Publications

This webinar, presented on 26 September 2017, provides guidance on improved on-road public transport drawn from the experience of jurisdictions in Australia, New Zealand and overseas. The webinar was presented by Alison Lee and Graham McCabe. The…

On-road public transport provides the ability for people to move between their homes, employment, recreation and services efficiently with less road space being required per passenger than private car use. In response to this, practitioners in many…

Roads and Maritime Services of NSW (RMS) design, accept and manage barriers for use on classified roads and bridges. Crash testing of a system of barrier units is infrequently performed due to high costs and a myriad of impact conditions that needs…

When adopting the European Standard for road restraint systems EN1317, France faced the need to adapt its National Guidelines in order to allow anti-falling load systems to be qualified and used on its territory. The original French bridge parapets…

The need for higher performance bridge barriers has been reflected in changes in barrier

Vehicular barriers are essential for highway bridges, and are often under the risks of vehicular impact. However, the current highway codes of practice use the force-based design which ignores the inertial resistance arising from the mass of the…