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The New Australian Standard AS 5100 Part 9: Timber Bridges
ABC-AUS203-14
22 Oct 2014
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Timber bridges are enjoying a revival around the world for pedestrian and vehicular use. There are several reasons for this. Growing interest in reducing CO2 emissions and increasing sustainability has paved the way in part. New and innovative use…
Rehabilitation of Coonamit Bridge Over Wakool River, Swan Hill
ABC-MAR103-14
22 Oct 2014
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The Coonamit Bridge is a Dare-type timber truss road bridge and was built in 1929. It is a representative example of a Dare timber truss road bridge and is assessed as being of state heritage significance, primarily on the basis of its technical and…
Quantifying the Benefits of High Productivity Vehicles
AP-R465-14
4 Jul 2014
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This report outlines the direct and indirect benefits of High Productivity Vehicles (HPV) in Australia. Direct benefits examined include safety, productivity, fuel and environmental savings. An attempt has also been made to estimate indirect…
Use of Auxiliary Brakes in Heavy Vehicles
AP-R456-14
25 Mar 2014
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This report reviews the use of auxiliary brakes by drivers of heavy vehicles on long and steep descents. The research was in response to a number of serious incidents involving runaway trucks on long, steep grades and continued noise complaints from…
Capacity of Compression Members in RTA Timber Truss Bridges
ABC-IAR002-11
31 Oct 2011
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Since the introduction of the limit state design method for Australian bridge design in the Austroads Bridge Design Code in 1992, there has not been an associated limit states timber bridge design code. The last applicable code was the working…
Performance-based Specification for Electronic Work Diary and Heavy Vehicle Speed Monitoring
AP-R386-11
19 Jul 2011
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This report presents the performance-based specification for an electronic work diary and heavy vehicle speed monitoring as directed by the Australian Transport Council (ATC) at its November 2008 meeting. The ATC directed the immediate development…
Impact of Light Commercial Vehicles / Rigid Trucks in Urban Networks: Scoping Study
AP-R376-11
31 May 2011
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The purpose of the study is to recommend an ongoing Austroads research programme that is focussed on the impacts of the increasing volume of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and rigid trucks (Rigids) on the urban traffic network in terms of their…
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