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Find out more rmit.edu.au/engineering 03-05_EA49_Dec19_Contents_2.indd 2 20/11/19 5:21 pm CONTENTS 003 THE JOURNAL FOR ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA VOL. 5 NO. 11 DECEMBER 2019 28 ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA NATIONAL OFFICE 11 National Circuit, Barton, ACT 2600 Phone 02 6270 6555 www.engineersaustralia.org.au memberservices@engineers australia.org.au 1300 653 113 NATIONAL PRESIDENT: Trish White FIEAust CPEng EngExec NER IntPE(Aus) APEC Engineer CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Bronwyn Evans HonFIEAust CPEng EngExec FTSE NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus) Publisher: Mahlab Managing Director: Bobbi Mahlab Editor: Kevin Gomez BS [email protected] Writer: Jonathan Bradley [email protected] Digital Editor: Rachael Brown [email protected] Group Managing Editor: James Chalmers Group Sales Manager: Stuart Neish 02 9556 9122 [email protected] Advertising Manager: Lorcan Ryan 02 9556 9136 [email protected] Creative Director: Gareth Allsopp Art Director: Sonia Blaskovic Digital Art Director: Liam Gardner STRONG Production Manager: Kathy Little FOUNDATIONS 369a Darling Street, Balmain NSW 2041 www.mahlab.co Adrian Spencer makes complicated Printed by: BlueStar Group projects look simple. Having Mailed by: D&D Mailing already masterminded solutions ISSN 2205-5983 to some of South Australia’s biggest construction works, he is getting ready to take on his Opinions expressed by contributors are next challenge. ɽȃljȈɨɁʥȶljʯƺljɥɽʥȃljɨljɽȃljʰƃɨljɰɥljƺȈˎƺƃȢȢʰ stated to be the views of Engineers Australia. Engineers Australia retains copyright for this publication. Written permission is required for the reproduction of any of its content. All articles are general in nature and readers COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: KELLY BARNES & ANDREA BOURNE PHOTOGRAPHY: COVER should seek expert advice before acting on any information contained here in. ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY ěȃȈɰɥʍƹȢȈƺƃɽȈɁȶȃƃɰƹljljȶɥɨȈȶɽljǁʍɰȈȶǼɥƃɥljɨɰɁʍɨƺljǁǹɨɁȴɰʍɰɽƃȈȶƃƹȢljǹɁɨljɰɽɰƃɰƺljɨɽȈˎljǁƹʰĀKy:ӗƃȶ ȈȶɽljɨȶƃɽȈɁȶƃȢȶɁȶӸɥɨɁˎɽӗȶɁȶӸǼɁʤljɨȶȴljȶɽƃȢɁɨǼƃȶȈɰƃɽȈɁȶɥɨɁȴɁɽȈȶǼɰʍɰɽƃȈȶƃƹȢljǹɁɨljɰɽȴƃȶƃǼljȴljȶɽǼȢɁƹƃȢȢʰӝŚȈɽȃ ȴɁɨljɽȃƃȶјѕѕȴȈȢȢȈɁȶȃƃɁǹƺljɨɽȈˎljǁǹɁɨljɰɽɰӗĀKy:ȈɰɽȃljʥɁɨȢǁԇɰȢƃɨǼljɰɽǹɁɨljɰɽƺljɨɽȈˎƺƃɽȈɁȶɰʰɰɽljȴӝƺreate is then mailed out in biodegradable wrap sourced from a reputable international chemical supplier, EIP, which has been developing, manufacturing and distributing degradable and biodegradable chemical additives to manufacturers ɁǹˎȶȈɰȃljǁɥȢƃɰɽȈƺɥɨɁǁʍƺɽɰǹɁɨǁljƺƃǁljɰӝ ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA | DECEMBER 2019 03-05_EA49_Dec19_Contents_2.indd 3 20/11/19 5:08 pm 03-05_EA49_Dec19_Contents_2.indd 4 21/11/19 11:38 am CONTENTS 005 EDUCATION A new University of Western 16 Australia facility immerses students in learning. 22 SPORT How technology is bringing cricket experts and fans even closer to the action. 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ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA | DECEMBER 2019 03-05_EA49_Dec19_Contents_2.indd 5 21/11/19 1:21 pm INSIGHT 006 FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT & THE CEO Celebrating our engineering heroes ENGINEERING HEROES CAN COME IN ALL SHAPES AND ȟȶɁʥȢljǁǼljƃȶǁȈǁljƃɰӗƃȶǁɰʍɥɥɁɨɽȈȶǼ SIZES, FROM FAMOUS NAMES TO FAMILY FRIENDS. ƺɁȢȢljƃǼʍljɰӗʥljƺƃȶƃȢȢƺȃƃȶǼljɽȃlj ʥɁɨȢǁǹɁɨɽȃljɥljɁɥȢljƃɨɁʍȶǁʍɰә “Who is your engineering hero?” ŚljȃƃʤljʍɰljǁɁʍɨ:ljȶɽljȶƃɨʰʰljƃɨ That’s one question we asked 100 ƃɰƃɥȢƃɽǹɁɨȴɽɁȃȈǼȃȢȈǼȃɽɽȃljʤƃȢʍlj ȴljȴƹljɨɰɥɨɁˎȢljǁɁȶɁʍɨ:ljȶɽljȶƃɨʰ ƺƃɨljljɨƃɽ{KӗƹljǹɁɨljԄɨljɽȈɨȈȶǼԅȈȶіўљњ ɁǹɽȃljljȶǼȈȶljljɨȈȶǼƺɁȴȴʍȶȈɽʰɁǹ website, 100yearsea.com.au. ɽɁƹljƺɁȴljȴljɨȈƺƃԇɰˎɨɰɽǹljȴƃȢlj today and our proud engineering {ljȶljɨƃȢ°ɁȃȶÃɁȶƃɰȃӗʥȃɁʥlj ɥɨɁǹljɰɰɁɨɁǹljȢljƺɽɨȈƺƃȢljȶǼȈȶljljɨȈȶǼӝ heritage under the theme “Anything pay tribute to in these pages, was ÃljȴƹljɨɰƃȢɰɁȶɁȴȈȶƃɽljǁƃǁȈʤljɨɰlj ȈɰɥɁɰɰȈƹȢljԅӝ ɁȶljɁǹɽȃljȴɁɰɽɥɁɥʍȢƃɨƺȃɁȈƺljɰӗȈȶ ƃɨɨƃʰɁǹɥɨɁȴȈȶljȶɽȈȶǁȈʤȈǁʍƃȢɰӴɥƃɰɽ ǹʰɁʍԇɨljɁȶɽȃljȢɁɁȟɁʍɽǹɁɨƃ ɨljƺɁǼȶȈɽȈɁȶɁǹȃȈɰȴƃȶʰƃƺȃȈljʤljȴljȶɽɰ ƃȶǁɥɨljɰljȶɽӴƃɰljȶǼȈȶljljɨȈȶǼȃljɨɁljɰӝ Christmas gift for an engineer or ƃɰƃȶljȶǼȈȶljljɨӗljȢljƺɽɨȈƺƃȢȈȶǁʍɰɽɨʰ ěȃljɰljȈȶƺȢʍǁljǁɥȈɁȶljljɨȈȶǼ ƃɰɥȈɨȈȶǼljȶǼȈȶljljɨӗɥȢljƃɰljƺɁȶɰȈǁljɨ ɥȈɁȶljljɨƃȶǁƺƃɥɽƃȈȶɁǹȈȶǁʍɰɽɨʰӴƃɰ іўɽȃƺljȶɽʍɨʰKȶǼȢȈɰȃljȶǼȈȶljljɨ Ɂʍɨ:ljȶɽljȶƃɨʰƺɁǹǹljljɽƃƹȢljƹɁɁȟӗ ʥljȢȢƃɰȃȈɰɨljȴƃɨȟƃƹȢljɨljƺɁɨǁƃɰƃ ɰƃȴƹƃɨǁ¶ȈȶǼǁɁȴ9ɨʍȶljȢӗȴljɨȈƺƃȶ Wonders Never CeaseӗʥȃȈƺȃɽljȢȢɰɽȃlj ȴȈȢȈɽƃɨʰƺɁȴȴƃȶǁljɨӝ ĄljƃɨǁȴȈɨƃȢ{ɨƃƺljɁɥɥljɨӗˎƺɽȈɁȶƃȢ ɰɽɁɨʰɁǹіѕѕʍɰɽɨƃȢȈƃȶljȶǼȈȶljljɨȈȶǼ ČljʤljɨƃȢȴljȴƹljɨɰƃȢɰɁȶɁȴȈȶƃɽljǁ ěřƺȃƃɨƃƺɽljɨÃƃƺ{ʰʤljɨӢƺɁȴɥƃȶʰ ƃƺȃȈljʤljȴljȶɽɰƃȶǁȈɰƃʤƃȈȢƃƹȢljǹɨɁȴ ɁȶljɁǹɁʍɨɥljɨɰɁȶƃȢljȶǼȈȶljljɨȈȶǼ ǹɁʍȶǁljɨČȈɨ°ɁȃȶɁȢȢƃȶǁӗ:ӝťӝ eabooks.com.au. ȃljɨɁljɰӗKǁȈɽȃ:ȢƃɨȟljӗʥȃɁ100 years Ýԇ:ɁȶȶɁɨɁǹŚljɰɽljɨȶʍɰɽɨƃȢȈƃȶ yȈȶƃȢȢʰӗʥljԇǁȢȈȟljɽɁɽȃƃȶȟƃȢȢ ago ƹljƺƃȴljɽȃljˎɨɰɽʥɁȴƃȶɽɁljƃɨȶ ǼɁȢǁˎljȢǁɰɥȈɥljȢȈȶljǹƃȴljӗɽȃljČȶɁʥʰ ȴljȴƹljɨɰƃȶǁʤɁȢʍȶɽljljɨɰǹɁɨɽȃljȈɨ ȃljɨȴƃɰɽljɨԇɰȈȶljȢljƺɽɨȈƺƃȢljȶǼȈȶljljɨȈȶǼ ÃɁʍȶɽƃȈȶɰČƺȃljȴljԇɰŚȈȢȢȈƃȴʍǁɰɁȶӗ ɰʍɥɥɁɨɽȈȶїѕіўƃȶǁʥȈɰȃʰɁʍƃ ʥɁȶǁljɨǹʍȢǹljɰɽȈʤljɰljƃɰɁȶƃȶǁƃɥɥʰ Çljʥťljƃɨә “Many of our members also celebrated more everyday engineers as heroes: parents, grandparents and family friends who introduced them to the profession.” ƃɽɽȃljɥɨljɰɽȈǼȈɁʍɰÃƃɰɰƃƺȃʍɰljɽɽɰ ěljɰȢƃԇɰKȢɁȶÃʍɰȟӗƃȶǁÃƃɨǼƃɨljɽ ȶɰɽȈɽʍɽljɁǹěljƺȃȶɁȢɁǼʰә ƃȴȈȢɽɁȶӗʥȃɁǁljʤljȢɁɥljǁɽȃlj AljɰɥȈɽljɽȃljɧʍƃȢȈˎƺƃɽȈɁȶӗ:Ȣƃɨȟlj ɁȶƹɁƃɨǁɰɁǹɽʥƃɨljǹɁɨÇČԇɰɥɁȢȢɁ ȈȶȈɽȈƃȢȢʰɰɽɨʍǼǼȢljǁɽɁǼljɽƃȚɁƹȈȶ ɰɥƃƺljɥɨɁǼɨƃȴӝ ȃljɨˎljȢǁƃȶǁɽɁɁȟƃɥɁɰȈɽȈɁȶƃɽ ɁʥljʤljɨӗȴƃȶʰɁǹɁʍɨȴljȴƹljɨɰ {ljȶljɨƃȢKȢljƺɽɨȈƺӯ{KӰǹɁɨʥȃȈƺȃɰȃlj ƃȢɰɁƺljȢljƹɨƃɽljǁȴɁɨljljʤljɨʰǁƃʰ ʥƃɰʤƃɰɽȢʰɁʤljɨɧʍƃȢȈˎljǁӖɰʍɥljɨʤȈɰȈȶǼ ljȶǼȈȶljljɨɰƃɰȃljɨɁljɰӖɥƃɨljȶɽɰӗ ȃʍȴƃȶԄƺɁȴɥʍɽljɨɰԅӝ ǼɨƃȶǁɥƃɨljȶɽɰƃȶǁǹƃȴȈȢʰǹɨȈljȶǁɰʥȃɁ Undeterred, she used her spare ȈȶɽɨɁǁʍƺljǁɽȃljȴɽɁɽȃljɥɨɁǹljɰɰȈɁȶӢ ɽȈȴljɽɁȈȶʤljȶɽƃȶǁɥƃɽljȶɽƃǼɨƃɥȃȈƺƃȢ ɰƺȃɁɁȢɽljƃƺȃljɨɰƃȶǁʍȶȈʤljɨɰȈɽʰ ƺƃȢƺʍȢƃɽɁɨɽȃƃɽƺɁʍȢǁɰɁȢʤljljɧʍƃɽȈɁȶɰ ȢljƺɽʍɨljɨɰӢƺɁȢȢljƃǼʍljɰƃȶǁɥljljɨɰӢ ɨljȢƃɽȈȶǼɽɁljȢljƺɽɨȈƺƃȢɽɨƃȶɰȴȈɰɰȈɁȶȢȈȶljɰ mentors and managers. іѕɽȈȴljɰǹƃɰɽljɨɽȃƃȶɥɨljʤȈɁʍɰȴljɽȃɁǁɰӝ As our Centenary year draws to a Trish White Dr Bronwyn Evans {KȢƃɽljɨɨljȢljȶɽljǁӗƃɥɥɁȈȶɽȈȶǼȃljɨ ƺȢɁɰljӗʥljԇǁȢȈȟljɽɁƺƃȢȢɁȶƃȢȢɁǹʰɁʍɽɁ FIEAust CPEng EngExec NER Hon FIEAust CPEng EngExec FTSE ɽɁƃȶljȶǼȈȶljljɨȈȶǼɨɁȢljȈȶіўїїӝ:Ȣƃɨȟlj ǁɁljʤljɨʰɽȃȈȶǼʰɁʍƺƃȶɽɁƹljɁȶljɁǹ APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus), NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus), National President ǍǒƭDž/ɠƭƟɃȻǒɚƭDž˴ƟƭȦ ʥljȶɽɁȶɽɁljȶȚɁʰƃȢɁȶǼƃȶǁɰʍƺƺljɰɰǹʍȢ these engineering heroes. nationalpresident@ bevans@ 9ʰȴljȶɽɁɨȈȶǼɁɽȃljɨɰӗɽƃȢȟȈȶǼ engineersaustralia.org.au engineersaustralia.org.au about the amazing things we do in ɁʍɨɥɨɁǹljɰɰȈɁȶӗʤɁȢʍȶɽljljɨȈȶǼӗɰȃƃɨȈȶǼ ENGINEERSAUSTRALIA.ORG.AU 06-07_EA49_Dec19_Letters.indd 6 21/11/19 12:52 pm YOUR SAY 007 DEBATE AND DISCUSSION FROM CREATE’S READERS modern Tarcoola to Darwin sections, is inappropriate. For example, the article states that “very little was done by way of surveying and gathering information”. For Tarcoola to Darwin, considerable aerial surveying, Back on track mapping with 2 m contour intervals, ǼɨɁʍȶǁɰʍɨʤljʰɰӗˎljȢǁɽɨȈɥɰӗȃʰǁɨɁȢɁǼʰӗ The article entitled “Going the geological and soil testing was done. distance” on the Tarcoola to Darwin A comprehensive environmental railway in the September edition impact statement study, including of create lumps three construction consultation with Aboriginal projects into one and brings the communities and pastoralists, engineering down to the lowest was undertaken. common denominator — i.e., the The assertion is that “the stretch original Ghan line. between Adelaide and Darwin is The three parts of these lines are: quite inert” is factually incorrect. The original Ghan railway from Port Gilgal soils, which are as bad as the Augusta via Quorn and Oodnadatta black soils in Queensland, are found ɽɁȢȈƺljČɥɨȈȶǼɰӝěȃljˎɨɰɽɰljƺɽȈɁȶ along the route. opened in 1879, with the extension There was a detailed geological welcomes to Alice Springs opening in 1929. investigation using leading feedback from The much newer Tarcoola to Alice technology into sinkholes undertaken the community Springs line, which was opened prior to construction. in 1980. The article also compares the ěȃljˎȶƃȢɰljƺɽȈɁȶǹɨɁȴȢȈƺlj Ghan, a long-distance passenger Springs to Darwin, which was train, pulled by NR class locos with opened in 2003. 22 t axle load (the article