Publications

Steel in bridge construction in Australia has declined significantly over the last 40 years from around 25% of bridges to as low as 5% of bridges in recent years. The main reasons for this have been the proliferation of precast prestressed concrete…

This paper outlines the design of the replacement of the English Street Bridge over Tullamarine Freeway.

Mainmark are introducing the STRAAM system of full scale structural integrity assessment and continuous monitoring for Bridges into Australia and New Zealand. Advances in measuring extremely low amplitude vibrations combined with methods for…

Reliable live traffic data collection is crucial for effective pavement life prediction, fatigue estimation, vibration control, maintenance, and condition assessment of the bridge structures. Bridge weigh-in-motion (BWIM) is a technology utilising a…

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…

In the last few decades, the use of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) for strengthening structures has attracted structural engineers due to its superior properties, such as its high strength-toweight ratio, corrosion resistance and ease of…

Alkali activated binders (geopolymer) is an emerging technology to produce concrete without the use of any Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) by alkali activation of alumino-silicate source materials such as fly ash and/or slag. Limited knowledge on…

Steel became a common construction material for bridges, replacing timber and masonry construction to achieve longer span crossings. These structures are still functioning well, although the majority of them are now considered to have sub-standard…

Strengthening-By-Stiffening (SBS) is a new concept developed to enhance the strength and performance of shear-deficient thin-walled steel girders. In SBS, pultruded composite sections are bonded to buckling prone web panels to serve as stiffeners.

Standard design techniques for corrugated steel culverts take advantage of the flexibility and ductility of the steel liners to transfer soil loads mainly through axial compression, with very small bending moments, relative to the size of the…