Bridge assessment: a comparison of approaches by bridge engineers and the Performance Based Standards Scheme

This document describes the discrepancy between the tiers of bridge assessment documented in the Heavy Vehicle National Law’s Performance Based Standards (PBS) scheme and the tiers of assessment Austroads bridge engineers adopt when conducting assessments to safely maximise access to road bridges and culverts.

• Record URL:
  https://austroads.com.au/publications/bridges/ap-c103-19
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• Corporate Authors:

  Austroads

  Sydney, New South Wales   

  Austroads Bridge Task Force

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• Publication Date: 2019-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 6p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Bridge management systems; Culverts; Heavy vehicles; Safety; Structural analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge-vehicle interaction
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ATRI Terms: Bridge loads; Bridge management; Culvert; Heavy vehicle; Performance based standard (PBS); Safety; Structural analysis; Vehicle bridge interaction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01704189
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9781925854169
• Report/Paper Numbers: AP-C103-19
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: May 2 2019 2:11PM