About
Canterbury Accelerated Pavement Testing Indoor Facility (CAPTIF)
One of the world's most technically advanced pavement testing facilities.
Construction
Control
roomTransit New Zealand manages New Zealand's only accelerated pavement testing facility, based at the University of Canterbury.
Canterbury Accelerated Pavement Testing Indoor Facility (CAPTIF) is a full-scale testing facility that has the technology and personnel to test a wide range of pavement and vehicle properties, and the interaction between them. Regular road construction equipment is used to build the test-pavement and standard heavy vehicle components are fitted to the loading apparatus.
Pre-test
work
Wheel
& armContact the CAPTIF manager for details on how:
- CAPTIF can provide answers to your roading problems and the impact of vehicle types on pavements;
- to undertake research projects;
- to visit the CAPTIF facility.
CAPTIF Manager Contact Details
David Alabaster
Captif Office
12 McLeans Island Rd
Harewood
Christchurch 5
New Zealand
Telephone: +64 3 359 6967
Facsimile: +64 3 359 6893
Email: David.Alabaster@transit.govt.nz