Publications

Recent changes to the Australian and New Zealand Standards AS/NZS 1163:2009 Cold-formed structural steel hollow sections, AS/NZS 3678:2011 Structural steel Hot-rolled plates, floorplates and slabs, AS/NZS 3679.1:2010 Structural steel Hot-rolled bars…

Two cementitious water-proofing materials, which are marketed as both surface coatings and integral admixtures for restoring concrete alkalinity and reducing permeability, have been assessed in the field and in the laboratory to determine their…

The standard Super-T bridge girders used in Australia were developed to provide optimum performance at a time when the maximum concrete grade covered by the bridge design code was 50 MPa. This paper examines the opportunities for improved…

Self-compacting concrete (also known as Super-workable concrete in Australia and Self-consolidating concrete in North America) is defined in EN 206 Part 9: Additional Rules for Selfcompacting Concrete (SCC) as concrete that is able to flow and…

Durability design of piles is usually carried out based on AS 2159 and AS 3600. It is widely known that the durability of concrete in acid sulphate environments is significantly influenced by the type of binder

The Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (RTA) has had various concerns regarding the quality of the “cover concrete” produced by contractors and suppliers using certain types of bar chairs in the manufacture of concrete products for RTA bridges.…

Corrugated metal culverts are a low capital cost option for drainage and grade separation structures. Large numbers of corrugated metal culverts installed around Australia over the last century now require effective strategies to manage them as they…

Geopolymer concrete consists of the normal components of fine and coarse aggregate, any required admixtures and aluminosilicate based industry byproducts such as fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag which can be activated with a…

Bridges with reinforced concrete slabs built in Western Australia between the mid 1970s and the late 1980s are likely to have cold-worked steel reinforcement. These slabs were designed to the NAASRA Bridge Standard, the national standard current…

The Auckland Harbour Bridge (AHB) is a steel truss bridge with welded orthotropic box girder extensions on both sides and provides a critical link over the Waitemata harbour. The logistical layout of the surrounding area does not provide any other…