Publications

VicRoads manages a significant number of structures where access for inspection is difficult due to height, length and the obstacle being crossed

Collisions of over-height vehicles with low clearance bridges is a worldwide problem. They have caused injuries, fatalities and serious damages to infrastructures. To mitigate risks, laser or infrared based detection systems, in conjunction with…

KiwiRail manages a wide range of rail assets, including approximately 1700 bridges and major culverts within resource and investment constraints. With an existing asset stock that is aging there is increased pressure to manage assets on whole-of-…

Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge, first opened to traffic in 1978, is around 2.5km long and comprises a five-span steel box girder portion over the Yarra River and two continuous concrete box girder approach viaducts.

As with other similar bridges throughout the world, the steel box girder spans of Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge have, in recent years, exhibited an increasing incidence of fatigue cracking.

In 2008 the Auckland Motorway Alliance (AMA) was established to maintain and manage the 220km of motorway network that surrounds Auckland city. This equates to over 1100 structural assets incorporating tunnels, bridges & viaducts, culverts and…

At 1.76km long, the Rakaia River Bridge is the longest bridge in New Zealand. When combined with the Rangitata River Bridges (identical structural form), these structures comprise 223 spans and over 2.7km of reinforced concrete bridge on State…

Somerset Regional Council (SRC) is situated an hour west of Brisbane and is the fastest growing local government area in southeast Queensland with a growth rate of 3.0 per cent and home to 23,000 people.

Roads and Maritime Services (Roads and Maritime) has engaged Opus International Consultants (Opus) to undertake the detailed design and preparation of tender documentation for the bridge over Uarbry Causeway on the Golden Highway (HW27), 64.4km west…

We are living in a world which has an ever-increasing amount of digitisation: people sip their cappuccinos while reading the Saturday paper on a tablet, university students stream lectures to their laptops without ever setting foot on campus,…