The Achievements of the "Computer Integrated Road Construction" Project

The CIRC project has been the first major European project aiming at introducing the benefits of new technologies into the road work sites. After having introduced the project and its functional objectives, the paper describes the two products that were developed, the one for the compactors and the one for the asphalt pavers. A special stress is given to the major innovations that have resulted from the project. The paper end with the description of the achievements in terms of industrialisation of the Products.