What does it look like to use SENSE 600® on a live project?
On the Clyde Road Upgrade in Victoria, Seymour Whyte worked with InfraBuild to bring higher-strength reinforcing steel into the design and onto site.
The project is one of the first in Australia to use 600 MPa reinforcing steel in a bridge structure.
A first for bridge structures
SENSE 600® had already been used on projects across Queensland and New South Wales, mostly in vertical elements.
On Clyde Road, its use was extended into bridge substructure, applying it in a new context and helping demonstrate how it can be used more broadly across infrastructure projects.
Getting it into the design
Introducing SENSE 600® required alignment across the full project team.
Seymour Whyte worked with design partners, proof engineers, technical advisors and Major Road Projects Victoria to incorporate the product into the design and delivery approach.
Lower embodied carbon
Around 450 tonnes of steel is being used on the project.
By using SENSE 600®, the project achieved a reduction of approximately 350 kilograms of carbon emissions per tonne, equating to around 150 tonnes of carbon emissions saved overall.
This contributed to broader project and client targets to reduce carbon.
What changes on site
SENSE 600® delivers the required structural performance with less steel.
This reduces the volume of material to transport and handle on site, while still fitting within standard construction practices.
The bars can also be clearly identified on site through their markings and deformation.
Made locally
SENSE 600® is produced in Australia at InfraBuild’s steel mills in Laverton and Rooty Hill.
It is made using 100% scrap and manufactured through an electric arc furnace process.
What comes next
On Clyde Road, SENSE 600® has been used in the bridge substructure.
There is potential to expand its use into superstructure elements, where material volumes are higher and the impact of material reduction is greater.
Projects like this help demonstrate how higher-strength reinforcing steel can be applied in practice and support broader adoption across the industry.
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