Publications

With increasing traffic volumes, existing highways are often widened to increase their capacity. Bridges along these highways are typically widened by constructing a new segment of bridge deck and then connecting this to the existing bridge through…

High performance paint coatings of modern days require the prepared surface to have Sa 21/2 (very thorough blast cleaning) or higher class of finish. Dry abrasive blasting easily meets this requirement resulting in adequate bonding of the paint…

The Southern Expressway Duplication project is a 19 km duplication of the current reversible flow single carriageway road to a duplicated two carriageway road allowing improved traffic flow for future urban growth to the south of metropolitan…

The Twin Composite Steel Box Girder Bridges Over Minmi Creek are part of the Hunter Expressway Alliance Project – F3 to Kurri Kurri Section, a road infrastructure project consisting of 13 kilometres of new freeway construction and local road…

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…

Australian bridge design code AS 5100.5 in Section 8.6.2 prescribes simplified criteria to meet the requirements for crack control applicable to a partially prestressed concrete beam. The incremental stress permitted in bonded reinforcement after…

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/…

Roads and Maritime Services of Transport for NSW in collaboration with the Bridge Solution Alliance formed by Freyssinet, Lend Lease and Sage Automation undertook a major maintenance project to solve stay cable vibrations, strengthening-related…

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.…

All road authorities have a range of bridges of varying ages and design classes, which have transitioned over time to carry modern heavy vehicles. This paper reports the structural assessment procedures adopted by the Queensland Department of…