Publications

A major revision of AS 5100.4 Bearing and Deck Joints has been undertaken in preparation for the publication of a new edition of AS 5100. The major changes to Part 4 of the Standard include the introduction of provisions for modular deck joints and…

Ideally, a balanced cantilever bridge is built with its superstructure continuous between the abutments. For long bridges, mid-length expansion joints may be necessary. The separation of expansion joints may be maximised by supporting the…

Roads and Maritime Services of Transport for NSW in collaboration with the Bridge Solution Alliance formed by Freyssinet, Lend Lease and Sage Automation undertook a major maintenance project to solve stay cable vibrations, strengthening-related…

Modular bridge expansion joints (MBEJs) are widely used throughout the world for the provision of controlled pavement continuity during seismic, thermal expansion, contraction and long-term creep and shrinkage movements of bridge superstructures.…

Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge, first opened to traffic in 1978, is around 2.5 km long and comprises an 848 m long five-span steel box girder portion over the Yarra River and two continuous concrete box girder approach viaducts 871 m and 670 m long.…

This report incorporates recent research, best practice examples, and jurisdictional inputs to propose a set of model national speed limit guidelines for setting speed limits at high-risk locations. The model guidelines represent a harm reduction…

This compendium presents information on speed as a contributor to rural road crashes. It provides information on treatments that can be used to address speed, either at key locations (curves, intersections or the approach to towns) or for routes in…

This report reviews the use of point-to-point speed enforcement internationally in order to provide principles for better practice for its use in Australia and New Zealand. Point-to-point enforcement is a relatively new technological approach to…

In modern bridge structures, bridge bearings and expansion joints are commonly the source of most maintenance and performance issues. In some situations their performance can lead to the closure/failure of major structures and their maintenance can…