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Scoping Study for a National Heavy Vehicle Bridge Assessment System
AP-R634-20
14 Sep 2020
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Earlier Austroads investigations seeking to develop Bridge Formulae for inclusion in the Performance Based Standard Network Classification Guidelines concluded that there is little benefit to be gained from attempting to recompose the existing…
Webinar: Investigation and Development of Bridge Formulae for Inclusion in the Performance-based Standards
WEB-R615-20
29 Apr 2020
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This webinar, presented on 29 April 2020, discusses the merits of three options to advance the future of PBS access in Australia as it relates to bridges. The webinar explains the role that PBS bridge formulae play in vehicle design and approval. It…
Investigation and Development of Bridge Formulae for Inclusion in the Performance-based Standards
AP-R615-20
13 Mar 2020
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The May 2018 National Transport Commission review of the Australian Performance-Based Standards (PBS) scheme revealed the need to improve the efficiency of heavy vehicle access via the PBS scheme to access substantial national freight productivity,…
Bridge Assessment: A comparison of approaches by bridge engineers and the Performance Based Standards Scheme
AP-C103-19
21 Mar 2019
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This document describes the discrepancy between the tiers of bridge assessment documented in the Heavy Vehicle National Law&rsquo
Achieving Low Life Cycle Cost
ABC2017-122-17
26 Apr 2017
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Bridges, tunnels and other road structures are presently designed to achieve their design life requirement of 100 years. This may not necessarily lead to a cost-effective outcome and all asset owners are seeking the lowest whole of life cycle cost…
Management of Heavy Vehicle Access to Bridges
ABC2017-120-17
26 Apr 2017
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Australia has regularly reviewed access to the road and bridge network with a view to increasing transport productivity. The current access regime for heavy vehicles has evolved over time with access now controlled by a range of regulations, notices,…
Emergency Responses to the Accidentally Damaged Bridges
ABC2017-157-17
26 Apr 2017
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The Infrastructure Asset management is facing critical demand and challenges in encountering the concerning issues pertaining to the existing bridges due to un-foreseen accidents. The emergency issues arising due to possible vandalism, low height…
Strengthening of Bridges for Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles
ABC2017-125-17
26 Apr 2017
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Currently there is pressure from the freight industry to allow higher performance freight vehicles (HPFV) the use of major transport routes, particularly between the major centres of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. An initial review of the existing…
Beyond Data Collection: Bridge Inspections in the Digital Age
ABC2017-152-17
26 Apr 2017
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Collecting, processing, and administering data from bridge inspections underpins bridge lifecycle management. Although, the inspection process and identification of material defects is well defined and documented, little guidance is given on systems…
Operational and Inventory Management of Bridges
ABC2017-129-17
26 Apr 2017
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Theoretical assessments of a bridge network to AS5100.7 identify many bridges operating at margins smaller than those embodied in AS 5100.7. The cost of strengthening these bridges is unpalatable and the consequences of restricting access are…
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