Publications

The West Gate Tunnel Project involves the construction of twin tunnels under Yarraville to provide an alternative route to the West Gate Bridge. A major bridge over the Maribyrnong River connects the tunnels to a new elevated viaduct structure over…

The Eastern Busway was commissioned by Auckland Transport to provide bus lanes, road upgrades and a walking &

Sydney Gateway Stage 3 contains a 550m long Viaduct connecting the upgraded Qantas Drive with Sydney Airport domestic arrival and departure terminals. This paper will give an overview of some of the interesting and less conventional aspects of its…

Driven precast concrete piles are the established value for money piling choice for a number of infrastructure projects in Australia. This paper looks at a large-scale application of precast driven concrete piles in a brownfield-site as part of 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…

The $761 million Monash Freeway Upgrade Stage 2 involves the addition of 36 kilometres of new lanes to one of Melbourneís busiest freeways. As part of the project, eight of the existing bridges required widening. While each of the bridges had its…

The Dynon Road Bridge over Moonee Ponds Creek is a 12-span, 61 metre long cast in-situ concrete flat-slab bridge constructed in 1941. This art-deco style bridge is heavily trafficked and an important link between Melbourneís western suburbs and the…

Asset owners are interested in the use of durable concrete to maximize design life of their structures and minimize Whole of Life Cost (WOLC) throughout. Similarly, most assets owners nowadays also require their assets to be sustainable and…

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…

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…