Publications

This paper outlines the National War Memorial Park underpass and park project in Wellington, New Zealand. The 15,000+ m2 park is being separated from traffic by a 300 m long cut and cover trench and tunnel of which 138 m is a rectangular box section…

Modular bridge expansion joints (MBEJs) are widely used throughout the world for the provision of controlled pavement continuity during seismic, thermal expansion, contraction and long-term creep and shrinkage movements of bridge superstructures.…

Transversely stressed precast concrete deck unit bridges are common on the Queensland road network for small and medium spans. This type of bridge is unique in terms of design and performance in that there are no shear keys and transverse post-…

This paper presents some of the innovations that will be included within the new joint Australian and New Zealand Bridge Design Standard for steel and composite construction AS/NZS 5100.6, which will be the first harmonised standard between…

Consistency in the design of traffic barriers for bridges has been identified as a major issue in current practice throughout Australia and New Zealand. The need for standard solutions was recognised by road jurisdictions, consultants and…

The M80 Ring Road Upgrade is a $2.25 billion project, jointly funded by the Federal and State Governments. The section between Furlong Road and Sunshine Avenue was awarded to BMD Constructions, with GHD as the lead design consultant. BMD’s Design…

The Kaituna River Bridge is a 187 m long, 27 m wide, four-span continuous composite steel-concrete bridge constructed as part of the Tauranga Eastern Link project in New Zealand. This paper discusses the design development of the bridge through to…

The developed design of the 112-metre long twin superstructures included five fabricated steel I girders composite with a cast-in-place deck slab. These two decks were constructed on the southern roadway approach ramp and launched over the rail…

The Australian Bridge Design Standard AS 5100-2004 is currently being reviewed by Committee BD90. The new Standard AS 5100-2015 will contain improved provisions to maximise safety at bridges and structures over and under railway lines. The intent of…

The Sino Iron Project is located approximately 100 km south-west of Karratha at Cape Preston, WA. The access route from the mine site to the port has to provide for the delivery of heavy over-sized loads of up to 2000 tonne GVM. A key infrastructure…