Publications

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…

The assessment of the reliable, safe, live load structural capacity of a bridge is fundamentally different to design because design is a lower bound process due to uncertainties about loads, materials, geometry, analysis and the small marginal costs…

The 11th Austroads Bridge Conference brought together more than 400 delegates from Australia and New Zealand. A diverse audience comprising 

Bridge assessment is one of the vital tasks carried out by Main Roads WA for approving heavy vehicle movements over bridges on public roads. The adoption of modified compression field theory by AS 5100.5 Bridge design - Concrete code has made the…

Robert Bird Group (RBG) was engaged by the CBGU JV to design a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the rail corridor providing a connection between Joe Baker Street, adjacent the new Boggo Road Station and Kent Street, adjacent the Princess…

With transport as Australia's second largest source of greenhouse gas pollution [1], there are some more obvious sustainability benefits in the provision green transport infrastructure. Pedestrian and cycle bridges may be thought of inherently…

Poor performance of structural details known as halving joints has been the cause of some international bridge collapses in the past 20 years. While the Queensland Department of Transport &

In the last 7 years, the Department of Transport (DoT) has seen a significant increase in demand for heavy vehicles accessing the stateís road network and subsequent permit requests requiring structural assessments. Stimulated by Victoriaís Big…

This paper will present a detailed assessment undertaken of an existing three spans simply supported reinforced concrete bridge constructed in 1979, located in the Colac Otway Shire over the Great Ocean Road, Victoria. The structural assessment and…