Publications

Square Hollow Section (SHS) and Rectangular Hollow Section (RHS) members are commonly used as column legs and bracing of sign support structures. The AASHTO LRFD Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffics…

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)…

In South Africa, it is a requirement for all road agencies to conduct principal visual inspections of all bridge structures every five years. Smaller municipalities do not always have the necessary funds available for principal bridge inspections,…

In September 2020 a 128 km/hr gust of wind caused a truck travelling over the Auckland Harbour Bridge to tip over damaging a diagonal member of the central truss bridge at the middle of the main span. This incident took the central four lanes of…

The previous New Zealand Bridge manual evaluation live loadings for normal traffic were based on multiples of the HN (normal) loading established in 1972, with 0.85HN intended to represent the unfactored effects of general access vehicles.…

Bridge Engineers, Design Managers, Constructors and Clients. We are all part of a privileged bridge community who deliver important infrastructure that stands for 100 years or more. Yet, we commonly understate and underestimate the importance of our…

Over the past 25 years, the use of weathering steel as the primary structural steel element, in both road and rail bridges, has increased in Australasia. This period saw advancement in locally fabricated bridges, from New Zealandís first weathering…

Austroads is currently updating Section 3: Inspection, Testing, Monitoring and Reporting of the Guide to Bridge Technology Part 7: Maintenance and Management of Existing Bridges. The project involves taking a fresh look at the inspection process to…

As part of the West Gate Tunnel Project, the existing exit ramp from Footscray Rd westbound lanes to the elevated CityLink northbound lanes is to be upgraded and extended to form a new ramp (Ramp F3) that improves connection from Footscray Rd to…