Publications

The New Zealand Transport Agency (Transport Agency) has recently published ‘Protective Coatings for Steel Bridges: A Guide for Bridge and Maintenance Engineers’. This was prepared by the authors to optimise the long-term capital and maintenance…

Australian steel standards have stringent requirements in regard to product conformity. According to Australian structural steel standards, the acceptance of steel is conditional on the evidence of compliance provided in rigorous mill test reports/…

This paper describes the changes made to two of the Australian Standards, AS/NZS 2312:2002 – ‘Guide to the protection of structural steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of protective coatings’ and AS 2832.1:2004 – ‘Cathodic protection of…

This report provides a generic framework for the management of road-related assets. In recent times, road agencies have made a shift from being road builders to road managers. This change has ensured that road agencies need to accept responsibility…

Failures of traffic signals can lead to crashes and loss of productivity. As the road network gets more congested, the sustained operation of traffic signals becomes even more critical. The effective management of traffic signal assets therefore…

The purpose of this report is to identify new technologies that are potentially useful for asset managers and develop guidelines for the application of selected new technologies for asset/risk management. This report covers the first stage of the…

Recent changes to the Australian and New Zealand Standards AS/NZS 1163:2009 Cold-formed structural steel hollow sections, AS/NZS 3678:2011 Structural steel Hot-rolled plates, floorplates and slabs, AS/NZS 3679.1:2010 Structural steel Hot-rolled bars…

A significant number of railway bridges within New South Wales are constructed from steel and have riveted connections which are forced to flex when transmitting loads through the structure. These connections are typically considered to have only a…

Mohaka Bridge is 216.4 meters long and was constructed in 1962. It is a steel truss bridge supporting a concrete deck. The trusses are supported on two abutments and two central piers. Two approach spans are supported on two secondary abutments. The…

The Auckland Harbour Bridge (AHB) is a steel truss bridge with welded orthotropic box girder extensions on both sides and provides a critical link over the Waitemata harbour. The logistical layout of the surrounding area does not provide any other…