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This document provides a hyperlinked list of the Austroads Test Methods and Specifications.

This method sets out the procedure for assessing aggregate shape as a ratio of Average Greatest Dimension to Average Least Dimension. This test method can also be downloaded as a 

This test method describes the procedure for establishing sampling locations, sampling intervals or test locations within a lot, which has been defined in terms of mass, volume, perimeter or batches. The method contains procedures which allow…

The webinar showcases the projects recognised with the Austroads Bridge Awards. The Austroads Bridge Awards acknowledge individuals and organisations that have delivered outstanding bridge structures and design across Australia and New Zealand. The…

A load rating was undertaken as part of the asset owners regular periodic load rating on a 139 m total length, 12-span bridge carrying a single ballasted rail track on curved horizontal and vertical alignment originally constructed in 1996. The…

In addition to providing the southern hemisphere's largest-diameter tunnel as an alternative major Yarra River crossing to ease congestion on the 50-year-old West Gate Bridge, the West Gate Tunnel Project is also one of Australia's largest bridge…

New Zealand has many historic and significant steel truss road and rail bridges, with the majority of these constructed between early 1900s to mid-1960s. Steel truss bridges are able to span long distances, and bridge members commonly include…

In late 2019, a concerned driver reported significant settlement at the Alice River Bridge on the Landsborough Highway (Blackall ñ Barcaldine) in Queensland, Australia. This ten span 140 m long bridge was constructed circa 1976, with each pier…

Traditional inspection procedure for condition assessment of bridge structures is laborious, dangerous, time-consuming, capital intensive and highly dependent on subjective human judgment. Subsequently, bridge asset owners pay a high price per…

The potential benefits of using structural health monitoring systems in measuring and recording bridge data have been established in many applications around the world, but the efficiency and effectiveness of such systems depends on how they are…