Publications

One of the hottest discussed topics in the international engineering community at present is sustainability of infrastructure with respect to global warming and climate change. Global warming and climate change could result in frequent extreme…

Bridge management is a comprehensive process linking bridge inspection and appraisal with community needs and funding sources, to plan, prioritise, fund, and procure the operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, upgrading and replacement of existing…

This paper proposes a risk and criticality strategy that can be used in the development of bridge specific data collection and monitoring strategies. New Zealand has on average one bridge every 5.2km. The functionality of the road network is…

The nation of Zambia is located in southern Africa, covering an area slightly larger than the state of Texas. The Road Development Agency (RDA) manages over 5,000 bridges and culverts on the national road network. These structures are vital to the…

Dubai is known for its impossibly tall skyscrapers, confoundingly large shopping malls and unbearable summer heat. One aspect of this gleaming city that is sometimes overlooked is its varying array of beautiful vehicular bridges, tiled underpasses…

State Departments of Transportation throughout the United States are making significant changes related to bridge inspection and management. This is being driven by technological advancements, new regulatory requirements, and increased public…

This project aims to review current technologies and techniques for automatic freeway incident detection (AFID) and to provide guidance on the deployment of AFID applications, focusing on the operational aspects of incident detection. The focus is…

The Austroads Improving Traffic Incident Management project involves a review of traffic incident management in major urban regions across Australia and New Zealand. This report provides a brief overview of all aspects of traffic incident management,…

This report reviewed current traffic incident management practices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, to identify successful practices and challenges or gaps in current practices that could lead to improvements in the management of…

This report investigates the appropriateness of microsimulation modelling for the planning, operation and training of incident management in a road network. The methodology for this study includes a literature review and a modelling case study of…