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                Concrete 101: Tiebars, Doweling, AGM & Reinforcing grids - we hope that our attendees enjoyed this opportunity to engage with our presentations and contribute to discussion. Forum Topics and Presentations: Tiebars Doweling Annual General Meeting Reinforcing Grids SRA Updates QTMR and Transport for...

Vale Arvo Tinni AM (1935-23) Arvo Tinni, the first ASCP Honorary Member, passed away peacefully on 17 January 2023. He was born in 1935 in a small village Keila, to the south west of Tallinn in Estonia. He was an epic man; a giant in physique, personality and achievement. Known...

          Words delivered by Peter Tamsett I expect most of you are aware that David Dash passed away on Saturday 7 August 2021 and I was asked by Jamie Egan to prepare this short video tribute. To put it briefly, David’s achievements have been enormous but...

Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2022, Together with Statement by Committee and Independent Auditor’s Review Report. Fiscal results: During the year the Incorporated Entity continued to pursue its objectives actively. The operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 resulted in total income of $249,709. Expenditure for the Incorporated Entity...

Concrete Pavements: Design; Construct; Maintain; Recycle, & Whole of Life Costing – we hope that our attendees enjoyed this opportunity to engage and understand various SRA’s evolving policy around Sustainable Procurement in Infrastructure for Transport. Good design, construction techniques and material selection are not the only considerations for good concrete...

Over the service life of a heavy-duty concrete pavement, concrete pavements will gradually degrade in ride quality and the slab surface may lose some of its initial texture, leading to a reduction in skid resistance and/or increased risk of aquaplaning. This Pavement Note summarises the types and causes of occasional...

Construction, Contractor Capability & Innovation: How can we achieve these outcomes in a risk adverse concrete pavements was another successful (ONLINE) event. With over 100 attendees registered and almost 90 joining the event - this forum brought together a range of key experts within the concrete pavement supply chain where each...

Innovation, Sustainability, Low Carbon Concretes: How can we achieve in Pavements – was the hotly anticipated topic of our May 2022 Forum. The Australian cement and concrete sector has a long history of reducing its CO2 emissions having delivered a 25 percent reduction since 2000 [VDZ 2022] being a critical...

Salamanca Place in Hobart is a unique historic area dating from the 1830s. Georgian sandstone warehouse buildings flank a 24-m-wide roadway built over a reclaimed area originally used by the whaling fleet and shipping lines. The refurbished warehouses now function as professional offices, restaurants, a foundation covering most facets of...

"Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) is a dry highstrength concrete pavement material which is compacted by external rolling rather than internal vibration. When placed, RCC must be dry enough to support the weight and passage of rollers so that it does not shear, but moist enough during mixing to allow adequate...

Tunnels allow rapid and unobstructed transport facilities in big congested cities. Think the recent NorthConnex! Whilst considered an expensive solution, tunnels provide a protected system for the pavement, thus tunnels reduce the maintenance cost of the system, but there are wider considerations in the design, detailing, materials selection and construction...

The road transport system is a valuable and essential part of Australia’s infrastructure in which we all have an enormous stake. However, infrastructure is a long- term investment in the future and consequently receives little attention from the public unless something goes wrong or individually, we are affected by delays...