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Monash Freeway Upgrade - Warrigal Road Bridge Barrier Upgrade
ABC2022-093-22
18 Nov 2022
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The $761 million stage 2 of Monash Freeway Upgrade project involves the addition of 36 kilometres of new lanes to one of Melbourne's busiest freeways, as well as other upgrades at Beaconsfield interchange and O'Shea Road. As part of the project, the…
Austroads Bridge Conference 2022 Papers
ABC2022-000-22
16 Nov 2022
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The 11th Austroads Bridge Conference brought together more than 400 delegates from Australia and New Zealand. A diverse audience comprising 
Simulating Barrier Crashworthiness with High Certainty and Ensuring Safety in Design
ABC2017-099-17
26 Apr 2017
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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…
Weather Resistant Steel As Viable Option For Country Timber Bridge Replacements
ABC2017-121-17
26 Apr 2017
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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…
Assessment Methods for Timber Bridges with Round Girders and Corbels
ABC2017-069-17
21 Apr 2017
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Australia still has thousands of timber bridges in service which were designed and constructed long ago to carry lighter loads than they now carry. The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads manages in excess of 300 timber bridges, of…
Bridge Anti-falling Load Systems Performance Qualification Procedure Proposal
ABC2017-077-17
21 Apr 2017
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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…
Network Wide Assessment of Bridge Barrier Safety
ABC2017-013-17
20 Apr 2017
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The need for higher performance bridge barriers has been reflected in changes in barrier
Economical Design for Impact Actions on Bridge Structures
ABC2017-017-17
20 Apr 2017
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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…
Innovative Finite Element Techniques in Bridge Assessment: Case Studies in Timber and Steel Bridges
ABC2017-021-17
20 Apr 2017
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Roads and Maritime Services currently manages about 5600 bridges and bridge size culverts in New South Wales (NSW). These bridges were built during the last 150 years for various design loadings, structural forms and materials. Some of these bridges…
Proposed Methodology for Upgrading Bridge Barriers
ABC-MAR104-14
22 Oct 2014
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The AS 5100 Standard provides requirements for multiple-performance-level barriers. Historical barriers constructed before 1970 generally do not meet modern requirements for safety. This paper builds on ongoing previous research projects within…
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