Publications

Vehicle induced dynamic effects on bridges are one of the most complex phenomena in bridge engineering. Most of the international bridge design standards and codes of practice provide limited guidance or none for design against dynamic effects. It…

The Ashton Avenue Bridge is a replacement of the original three-span timber bridge over the Perth-Fremantle Rail line in Claremont, Western Australia. The replacement bridge comprises a single span of 19.1 m with a trafficable width of 11 m between…

Sydney Gateway is an NSW Government initiative to improve road and freight rail transport to and from Sydney Airportís Domestic and International Terminals and Port Botany. Sydney Gateway completes the missing links in the motorway network and will…

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…

The Australian Standard for Bridge Design Part 2 (AS 5100.2) specifies requirements for the dynamic load allowance to be applied to vehicle loads to account for the interaction of moving loads with the structure. The code makes specific provision…

As part of Victoria's Big Build, the Princes Highway between Traralgon and Sale is progressively being duplicated to improve road safety and reduce travel times. Currently, the Princes Highway east of Kilmany spans over the highly skewed Melbourne…

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)…

The $323.7 million Echuca Moama Bridge Project involves construction of a new link road between Warren Street in Echuca and Boundary Road in Moama at Stage 3 of works. As part of the project, a new 2-lane road bridge and shared use path (SUP) bridge…

Limiting carbon footprint by reducing the amount of construction materials is one of the main actions that contributes to sustainable construction practice. This applies to composite bridge superstructure designed to AS5100.6. The revised version of…

Increased worldwide production of Portland cement in recent decades, meet the demands of the construction industry, has led to alarming increases in CO2 emission into the atmosphere. Global interest in the mitigation of global warming has led to…