Publications

This article discusses the 375m long incrementally launched bridges over the Usuthu River using reinforced concrete, with no pre-stressing, to carry the construction stage loads. This bridge was part of a project for upgrading the road between…

Arup drew upon its local and global engineering skills and design excellence to develop and deliver a key focal point of Perth’s prestigious new waterfront development, Elizabeth Quay, to our client, MRA’s, delight and widespread acclaim. A key…

Built in 1921, the existing bridge is a two-span (6.4m & 9.45m) Jack Arch superstructure supported on unreinforced masonry abutments and central pier. The bridge spans over the railway line and carries two lanes of traffic with narrow footways along…

Roads and Maritime Services New South Wales (NSW) is currently undertaking an $84 million project to upgrade the Pacific Highway and Wyong Road Intersection at Tuggerah on the NSW Central Coast. The project involves conversion of an existing…

Procured under a public private partnership contract (P3), the main river spans of the $763 million Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing feature a 695.1m long three-span steel composite cablestayed bridge with a center span of 365.9m. The towers…

This paper provides a general description of the background, planning and assessment of the Maribyrnong River Bridges (also known as E. J. Whitten Bridge) located over the Maribyrnong River as part of the corridor wide M80 Ring Road Upgrade. The…

The Bennelong Bridge located in Western Sydney was opened on May 22nd, 2016 and is a dedicated Transit Way (T-Way) for busses, pedestrians and cyclists connecting the suburbs of Wentworth Point and the Rhodes peninsula.

The Old Mandurah Traffic Bridge carries Old Coast Road over Mandurah Estuary in the City of Mandurah, WA. The current structure is deteriorating and the existing two-lane road requires an upgrade to four lanes, due to increased population growth in…

The $896 million Torrens Road to Torrens River (T2T) project is the first brownfields section of Adelaide’s proposed 88 km North South Corridor to be upgraded to motorway standard. This 3.5 km major upgrade to the existing arterial South Road is…

A high level of quality during construction is a fundamental requirement to ensuring that a concrete structure performs its intended purpose and achieves its 100 year design life with minimal maintenance. To this end contractors must control the…