Steyn, WJVDM2007-08-232007-08-232006-09Steyn, WJVDM. 2006. Use of fitness-for-purpose criteria for transport infrastructure products. 3rd IRF/SARF regional conference for Africa and exhibition: roads for the African renaissance, Durban, South Africa, 11-13 September 2006, 8p.http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1154There is a proliferation of various types of non-standard transport infrastructure products where existing standards and specifications do not cater for the specific type of products. Traditionally, the lack of specifications for these products caused the client and user to rely on manufacturer supplied information on the expected benefits of the product. This is not a healthy situation, as different products are then compared without similar parameters to base decisions on selection for specific applications on process. The concept of Agrément has been developed in the traditional built environment field to cater for these non-standard types of products. The objective of Agrément is to develop guidelines for the evaluation and subsequent certification of non-standard products to assess their fitness for- purpose. Therefore, this paper provides background to the Agrément concept, discusses the current evaluation systems being available through Agrément for road infrastructure and reflects on the effect of this fitness-for-purpose system on the growth of sustainable road infrastructure in Africa.enEvaluation systemsRoad infrastructuresCertification requirementsSustainable road infrastructuresConference PresentationSteyn, W. (2006). Use of fitness-for-purpose criteria for transport infrastructure products. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1154Steyn, WJVDM. "Use of fitness-for-purpose criteria for transport infrastructure products." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1154Steyn W, Use of fitness-for-purpose criteria for transport infrastructure products; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1154 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Steyn, WJVDM AB - There is a proliferation of various types of non-standard transport infrastructure products where existing standards and specifications do not cater for the specific type of products. Traditionally, the lack of specifications for these products caused the client and user to rely on manufacturer supplied information on the expected benefits of the product. This is not a healthy situation, as different products are then compared without similar parameters to base decisions on selection for specific applications on process. The concept of Agrément has been developed in the traditional built environment field to cater for these non-standard types of products. The objective of Agrément is to develop guidelines for the evaluation and subsequent certification of non-standard products to assess their fitness for- purpose. Therefore, this paper provides background to the Agrément concept, discusses the current evaluation systems being available through Agrément for road infrastructure and reflects on the effect of this fitness-for-purpose system on the growth of sustainable road infrastructure in Africa. DA - 2006-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Evaluation systems KW - Road infrastructures KW - Certification requirements KW - Sustainable road infrastructures LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - Use of fitness-for-purpose criteria for transport infrastructure products TI - Use of fitness-for-purpose criteria for transport infrastructure products UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1154 ER -