Publications

In recent years, there has been a significant growth in the new and extension of railway lines in Victoria. This has resulted in an increase need for rail viaducts due to narrow rail corridors in heavily built up suburban areas. Traditional railway…

There is a growing requirement for infrastructure to consider sustainable practices to ensure the preservation of resources and achievement of climate change ambitions. In the areas of recycled materials, the Australian Federal Government has…

The New Nowra Bridge is the third crossing over the Shoalhaven River at this location, and will carry all northbound traffic on the Princes Highway through Nowra. It is one component of the design and construct Nowra Bridge project, which widens 1.7…

This webinar, presented by Dr James Grenfell and Dr Didier Bodin, focuses on the development of a specification on the supply of recycled crushed glass sand as part of a project to support increased use of recycled crushed glass (RCG) in road…

The purpose of this guideline is to provide potential recyclers with the information they need to gain a better understanding of how recycled crushed glass (RCG) should be processed to make it fit-for-purpose for infrastructure applications. This…

This report presents the technical basis for the development of the Austroads technical specification and guideline for the use of recycled glass in bedding, backfilling material, concrete, road drainage, embankment fill, and landscaping…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 3120 sets out the requirements for the supply of aggregates used for sprayed bituminous surfacing work. The technical specification can also be downloaded as a Word document.

This Test Method determines the susceptibility of aggregate to an expansive reaction when mixed with cement in a concrete mix. It measures the change in length of concrete prisms containing the aggregate under investigation. This Test Method is not…

This Test Method determines the susceptibility of aggregate to an expansive reaction when mixed with cement in a concrete mix. It measures the change in length of representative mortar bars containing the aggregate under investigation during storage…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5820 specifies the requirements for the supply and application of anti-graffiti coating systems to structures, roadside furniture and traffic controller boxes. It excludes the application of coating systems to…