Bridges and Structures
Strong foundations for seamless journeys
Bridges and structures are critical elements that facilitate transportation, promote connectivity, support economic growth, and contribute to the wellbeing and development of communities. Whether it’s a bridge, retaining wall or underground infrastructure, KBR brings the smarts and extensive expertise to design, upgrade and maintain complex transport structures.
Bridges
Bridges are a vital part of any intermodal transport landscape, providing cities and regions with essential access to goods, education, healthcare, employment and entertainment. We create resilient bridges that are made to last. We bring significant experience to assess, design, and upgrade the full range of bridge configurations, including cable-stayed, balanced cantilever, arch, suspension and incrementally launched bridges, as well as short to medium-span rail, road, and pedestrian bridges, which can include integration with existing infrastructure.
Our design experts are responsible for the introduction of the innovative U-trough in Australia, which is now being adopted across the nation as a best practice design solution for many elevated rail projects, including level crossing removals.
Civil structures and underground infrastructure
We understand that every transport project comes with its own unique constraints and opportunities. As populations increase, so does the demand for land. Where elevated solutions are not viable, underground solutions offer many benefits to overcome challenges in densely populated places. Our team designs foundations, retaining walls, underpinning, and watertight excavations. We also provide trench design, cut-and-cover, top down and bored tunnel design verification.
Condition assessments
We have substantial experience in structural condition assessment and reporting for customers. Our services have assisted in developing management programs for public assets so that they are maintained, and renewed, in a safe, practical and sustainable manner. Our reviews are based on detailed field inspections by our technical specialists, complimented by the latest high-definition scanning material, including drones, to assess the standard of the infrastructure, the level of non-conformance with technical codes, the extent of deferred maintenance and the fitness for purpose of the infrastructure.
For assets that are difficult to access, we utilise drone imaging to create 3D generated models, which allows us to inspect structural assets in a fraction of the time while reducing safety risks. Our services include comprehensive and detailed reporting, highlighting, prioritising, and costing maintenance and renewal works. Risk assessments are also carried out to provide the basis for risk management planning.
