The Idiots' Guide to Highways
Maintenance
Copyright © 2000/08, CJ.Summers
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IS A GUIDE TO WHAT REPORTS ARE
AVAILABLE FROM THE COUNTY SURVEYORS SOCIETY,
AND THE CSS, RELATING TO ROAD PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE, GIVING
AN INDICATION AS TO WHAT THE REPORTS CONTAIN |
| Report list
and associated information |
CSS - FORMERLY THE COUNTY SURVEYORS SOCIETY
The County Surveyors Society was formed in 1885, and was
a society made up of county surveyors.
In 1997/98 it changed its title to just CSS, nothing
else, just CSS.
It is now a body which represents the Directors of :-
Strategic Planning, Transportation, Environment, Waste Management
and Economic Development throughout the U.K..
CSS membership is primarily the Chief Officers of the
local county highway authorities in England and Wales and
the Department of the Environment (Northern Island) Roads
Service.
These officers are not necessarily of a civil/road
engineering background, and not necessarily directly
employed by local government.
The objectives of the CSS are to promote the acquisition
and exchange of knowledge and experience in management
and in the science and technology of highway engineering,
transportation, the environment, waste disposal and
related activities.
Unfortunately the choice of new name of the society has
caused a great deal of confusion, many people thinking
CSS is just a short form of saying County Surveyors
Society, this is not so, the format of the body has
changed.
The CSS has a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Highways Agency which acts as the Highway Authority for
Motorways and Trunk Roads in the U.K., to formally set
out how they co-ordinate work on local and trunk road
management.
Also, an "accord" has been agreed by TAG (
Local Government, Technical Advisors Group) and CSS.
HAPAS - Highway Authorities Product Approval Scheme
This is a recently introduced scheme to "approve /
certificate" new products for use in highway
maintenance and construction, so that individual
authorities do not need to undertake their own trials.
It has been set up by the Highways Agency, CSS and the
British Board of Agrement (BBA).
It would be sensible to wait and see what form the trials
take and how thorough they are in determining how fit for
purpose the various products will be.
The development of HAPAS is administered by the British
Boaard of Agrement (BBA), closely advised by the Highways
Technical Advisory Committee (HiTAC), certificates are
issued by the BBA acting on recommendations from HiTAC.
Specialist groups are created for each product type put
forward for consideration, and the group will report back
its findings to HiTAC.
The reports in this list, although
carrying the CSS suffix, are predominantly reports
commissioned when the County Surveyors Society was the
County Surveyors Society (i.e. a society of actual Local Authority,
County Surveyors) and not the CSS.
Many of the reports could be classed as out of date, but
the actual information on the subjects they refer to is
still relevant and they are all excellent reading.
NOTE
: There have recently
been some major changes in the way the "CSS" presents itself
for access on the internet,
please read the Summer
2007 Newsletter for further details.
For
quick access to the "CSS" website, press here
---------------------------------------------------------> www.cssnet.org.
There is reference to a wider range of reports than included
here, and contact information is likely to be more up to date, as this changes
form time to time between participating authorities.
However you may
not now be able to purchase copies of these reports unless you are a
member of "CSS".
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CSS A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HAUNCHING
See also :- TRRL REPORT PA/SCR243
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CSS ENG/1-94 - RECYCLING IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE
The full title of this report is :-
CSS ENG/1-94 : Use of Recycling for Road Pavement
Construction and Maintenance
It is a fairly comprehensive study of materials,
processes, specifications and testing that can be used in
recycling.
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CSS ENG/1-97 - PERMANENT COLD LAY BITUMINOUS MATERIALS -
PCSM's
The full title is :-
CSS ENG/1 - 97 : Permanent cold lay bituminous materials
Copies used to be available from Gill Bowler, CSS
Administrative Assistant, Derbyshire.
The report actually comes as four reports in one, reports
one and two are a state of the art review at this time,
report three is related to environmental issues,
report four deals with specifications and procedures for
approval of materials.
It includes appendices A10 and A11 from the Specification
for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways relating to
the stiffness and thickness of laid PCSM's,
also HAUC Advice Note 3, relating to PCSM's, and the
National Joint Utilities Group, (NJUG), Approval
Verification Procedure for PCSM'S.
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CSS ENG/2-94 - MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
This report was put together for the CSS by the Soils,
Materials, Design and Specification Group.
The full title is :-
Materials for Construction and Maintenance.
The report is a step towards providing a document which
sets out a policy framework for organisations who need to
procure "materials for construction and
maintenance".
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CSS ENG/2-97 - RECYCLING IN ROAD MAINTENANCE
The full title is :-
CSS ENG/2-97 : Sustainable road maintenance - Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle
This report is a collection of "papers"
relating to "Sustainable Road Maintenance"
which were presented at the CSS conference held at
Leamington Spa on the 18th. of November 1997.
It is very informative and useful reading on the subject.
The report was put together for the CSS by the Soils,
Materials, Design and Specification Group.
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CSS ENG/3-94 - POLYMER MODIFIED SURFACE DRESSING BINDERS
The full title for this report is :-
Polymer Modified Binders for Surface Dressing
The purpose of the report is to investigate the use and
performance of polymer modified binders used in surface
dressing.
It is an informative report and well worth reading.
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CSS ENG/3-95 - SKIDDING RESISTANCE OF ROADS - PSV
The full title is :-
The Achievement of Skidding Characteristics for Road
Pavements;
Volume 2 - PSV values for Aggregate in UK Roads
This report is Volume 2 of a fairly comprehensive
discussion document on many aspects of skid resistance in
relation to road surfaces.
The volume consists of a number of information sheets of
PSV and other aggregate qualities of the main producers
of high PSV aggregate in the UK.
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CSS ENG/4-94 - PROVISION OF SOILS & MATERIALS
ENGINEERING SERVICE
The full title is :-
The Provision of the Soils and Materials Engineers
Service
The purpose of the publication is to consider the
provision of services of a Soils and Materials Engineer,
and how these services can best be arrived at.
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CSS ENG/5-95 - NAMAS ACCREDITED LABORATORIES AND TESTS
This report consists of a number of lists displaying
NAMAS accredited county laboratories and the tests they
are able to perform.
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CSS ENG/6-94 - PAVEMENT DESIGN MANUAL
This manual has been produced for the County Surveyor's
Society by their Soils and Materials, Design and
Specification Group.
It is an excellent concise document containing useful
direct information, and reference to other appropriate
standards.
Some knowledge of the basics of pavement design is needed
to obtain the full benefit of this manual,
in fact it does say, "it has been assumed the advice
and expertise of a specialist materials engineer will be
utilised".
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CSS ENG/6-95 - SOILS & MATERIALS ENGINEERS -
LABORATORIES - TESTING
Full title is :-
A Specification for the Provision of the Soils &
Materials Engineering Service
"The purpose of the publication is to consider the
provision of the Soils and Materials Engineer's Services
and to provide an outlinespecification for its
provision."
This is an excellent report giving a good outline of what
is required of a soils and materials service /
laboratory, with lists of further useful reference works.
It also includes tables of of types of testing for
particular materials and the frequency of testing
required.
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CSS ENG/7-94 - SKIDDING RESISTANCE OF ROADS - EFFECTIVE
PSV - AAV
The report is Vol.1 of a comprehensive discussion
document on many aspects of skid resistance in relation
to road surfaces.
The "new" term EFFECTIVE PSV is mentioned, i.e.
modifying laboratory found PSV's by a plus or minus
factor in view of on site SRV results.
It includes sections on aggregates, polished stone values
(PSV), aggregate abrasion values (AAV), road surfacing
materials including surface dressing and new "thin
wearing courses".
It also discusses methods of testing for PSV of
aggregate, and skid resistance value of road surfaces,
ways of categorising road surface needs are suggested.
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CSS ENV/5-93 - SURFACE DRESSING TRAFFIC SAFETY AND
CONTROL
The full title is :-
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF SURFACE DRESSING
OPERATION
A comprehensive amount of information on the subject is
contained in this report.
This code is produced by the COUNTY SURVEYOR'S SOCIETY,
and you used to be able to obtain copies from :-
Dorset County Council,
Transportation & Engineering Dept.,
County Hall,
Dorchester,
Dorset,
DT1 1XJ
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CSS REPORT NO.3/6-1988 - NUCLEAR DENSITY METER -
COMPACTION
The full title is :-
Nuclear Moisture / Surface Density Gauge : Code of
Practice for Safe Use and Storage
It may be a little out of date but it is still a good
guide to the intricacies of owning, storing, and using a
piece of apparatus that has a radio-active source as part
of its construction.
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CSS REPORT NO.5/10-1988 - ROAD ASSESSMENT EQUIPMENT
The full title is :-
A Directory of Pavement Assessment Equipment
An extremely useful report, with pictures and
explanations of all the main pavement assessment
equipment.
This includes :-
Deflectograph, SCRIM, Falling Weight Deflectometer, High
Speed Road Monitor, Ground Radar, High Speed Texture
Meter, Bump Integrator, Portable Skid Resistance Tester,
Rolling Straight Edge, Griptester, Road SurfaceHardness /
CBR Probe
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CSS REPORT NO.5/14-1989 - WINTER MAINTENANCE CODE OF
PRACTICE / MANUAL
The full title is :-
Winter Maintenance Manual and Code of Practice
It may be a little out of date, but it is still an
extremely useful source of information on most aspects
relating to winter maintenance.
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CSS
ENG/3-2000 : RSDA / CSS Code of Practice for Signing at Surface
Dressing Sites
This code is published jointly by the Road Surface Dressing
Association and the CSS.
It has been designed in accordance with the principles set out in
Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual, but is not meant to supersede
any part of Chapter 8.
Copies are available from :-
CSS, Derbyshire County Council, Environmental Services Department,
County Hall, MATLOCK, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG
Tel. and Fax. Matlock, 01629 585730 (CSS office)
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CSS
ENG 4/2002 : RSDA / CSS Code of
practice for signing at surface dressing sites
This code is published jointly by the Road Surface Dressing
Association and the CSS, and is an update of the previous report
relating to surface dressing signing. This report was published in
September 2002.
Copies are available
from :-
CSS Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Lincolnshire County Council,
City Hall, LINCOLN, LN1 1DN
Tel. 01522 553098
Fax. 01522 512335
I believe the cost is £30:00, to members.
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CSS
Report ENG 1/2003 - Advice Note for the Specification of
Thin Surfacing
This Advice Note was published in July of 2003.
This is an excellent Advice Note and its content relates to the
specifying of "Thin Surfacing Systems".
I believe it is necessary reading if you are considering the use of
any of the range of the proprietary bituminous mixtures now offered by
the industry, these being known as "Thin Surfacing
Systems".
Copies are available
from :-
CSS Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Lincolnshire County Council,
City Hall, LINCOLN, LN1 1DN
Tel. 01522 553098
Fax. 01522 512335
Cost is £5:00 to members and £10:00
to non-members
However,
After the conference,
"Highway Maintenance 2006" organised by the industry journal
Surveyor on the 6th. of June at the East Midlands Conference Centre,
Nottingham, the document,
"Best Practice Guidelines for Specification of modern Negative
Textured Surfaces (NTS) on Local Authority Highways"
has been published and is available to download as a .pdf file
on the website, www.roadscodes.org
I am still not happy about the explanation of what is a HAPAS approved
system and how it relates to the production of individual proprietary
bituminous mixtures, but I am very pleased that the published
"Guidelines" include a revised copy of the CSS,
"Advice Note for the Specification of Thin Surfacing",
(Report Eng/2003).
If you do decide to purchase proprietary materials use this
specification, all of it, but especially the sections "Declaration
of Design", and "Cold Weather Working".
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