Publications

Increased worldwide production of Portland cement in recent decades, meet the demands of the construction industry, has led to alarming increases in CO2 emission into the atmosphere. Global interest in the mitigation of global warming has led to…

Pot bearings installed in bridges constructed before 1970 are coming to the end of their nominal 50-year design life. In recent years, a new generation of spherical bearings has become available as an alternative to pot bearings. These bearings…

The paper presents a whole life cycle analysis of bridges and civil structures with due consideration of environment and economic aspects. The study is presented considering variables of constituent materials components so as to reduce the…

The concept of steel-concrete composite beams requiring shear studs welded to an upper steel flange to provide a shear connection to a concrete slab is no longer required. Instead, composite dowels are formed by cutting an intended shape (steel-…

Bonded anchors are also known as bonded fasteners or chemical anchors are often used to connect structural elements and non-structural elements to structural components. The embedded metal part may be a threaded rod, deformed reinforcing bar,…

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

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…

Road authorities, practitioners and other stakeholders have identified minor editorial issues within the Austroads Guide to Road Design (GRD) Parts 4, 4A, 4B and 4C that result in possible ambiguity or inconsistency within the Guides to Road Design…

Over recent years there have been a number of incidents of structural failures of sign and high mast lighting structures across Australia and New Zealand, primarily due to poor design and construction practices. In addition to the obvious…

Austroads has recently completed a project to consolidate the previous Guide to Road Design Part 1: Introduction to Road Design, Part 2: Design Considerations and Part 8: Process and Documentation into a new Part 1: Objectives of Road Design. This…