Publications

As part of the ongoing upgrade of timber-piled bridges on the North Island Main Trunk, KiwiRail identified three bridges (BR 280, 281, 282) to be replaced in 2012. These bridges all cross streams of 16 m to 42 m in width and provide a ballast deck…

The North Coast Rail Line in Queensland between Bundaberg and Gladstone has three major crossings over the Burnett, Kolan and Boyne Rivers. The bridges were constructed in the 1890s using cast iron piers and through-girder spans. Queensland Rail…

Detailed investigation and live-load evaluation was undertaken for several 1930s reinforced concrete bridges followed by strengthening where required.

The role of effective project/contract management in the successful delivery of Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) systems has been recognised by RMS specification for ICCP, BS361, which has comprehensive provisions for the supervision of…

AS 5100, the Australian Bridge Design Code, is currently under review. AS 5100.2, Design Loads, sets out the minimum design loads, forces and load effect for road, railway, pedestrian and bicycle bridges and other associated structures.The review of…

The Regional Rail Link is a $4.8 billion, joint Commonwealth and Victorian Government funded infrastructure project designed to remove major bottlenecks in Victoria’s rail network by separating regional and metropolitan trains as they travel from…

The Regional Rail Link (RRL) project is Victoria’s largest rail infrastructure project providing 47.5 km of new dual railway tracks for dedicated V/Line regional rail services between Southern Cross Station and West Werribee Junction via Sunshine…

As bridges age and standards evolve, it has become increasingly necessary to strengthen existing bridges as a much cheaper option than replacing bridges as a whole.

The south-west of Melbourne has experienced huge residential development, and a corresponding increase in rail patronage. The Regional Rail Project effected the separation of Regional and Metropolitan lines between Southern Cross Station, and…

AS 5100 was originally developed for the design of new bridges. There are however, approximately 20,000 existing bridges in Australia. Although Part 7 of the Standard relates to the strength rating of existing bridges, the existing AS 5100 generally…