Publications

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…

The Bridge over Cooks River at Tempe was built in 1960 and designed to carry HS-20 loading. The bridge is on the Princes Highway, a major heavy vehicle route in Sydney. The bridge is currently carrying six marked traffic lanes and with high traffic…

As a part of an ongoing overall strategic plan to improve High Productivity Freight Vehicles and tram access to the Victorian road network, the Victorian Government committed funding for the strengthening of four tram-road bridges in Melbourne to…

The most easily recognisable landmark in the northern NSW town of Grafton is the Grafton Bridge. Spanning the mighty Clarence River, it links the CBD with the southern suburbs. However, this 90-year-old icon needed to be duplicated to meet the…