Publications

The Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway (SKBSH) and Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Highway (SIBSH) are two of the most important arterial roads of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The project for the improvement of the two highways included their junction, known as the…

Westgate Tunnel provides a new freeway connection between Melbourne's western suburbs and the CBD. The project includes twin bored tunnels and significant lengths of bridge viaducts. It also includes 14km of new walking and cycling paths with…

Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) QA Specification B80 'Concrete work for Bridge' (TfNSW B80)10 has seen continual improvement over the years. These improvements adopted recent industry trends and new technologies including self-compacting…

The progression to enhance the performance of elastomeric bearings has been an ongoing. The durability and seismic performance of elastomeric bearings are two areas where the implementation of fiber instead steel lamina may address these areas. A…

Opened in 1940, the Birkenhead Bridge over the Port River has a double leaf bascule opening central span. The bridge provides a critical road connection between Port Adelaide and Birkenhead while allowing shipping to access the inner harbor and its…

A concrete dam structure constructed around 70 years ago, was originally identified to be affected by Alkali-Aggregate Reaction (AAR) in 2002, and at the time some chemical, mechanical and microstructural properties of concrete in various parts of…

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was completed in 1932 and at that time carried six road lanes and two rail corridors on each side. The rail corridor on the eastern side was used for trams and was replaced by a roadway in the late 1950ís. The rail corridor…

Sydney Gateway is a road and rail project to cater for forecast growth in passengers and freight through Sydney Airport and Port Botany. The project comprises road (Stages 1 &

The aim of this paper is to share the experience in managing the risks facing a 125 years old Hampden Bridge which is a unique road suspension bridge in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales. It was built in 1897 and this is a load-deficient bridge which…

A load rating was undertaken as part of the asset owners regular periodic load rating on a 139 m total length, 12-span bridge carrying a single ballasted rail track on curved horizontal and vertical alignment originally constructed in 1996. The…