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RStO 12: German “guidelines for the standadisation of pavement structures of traffic areas” in English

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Cover of the English edition of the RStO guidelines

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Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (FGSV – German Road and Transportation Research Association) has published the English translation 2015 of the RStO edition 2012 entitled “Guidelines for the standardisation of pavement structures of traffic areas”.

The RStO guidelines set out the standard situations for new construction and rehabilitation of standardized pavement structures in rural and urban areas. The purpose of the RStO is to create and maintain a pavement standard for roadways and other traffic areas by using technically appropriate and economical structures. The...

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