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Webinar: Best-Practice Approaches to Road Freight and Communities
WEB-R636-20
26 Nov 2020
Freight
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The freight industry is critical to the Australian and New Zealand economies. It comprises road, rail, sea and air transportation including supporting services such as warehousing, storage, freight forwarding and customs brokerage for both domestic…
Webinar: Harmonisation of Measurement and Mass Assessment Procedures for Special Purpose Vehicles in Australasia
WEB-R632-20
5 Nov 2020
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Within Australia and New Zealand, the processes, procedures and reporting of mass and dimensions of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) differs significantly depending on the jurisdiction where the measurements take place. Austroads&rsquo
Best Practice Approaches to Road Freight and Communities
AP-R636-20
28 Oct 2020
Freight
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Austroads commissioned project &lsquo
Scoping Study for a National Heavy Vehicle Bridge Assessment System
AP-R634-20
14 Sep 2020
Freight
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Earlier Austroads investigations seeking to develop Bridge Formulae for inclusion in the Performance Based Standard Network Classification Guidelines concluded that there is little benefit to be gained from attempting to recompose the existing…
Harmonisation of Measurement and Mass Assessment Procedures for Special Purpose Vehicles in Australasia
AP-R632-20
14 Sep 2020
Freight
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Within Australasia Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), also known as mobile plant in New Zealand, are routinely measured and weighed differently depending on the jurisdiction completing the measuring and weighing. The objective of this research is to…
Framework and Tools for Road Freight Access Decisions
AP-R629-20
4 Aug 2020
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Austroads has commissioned this research report to review existing heavy vehicle road access guidelines and tools used by jurisdictional and local government road managers across Australia and New Zealand. Based on this review and gap analysis, a…
Webinar: Investigation and Development of Bridge Formulae for Inclusion in the Performance-based Standards
WEB-R615-20
29 Apr 2020
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This webinar, presented on 29 April 2020, discusses the merits of three options to advance the future of PBS access in Australia as it relates to bridges. The webinar explains the role that PBS bridge formulae play in vehicle design and approval. It…
Investigation and Development of Bridge Formulae for Inclusion in the Performance-based Standards
AP-R615-20
13 Mar 2020
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The May 2018 National Transport Commission review of the Australian Performance-Based Standards (PBS) scheme revealed the need to improve the efficiency of heavy vehicle access via the PBS scheme to access substantial national freight productivity,…
Guidelines for Planning and Assessment of Road Freight Access in Industrial Areas
AP-R470-14
10 Dec 2014
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These guidelines have been developed to help councils plan and assess road freight access to industrial areas, including ensuring that infrastructure provided by developers is adequate to meet access needs for many years.
Evaluation and Strengthening of Existing Bridges to Carry Increased Vehicle Weights
ABC-AAI405-14
22 Oct 2014
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Detailed investigation and live-load evaluation was undertaken for several 1930s reinforced concrete bridges followed by strengthening where required.
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