Austroads: Transport Research and Trends
Government
Austroads has completed its update of Section 3: Inspection, Testing, Monitoring and Reporting of the Guide to Bridge Technology Part 7: Maintenance and Management of Existing Bridges.
The project involved taking a fresh look at the inspection process to provide a flexible framework from which users of the Guide can develop and improve their own inspection processes.
The project team undertook an assessment of Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions, as well as some international organisations. The assessment included reviewing the processes and practices and the uses of inspection data collected at each inspection level. This was followed up with a workshop with each individual jurisdiction.
Practices varied across the jurisdictions from basic to advanced levels in terms of programming, data collection, and inspection processes. Similar observations were also made of the international practices assessed. The current practices were also assessed against the existing documentation to quantify gaps within the existing documentation.
With the current range of complexities in systems, data requirements and processes, coupled with the intention of some jurisdictions to change existing practices, it was concluded that a flexible approach is needed within the revised inspection framework to enable varying jurisdictional needs to be accommodated. The fundamentals such as defining inspection types, components and component numbering are documented as a single approach, whilst for other sections, a risk-based framework will be adopted to allow flexibility, such as in assigning inspection timings.
Key updates to the Guide include:
The webinar will be presented by Andy Ng and Paul Cannons.
Australia and New Zealand Roads Capability Analysis 2022-2032
National Telematics Framework: Setting a Benchmark for Intelligent Access
Practical Approaches for Managing Regional Road Safety Priorities
A National Approach to Measuring Non-fatal Crash Outcomes – Stage 2
Australian 3G Network Shutdown
NSW’s Transition to Smart On-Board Mass for PBS Mass Monitoring
National Harmonisation of Test Methods Used in Asphalt Performance Specifications
Evaluation and Reporting of Automated Vehicle Trials
Best Practice for Road Tunnel Wall Panels and Finishes
New Edition of the Design Vehicles and Turning Path Templates Guide
Using the Updated Guide To Road Design Parts 4B and 4C
When the Rider, not the Rubber, Hits the Road
Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme Update
Motorcycle Rider Perceptive Countermeasures
Using the Updated Guide to Road Design Parts 4 and 4A
Overview of the Changes to the Guide to Road Design Part 4 Series
Austroads Project Pipeline 2023-24
Multimodal Incident Management Reference Architecture
Austroads National Harmonisation of Temporary Traffic Management Practice – Update
Best-Practice Guidance for the Design, Delivery and Testing of Road Tunnel Aesthetic Features
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