downloads
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 24-07-2019

Short paper summarizing key findings from Chris Bennett's M.Eng. thesis on predicing vehicle operating costs.

1986 - NZ - Representation of Traffic Data
 957 Downloads
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 24-07-2019

Conference paper showing how traffic flow data over a year has a bi-modal distribution and how this can be modelled. Provided key foundational work applied later in HDM-4.

1985 - NZ - TRARR Input Data
 342 Downloads
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 24-07-2019

The computer model TRARR was developed for predicting traffic flows on two lane highways. This paper presents the calibrated input data based on local surveys.

1985 - NZ - TRARR HCV Parameters
 303 Downloads
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 24-07-2019

The computer model TRARR was developed for predicting traffic flows on two lane highways. This paper presents the results of calibration surveys for the HCV parameters.

1985 - NZ - TRARR Calibration Surveys
 840 Downloads
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 24-07-2019

The computer model TRARR was developed for predicting traffic flows on two lane highways. This paper presents the results of calibration surveys for the model at three sites around New Zealand.

1985 - NZ - HCV Characteristics for Economic Analysis
 381 Downloads
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 24-07-2019

Paper analyzing the characteristics of heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) to characterize them for economic analyses.

1985 - NZ - Framework for Vehicle Classifications
 450 Downloads
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 24-07-2019

Proposed vehicle classification system.

1985 - A Highway Economic Evaluation Model for New Zealand
 1753 Downloads
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 21-03-2018

Chris Bennett's MEng dissertation on developing a model for predicting vehicle operating costs.