Publications

Austroads is currently updating Section 3: Inspection, Testing, Monitoring and Reporting of the Guide to Bridge Technology Part 7: Maintenance and Management of Existing Bridges. The project involves taking a fresh look at the inspection process to…

As part of the West Gate Tunnel Project, the existing exit ramp from Footscray Rd westbound lanes to the elevated CityLink northbound lanes is to be upgraded and extended to form a new ramp (Ramp F3) that improves connection from Footscray Rd to…

Assessment of heavy vehicle access is a key challenge for local government in Australia which is only becoming more critical as structure assets age and the demands associated with the freight task increase. Bridge assessment in Australia has been…

The assessment of the reliable, safe, live load structural capacity of a bridge is fundamentally different to design because design is a lower bound process due to uncertainties about loads, materials, geometry, analysis and the small marginal costs…

Castlereagh Road is a key transport corridor in Western Sydney which was constrained by the existing rail overbridge at Penrith on the Sydney Trains Main Western Line adjacent to the Great Western Highway. A new bridge spanning 40m across the…

The 11th Austroads Bridge Conference brought together more than 400 delegates from Australia and New Zealand. A diverse audience comprising 

Poor performance of structural details known as halving joints has been the cause of some international bridge collapses in the past 20 years. While the Queensland Department of Transport &

Bridge asset management is an important task to maintain the safety of our transportation network. The key activities of management of bridge assets include bridge inspection, analysis, assessment, bridge rehabilitation, and structural monitoring.…

Bridge management is how to care for a bridge asset from design to demolition. A system that comprises tools for managing bridge assets is called a 'bridge management system (BMS)'. BMS aims to assure safe ongoing serviceability by optimising the…

Durability of post-tensioning tendons is an important backbone for the achievement of the desired service life of prestressed post-tensioned structures. Experience by others, including failures and rehabilitation of major pre-stressed concrete…