Publications

The West Gate Tunnel Project is one of Australia's largest infrastructure projects currently under construction and will give Melbourne an alternative to the West Gate Bridge. The scope includes: Two three-lane road tunnels, Widening of the West…

Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) footbridges were investigated by British Rail in the early 1980's due to the benefits of lightweight construction. FRP bridge applications have continued to be developed for railway infrastructure in the UK, including…

Bridges in seismically active regions must be designed and constructed with special considera- tion of how the structure will respond/perform during an earthquake and immediately afterwards. A key element in such considerations is the expansion…

Over recent years there have been a number of incidents of structural failures of sign and high mast lighting structures across Australia and New Zealand, primarily due to poor design and construction practices. In addition to the obvious…

The new concourse at Redfern Station spans over ten platforms at the southern end of the station. It was constructed using super tees with a cast in-situ deck supported by piers founded at the platform level. The superstructure supports a…

Steel trough girders are an efficient form of structure for long-span curved bridges. Analysis and design of these structures need to incorporate the proposed construction sequence to ensure that the girders have sufficient capacity not only for the…

The West Gate Tunnel Project provides a second freeway link between the western suburbs of Melbourne and the city, including a much-needed alternative to the West Gate Bridge. 14km of new walking and cycling paths are being constructed to improve…

The new Southern concourse bridge in Redfern Station will provide accessible access to all above ground platforms within the station. Redfern is one of the busiest passenger stations on the Sydney Trains network and contains more active above ground…

The full span construction method is one of the most commonly used methods in the construction of precast segmental bridges in recent years. In this method the precast segments are first lifted into place and then stressed together by prestressing…

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…