Publications

The main structural components of the railway bridge at Bankstown, installed in January 2011, are two 18m steel welded arch trusses with an overall height of 3.5m. Each truss comprises fabricated box sections for the chords and I sections for the…

The existing rail track support on the Sydney Harbour Bridge consists of timber transoms and deck supported on steel stringers and cross-girders of the Bridge. The deck area of the Bridge is solid except in the rail corridor. Not having a solid deck…

The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is one of the busiest and most successful railway lines in the United Kingdom and it is challenged with improving efficiency for passenger and freight services to meet future demands for low carbon transportation. A…

This paper provides a high level overview of the Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project. This project is being delivered by Transport Construction Authority (TCA) in an alliance with Leighton Contractors, AECOM (formerly Maunsell Australia),…

This report analyses the existing vehicle fleet mix and forecast future fleet growth and reviews the appropriate indicators for the level of service for freight vehicles. It also compiles the current practices in improving the efficiency of freight…

Describes a forecasting and scenario-testing model for freight flows between regions of Australia (by 16 commodities, by all modes).

This technical document presents the validation/calibration of the dynamic load response models and provides detailed comparisons between the predicted dynamic responses from the models (linear and non-linear) with the measured wheel force data that…

This Austroads report gives details on the noise levels and changes in frequencies generated by the operation of engine brakes. The report proposes development of a test for noise monitoring (stationary or moving vehicle) as an Australian Design…