Publications

Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) QA Specification B80 'Concrete work for Bridge' (TfNSW B80)10 has seen continual improvement over the years. These improvements adopted recent industry trends and new technologies including self-compacting…

In attempts to reduce the CO2 footprint of the construction industry, technologies have been developed in the past for the replacement of Portland cement by other materials, such as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), which have had the…

The Dynon Road Bridge over Moonee Ponds Creek is a 12-span, 61 metre long cast in-situ concrete flat-slab bridge constructed in 1941. This art-deco style bridge is heavily trafficked and an important link between Melbourneís western suburbs and the…

This paper will give a brief history of our concrete technology and concrete durability journey within TMR QLD over the last 20 years together with our present position and issues, and where we see some of our future challenges and development.…

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…

The Peka Peka to Ōtaki (PP2O) Expressway is a 12km section of the new Kapiti Expressway, north of Wellington, New Zealand. The project includes nine road bridges, two underpasses, five pedestrian bridges and several large culverts. Innovative…

Vehicle induced dynamic effects on bridges are one of the most complex phenomena in bridge engineering. Most of the international bridge design standards and codes of practice provide limited guidance or none for design against dynamic effects. It…

Sustainability is now a critical requirement for infrastructure as well as for buildings and the general built environment as we strive to limit Climate Change. Net Zero by 2050 is Australia's Government objective and this is an important focus in…

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of bridges has many short- and long-term benefits including increasing reliability, safety and cost-effective maintenance and operation of road networks. The Technical Services branch of Transport for NSW (TfNSW)…

Limiting carbon footprint by reducing the amount of construction materials is one of the main actions that contributes to sustainable construction practice. This applies to composite bridge superstructure designed to AS5100.6. The revised version of…