Publications

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5510 sets out the requirements for the supply of elastomeric bearings made up of a single unbonded elastomer layer (plain pads and strips). For bearing installation requirements, refer to ATS 5570. The technical…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5570 sets out the requirements for the installation of bridge bearings. It does not cover the attachment of girders to the bearings. The bearings must be installed in accordance with this Specification and the…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5530 sets out the requirements for the supply of pot bearings and associated attachment plates, including their design and fabrication. 

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5540 sets out the requirements for the supply of spherical approved sliding material (ASM) bearings and associated attachment plates, including their design and fabrication. It applies to bearings with both…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5670 sets out the requirements for the supply and installation of finger type bridge deck expansion joints, such as steel fingerplate (i.e., parallel sided fingers) or aluminium saw tooth (i.e., triangular sided…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5440 sets out the requirements for the fabrication of stainless steel components for bridges, gantries, roadside furniture, poles and related structures. This includes the supply of materials, preparation of…

This study relates to ongoing Austroads Project ABT6152, which seeks to verify compliance of a bridge barrier design against relevant Australian Standards that have been recently updated, and the American Association of Highway and Transportation…

The use of bonded anchors has increased significantly since the last major update of DoT Standard Specification Section 680 (Bonded Anchors) in 2016, with the commencement of Victoriaís Big Build programme over the past few years. The Big Build is…

This report describes the proposed Strategy for implementation of Assessing Fitness to Drive for consideration by the Austroads Board. It has been developed based on the Implementation Framework endorsed by the Austroads Board in 2021, together with…

Driving a motor vehicle is a complex task involving perception, appropriate judgement, adequate response time and appropriate physical capability. A range of medical conditions, disabilities and treatments may influence these driving prerequisites.…