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Contents
From the Head of School Highlights of 2005 Organisational Framework of the School
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1 OVERVIEW OF SCHOOL 7 2 SCHOOL STAFF 9 3 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 21 4 UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ACTIVITIES 23 5 POSTGRADUATE TEACHING PROGRAMS 26 6 GRADUATES - 2005 28 7 AWARDS & PRIZE WINNERS 28 8 SCHOOL FACILITIES, CENTRES & LABORATORIES REPORTS 29 9 INTERACTIONS WITH INDUSTRY, THE PROFESSION & THE COMMUNITY 43
APPENDIX A – RESEARCH GRANTS & CONTRACTS 2005 50 APPENDIX B - ARC GRANT SUCCESS 2005 57 APPENDIX C - RESEARCH STUDENTS & TOPICS 2005 59 APPENDIX D – PUBLICATIONS 2005 63
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From the Head of School
Professor Nicholas Ashbolt* Head, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
*Professor Nicholas Ashbolt accepted the role of the Head of School in August 2005 after the stepping down of the former Head, Professor Ian Gilbert, who took up his awarded ARC Australian Professorial Federation Fellowship.
I am delighted to present herein a summary of disciplines to strengthen innovation and leadership activities and achievements for 2005 from the staff qualities in our graduates. and students of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The wealth of talent Further changes are also ongoing across our and breadth of outcomes across the School is postgraduate coursework programs. One of the impressive against all benchmarks, and continues School’s trademarks is our invaluable service to the to position us as one of the finest schools of its type profession through a range of Masters by in Australia and the region. Indeed, within the coursework offerings, which distinguishes our Faculty of Engineering we were one of the highest School from all of its competitors. Here we are performers and the Faculty was place first in working with industry and other stakeholders to Australia and sixteenth in the world (Times higher establish the right mix of courses/programs with education supplement, 2005). new external funding to further strengthen our position within the South-East Asian region. The particularly high demand for our graduates is, UNSW’s new private university in Singapore (UNSW however, a mixed blessing. Despite one of the Asia) commencing in 2007 also adds opportunities most buoyant job market ever for civil and for the School, initially via our extensive external environmental engineers, across the country we are studies postgraduate coursework offerings. still faced with a poor proportion of secondary school leavers entering our disciplines, particularly Highlights for 2005 and general information on the for environmental engineering. While overall organisation framework of the School and its numbers of undergraduates entering our School is outcomes follow. So to conclude I would like to on the increase and our research success, thank all those in and associated with the School particularly with ARC Discovery Grants was one of that have made 2005 such a success, despite the best ever, budget changes across the university outside difficulties. In particular I wish to thank necessitated a painful staff restructure. It is also Professor Ian Gilbert for an outstanding very difficult to attract local PhD students due to contribution to the School. Ian stepped down in the current market opportunities. August 2005 after over nine years as Head of School, so as to take up his five-year ARC Overall, we are seeing the results of a perceived Professorial Fellowship within the structures mature field (engineering) amongst ‘smart’ upstarts discipline of the School. in different business and marketing areas, which have been attracting more of the higher achieving students. To counter these trends, the School has totally revised its two undergraduate degree programs in civil and environmental engineering. We are also preparing other initiatives with degrees that foster stronger trans-disciplinary skills with Architecture, Sciences and Management; to supplement our broad undergraduate education with the most comprehensive coverage of engineering electives in the country. While not diluting core engineering skills and practice, we are Professor Nicholas Ashbolt introducing sustainability principles across our June 2006
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Highlights of 2005 Highlights of 2005
ARC Discovery Grant Success - The Best in Australia
In the highly competitive ARC Discovery program, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering was once again the most successful school or department in the discipline in Australia. Of the successful ARC Discovery grants commencing in 2005, School staff won eight new grants, totaling in excess of $3.18 million. This confirms the School’s place as one of UNSW’s most successful research schools.
International Award for Excellence in Research
Professor Nasser Khalili was presented with the International Association for Computational Mechanics and Advances in Geomechanics Excellent Contributions Award, Regional at the 11 IACMAG Conference, Turin Italy, June 19-24 2005 for his contributions to constitutive and numerical modelling of unsaturated soils. This award is presented every three years to a single person with outstanding contributions to research in the field of geomechanics.
Churchill Fellowship awarded to Dr William Glamore of the Water Research Laboratory (WRL) to investigate international practices for restoring coastal wetlands. His aim was to visit practitioners overseas that have already restored coastal wetlands and to use their expertise to improve/develop Australian methods. Upon his return, Dr Glamore composed Australian methods to effectively restore coastal wetlands.
Universitas21 Fellowship awarded to Lecturer, Dr Zora Vrcelj to investigate international practices in developing high quality, novel teaching and learning tools in Structural Engineering Education. The emphasis was on developing benchmarks in educational and teaching programs, in collaboration with colleagues at U21 universities. In general the focus was on new educational delivery methods and technologies leading to the development of a design studio for the School.
ARC Research Successes Continued in 2005
In the Australian Research Council (ARC) Grants announced on 9 November 2005, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW was once again the most successful school in its discipline in Australia by a huge margin. With 5 new ARC Discovery Grants and 2 new ARC Linkage Grants worth in excess of $2.1m over the next three years, the School continues to lead the way nationally in research. (details of all the successful projects and staff are listed in Appendix B).
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Organisational Framework of the School
Faculty of Engineering
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Finance and Senior Management Budget Head of School Group
Research Water Central Management Research Administration Management Committee Computer Teaching & Support Learning
Technical External Relations Services & Marketing
Research and Level 3 Teaching groups Occupational
Health & Safety WRL at Manly Vale
CWWT SCHOOL COMMITTEES
PERSONNEL
The School is managed by the Head of School, a Senior Administrative Officer, a Senior Management Group Committee, and by other management committees, each assigned particular tasks and responsibilities. Each of these committees has a Chair person who reports to the Head of School. In addition to the facilities at Kensington in the Civil Engineering Building (H20) and the Vallentine Annexe (H22), the School is also home to the Centre for Water and Waste Technology (CWWT, in H22), Water Research Laboratory (WRL) at Manly Vale and the Heavy Structures Laboratory at Randwick. The School’s administrative group is led by the Senior Administrative Officer.
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In 2005, the School management team was as follows:
Head of School Professor Nicholas Ashbolt
Senior Management Group Committee Professor Nicholas Ashbolt (Chair)
Executive Assistant Computing Services Vacant Professor Francis Tin-Loi (Chair)
Senior Administrative Officer External Relationships and Marketing Ms Karenne Irvine Professor Marton Marossezky (Chair)
Research Management Professor David Waite (Chair)
University Centre;- Teaching and Learning Centre for Water and Waste Technology Dr Bruce Cathers (Chair) Professor David Waite (Director)
Water Research Laboratory Technical Services – Kensington & Randwick Associate Professor Ron Cox (Director) Heavy Structures Labs Associate Professor Nasser Khalili (Chair)
Level 3 Occupational Health and Safety Mr Paul Gwynne (Chair)
School Statistics
Academic Staff 30 Technical and Support Staff 23 Research Staff 14 Postgraduate Research Students 79 Equivalent Full-time student units (EFTSU) 615 Equivalent Full-time postgraduates units (EFTSU) 351 Doctoral graduates in 2005 17 Graduates in 2005 232 Grant Funding $6.9 million DEST Publications 158
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1 OVERVIEW OF SCHOOL
1.1 Mission
To be Australia’s leading school of Civil and Environmental Engineering by producing graduates and conducting research and development of the highest distinction to meet the needs of the profession, industry and the community both locally and internationally.
1.2 Vision
Through its excellence and the quality of its staff and graduates, the School will influence Civil and Environmental Engineering education and practice in Australia and elsewhere and will contribute to the preservation and protection of the environment and the provision of infrastructure for a sustainable and prosperous society.
1.3 Facilities and Personnel Structure
The School of Civil Engineering was one of the foundation Schools of the University when UNSW was first established in 1949. In 2005, it was the largest and most successful School of its type in Australia, with thirty equivalent full-time academic teaching staff and almost seventy other researchers, professional, technical and administrative staff. There were 582 undergraduate students, over 300 coursework masters students and 79 postgraduate research students.
The School has active teaching and research programs across the breadth of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with strong academic groups in the sub-disciplines of Engineering Construction and Management, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transport Engineering and Water Engineering.
In addition to the facilities at Kensington in the Civil Engineering Building (H20) and in the Vallentine Annexe (H22), the School has two off-campus facilities; the Water Research Laboratory at Manly Vale and the Heavy Structures Laboratory at the Randwick Sub-Campus. The School is also host to the Centre for Water and Waste Technology, and the Centre for Postgraduate Studies.
1.4 Teaching and Learning Activities
The School offers two undergraduate degree programs, the Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering and the Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering, and a range of combined degree programs leading to BE BSc, BE BA, BE LLB, BE BE, BE BCom and BE MEngSc degrees. In addition, service teaching is provided for other Schools in the Faculties of Engineering and the Built Environment and more broadly across the University as part of the General Education program.
The School’s undergraduate programs offer students the broadest and most comprehensive civil and environmental engineering education and the opportunity to specialise in their final year by majoring in a range of sub-disciplines. The curricula have proved a model for engineering educators and have been widely benchmarked by other academic institutions. The School offers a range of specialist plans at the undergraduate level, whereby students are able to undertake Bachelor of Engineering degrees in Civil and Structural Engineering; Civil and Geotechnical Engineering; Civil and Transport Engineering; Civil, Water and Coastal Engineering; Civil Engineering and Project Management; Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering; Environmental and Transport Engineering; and Environmental, Water and Waste Engineering.
In addition to its undergraduate programs, the School has for many years offered the broadest and most comprehensive postgraduate coursework programs in Australia, with Master of Engineering Science and Master of Environmental Engineering Science degrees, Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates. Both internal and external (distance) modes of delivery are available, with specialised programs being offered in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering Management, Technology Management, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transport Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Groundwater, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Public Health Engineering, Waste Management, and Water and Wastewater Treatment. In total, 84 graduate subjects (each 42 hours or 21 hours) were offered by School staff in 2005 (either as internal subjects, in short course mode or in a distance education format)
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making the program large even by international standards. It is this activity that distinguishes the School from all other Civil and Environmental Engineering Schools/Departments in the region and attracts large numbers of international students.
Some 80 postgraduate research students were enrolled in PhD or ME degrees in 2005. The School provides research training and a first class research environment for these students and, in turn, the students make an invaluable contribution to the School’s research effort. Research supervision is managed by the School’s Research Management Committee, with an on-going commitment to improve the quality of all aspects of the postgraduate research programs within the School. The School also has an active postgraduate research student committee, who have facilitated a large expansion of the School’s tutoring program.
1.5 Research Activities
The School is currently active in research across the breadth of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with several outstanding research strengths. Individual researchers and teams of researchers within the School have made and are making significant contributions. Notably in August 2005, Professor Ian Gilbert took up his awarded ARC Australian Professorial Fellowship. The Research Management Committee continues to improve the School’s research effort to increase publication output and the amount of research income to the School. In November 2005, the School was successful in winning 5 new ARC Discovery Grants and 2 new ARC Linkage grants. This success is far and away the best in the discipline in the country. In addition, applied and fundamental research income amounting to over $6.9m was won by School staff in 2005 from industry, business and government sources.
In terms of both DEST Publications and nationally competitive research income, the School’s performance is outstanding and leads the way in the Faculty and the University.
1.6 Community Outreach
Members of the School’s staff provide their expertise, usually on an honorary basis, to international, national and local committees of various technical associations, such as the Institution of Engineers, Australia, specialised societies and conferences, editorial boards of international and national journals, and Standards Australia Committees. All academic staff are encouraged to undertake these activities.
For many years, members of the School’s staff have also made contributions to the profession by engaging in higher level consultancies for international organisations, federal, state and local governments, private sector firms and community groups. These activities have continued to flourish in 2005.
Students performing rock mapping Students viewing the stabilisation and construction Students viewing landslides along in an old microsyenite quarry works at Lawrence Hargrave Drive the Illawarra Escarpment
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2 SCHOOL STAFF
2.1 Academic Staff Professors Nicholas John Ashbolt BAgSc PhD Tas, MASM Professor and the Head of School
Research interests –
Professor Ashbolt leads a major program working on the fate and transport of faecal pathogens in drinking water catchments and distribution pipe biofilms. A related field of research continuing through 2005 and supported by CRC-Water Quality & Treatment, Swedish Government (MISTRA) and European Union (via DEST) grants, was the interpretation of this pathogen data, along with assessment of alternative urban water systems using novel microbial risk assessment techniques.
Email: [email protected]
Mark Andrew Bradford BSc BE PhD Syd, DSc UNSW, CEng, CPEng, FIEAust, MASCE, MIStructE Professor Civil Engineering Federation Fellow of the Australian Research Council UNSW Scientia Professor
Research interests –
Analysis and behaviour of steel and composite structures under fire loading; Viscoelastic instability of concrete arches; Members curved arbitrarily in a plane in-space; Shear connection in trapezoidal composite beams; Nonlinear analysis; Numerical methods.
Email: [email protected]
Raymond Ian Gilbert BE PhD UNSW, CPEng, FIEAust Professor of Civil Engineering ARC Australian Professorial Fellow
Research interests –
Reinforced and prestressed concrete structures; Serviceability of concrete structures (deflection and crack control, tension stiffening); Time-dependent deformation of concrete and the effects of creep and shrinkage on structural behaviour – including arches and domes; Ductility of reinforced concrete structures and the effects of using Class L reinforcement in suspended slabs; Structural applications of reactive powder concrete; Analytical and numerical modelling of structures; Composite steel-concrete structures.
Email: [email protected]
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David Gordon Carmichael BE MEngSc Syd, PhD Cant, CPEng, FIEAust, MASCE, AIAMA Professor of Civil Engineering
Research Interests – Management, systems applications of optimisation, synThesis: Identification and analysis; Contracts and disputes; Project delivery; Construction operations; Project management and management functional areas including risk, economics, finances, people resources and scope; Construction management. Email: [email protected]
Marton Marosszeky BE Newcastle, MEngSc UNSW, FIEAust FAIB Professor, Multiplex Chair of Engineering Construction Innovation Director, Australian Centre for Construction Innovation UNSW
Research Interests – Design and analysis of construction operations, construction process planning and control; DSS and performance measurement in construction; Interorganisational collaboration in construction and current work in the durability and repair of reinforced concrete infrastructures.
Email: [email protected]
Francis Shay Khiet Tin-Loi BE PhD Monash, CPEng, MIEAust Professor of Civil Engineering
Research Interests – Inverse problems in the mechanics of materials; Contact mechanics and smoothing algorithms; Large scale limit and shakedown analyses; Limit and shakedown analyses for non-standard materials and conditions of limited ductility.
Email: [email protected]
Trevor David Waite BSc Tas, GradDip RMIT, MAppSc Monash, PhD MIT, FRACI Professor and Director of the Centre for Water and Waste Technology (CWWT)
Research Interests – Chemical and separation processes involving colloids and particles in aquatic and treatment systems; Redox chemistry at the solid-solution interface; Photochemistry in aquatic systems; Water and wastewater treatment processes; Hydrometallurgical processes involving particulates and/or redox processes; Hydrogeochemistry; Theoretical and experimental studies on the fate and effects of chemical pollutants; Interactions between trace elements and microbiota in aquatic systems; Utilization of technologies for the assessment of sustainability in water management; Institutional arrangements for water management.
Email: [email protected]
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Associate Professors Richard Ian Acworth BSc Leeds, MSc PhD Birm, FGS Associate Professor
Research Interests – Groundwater resource investigation; Geophysical techniques applied to groundwater; tracking water drainage beneath irrigated crops; Surface water and groundwater interconnectivity studies.
Email: [email protected]
Mario M Attard BE PhD UNSW, MIEAust, MCIA Associate Professor
Research Interests – Fracture in concrete and masonry structures; Crack propagation due to creep in plain concrete; Buckling of sandwich columns; Hyperelastic constitutive modelling of rubber.
Email: [email protected]
James Edward Ball ME PhD N’cle (NSW), CPEng, MIEAust, MASCE, MIAHR, MAWWA Associate Professor
Research Interests –
Engineering hydrology and water resources; Urban drainage systems; Urban water management; Information technology applied to management of water resources.
Email: [email protected]
Ronald John Cox BE PhD UNSW, CPEng, FIEAust Associate Professor and Director, Water Research Laboratory (WRL), Manly Vale
Research Interests – Coastal engineering and coastal zone management stability, design and safety of coastal structures; Wave dynamics and seagrass bed interaction; Rehabilitation/revegetation of degraded riverbanks; Environmental monitoring and modelling; Desalination plant brine disposal; Groundwater and contaminated sites; Hydraulics of water and wastewater treatment plants.
Email: [email protected]
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Stephen James Foster BE NSWIT, MEngSc PhD UNSW Associate Professor
Research Interests – Structural design with high strength and reactive powder concretes; Design of disturbed regions; Strut and tie modelling; Infrastructure repair using FRP’s; FE Modelling of concrete structures.
Email: [email protected]
Nasser Khalili-Naghadeh BSc Teh., MSc Birm., PhD UNSW Associate Professor
Research Interests – Mechanics of unsaturated soils; Application of numerical methods to geotechnical problems; Soil erosion; Mechanics of multi-phase porous media.
Email: [email protected]
Sven Lundie BE Karlesruhe, PhD Lüneburg Associate Professor
Research Interests – Life cycle assessment – sustainability; Life cycle costing; input - output analysis; Ecological footprint; Triple-bottom line reporting, developing sustainability strategies for companies.
Email: [email protected]
Richard Stuetz BSc, MAppSc, PhD UNSW Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Water and Waste Technology (CWWT)
Research Interests – In-line instrumentation for monitoring water and wastewater quality; Sampling and measurement of odours and odourous gases; Biological treatment of odourous emissions; Biodegradation of micro-pollutants and bioprocesses for water and wastewater treatment.
Email: [email protected]
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Senior Lecturers Bruce Cathers BE Syd, DipHE Delft, MEngSc UNSW, PhD Manc Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Computational hydraulics; Numerical methods; Water quality modelling; Artificial neural networks.
Email: [email protected]
Nadarajah Gowripalan BSc(Eng) Moratuwa, MSc PhD Leeds, MIEAust, MASCE, CPEng Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Influence of micro and macro cracking on service life of HPC; Reactive powder concrete (RPC) for very high strength composites (200-800 MPa); Functional efficiency of slabs; Axial shortening in tall HSC columns.
Email: [email protected]
Olusegun Faniran BSc Ife, MSc Heriot-Watt, PhD UTS Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Project planning and the planning process; Decision modelling for strategic planing and performance control in project-based organisations; Application of systems analysis and business process modelling techniques in project management.
Email: [email protected]
Peter Hidas MCEng DipTP PhD Bud. Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Transport network analysis and modelling; Traffic simulation; Intelligent transport systems; Travel demand management; Local traffic management and traffic calming; Development of computer applications in traffic engineering; New methods in teaching delivery; Computer assisted teaching.
Email: [email protected]
Stephen James Moore BE UNSW, MEngSc Adel, CPEng, MIEAust Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Development of environmental material accounting techniques such as materials flux analysis for regional and corporate environmental management systems; Simulation and decision analysis applied to waste management systems. Email: [email protected]
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Jonathan Brian O’Brien BE UNSW, MASc Tor., CPEng, MIEAust Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Robotics and artificial intelligence; Virtual systems and simulation; Construction ergonomics.
Email: [email protected]
Bill Peirson BE, BSc, MEngSc, PhD UNSW Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Ocean Engineering; Coastal Engineering; Estuarine Engineering; River Engineering; Environmental Engineering.
Email: [email protected]
Gregory Peters BE(Chemical), PhD Syd Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Application of life cycle assessment to agricultural industries; Development of sustainability indicators for the tourism industry; Investigation of the relative sustainability of air conditioning systems; Life cycle assessment of seawater desalination and alternative water supply options; Development of life cycle costing; Application of triple-
bottom-line reporting in the education sector; Environmental economics and extension of input-output analysis in environmental assessment.
Email: [email protected]
Ashish Sharma BE Roorkee MTech I.I.T.Delhi, PhD Utah State Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Stochastic hydrology; Probabilistic hydroclimatic forecasting; Water resources management; Bayesian hydrology; Stochastic downscaling for climate change impact assessment; Radar rainfall estimation.
Email: [email protected]
Chongmin Song BE ME Tsinghua, DEng Tokyo Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Scaled boundary finite-element method; Earthquake engineering; Fracture mechanics; Finite element method, boundary element method; Elasto-plastic-damage constitutive modelling.
Email: [email protected]
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Gareth Edward Swarbrick BE Adel, PhD UNSW, GradIEAust Senior Lecturer (on leave without pay)
Research Interests – Reduction in landfill gas methane emissions using passive gas collection and Biofiltration; Permeable reactive barriers for the treatment of fugitive landfill gas emissions; Landfill leachate emissions modelling and control; Desiccation and cracking of clay soils; Disposal of slurried mineral wastes in surface and sub-surface empoundments; Modelling the flow
of multiple phases in porous media.
Email: [email protected]
Upali Vandebona BSc(Eng) Ceylon, MEng A.I.T., PhD Monash Senior Lecturer
Research Interests – Analytical and simulation modelling of transport systems; Optimisation of public transport operations; Modelling of transport facility location; Intelligent transport systems; Special event transport facilities; Transport reliability. Email: [email protected]
Lecturers Steven Davis BE UNSW, PhD UNSW Lecturer
Research Interests – Quality and defects in construction; Safety management; Mathematical modelling; Stochastic systems; Virtual reality.
Email: [email protected]
Kurt Douglas BE Syd, PhD UNSW, PEng, GradIEAust Lecturer
Research Interests – Dr Douglas’ main interests lie in the field of rock mechanics. He is particularly interested in the design of large scale structures in rock. Predicting the strengths of rock defects (joints, faults, bedding planes etc) and rock mass on the large-scale (up to hundreds of meters) continues to be a major challenge for industry. He is attempting to improve our understanding and hence predictive capabilities in this area using laboratory test data together with field case studies and numerical methods. He also has an interest in predicting soil properties by in-situ testing and the use of risk assessment or probabilistic methods for the evolutions of concrete dams and landslides.
Email: [email protected]
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George Nawar BScEng, MEngSc UNSW, CPEng, MIEAust Lecturer
Research Interests – Construction planning methods and management; Occupational health and safety in engineering operation; Risk engineering in professional practices; Masonry material, design and construction. Email: [email protected]
Zora Vrcelj BE Wollongong, PhD UNSW Lecturer
Research Interests – Composite steel-concrete structures; Creep and shrinkage; Structural stability; Steel structures.
Email: [email protected]
2.2 Research, Adjunct and Visiting Staff
Martin Andersen MSc, PhD DTU Denmark Research Fellow, Water Research Laboratory
Research Interests – Dr Andersen is currently investigating groundwater-surface interactions in the Namoi area as part of the Cotton CRC project. He is experienced in the specialist fields of hydrogeology, geochemistry, geophysics, and hydrogeochemical modelling. In particular, he has extensive experience in the geochemical processes related to seawater intrusion and submarine groundwater discharge, including density dependent flow and transport. Email: [email protected]
Richard Nicholas Collins BSc PhD Adelaide Senior Research Associate
Research Interests – During the last number of years Richard has developed skills and interests in the environmental fate, speciation and bioavailability of trace elements in aquatic and soil systems. Currently he is working on an ARC funded linkage project that aims to characterize and model the physical and chemical properties controlling the transport of Al and Fe from acid sulfate soils to coastal waters in northern NSW.
Email [email protected]
Cheryl Margaret Davies BSc South Bank, UK, PhD Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Senior Research Fellow, CWWT
Research Interests – The fate and transport of indicator and pathogenic microorganisms in natural and manmade environments, rapid detection of microorganisms in environmental samples.
Email: [email protected]
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William Glamore BSc PhD Senior Research Fellow, WRL
Research Interests – Coastal groundwater extraction via lateral wells; Field investigations of recycled water release options; Boat wake waves; Disposal and dispersal of dredge sediments; Aquifer injection and storage of tertiary treated wastewater; Transport of groundwater contaminants (numerical model and field investigations); Coastal wetland restoration – site design, numerical modelling, field trials and infrastructure hydraulics. Email: [email protected]
Stuart Khan BSc Syd, PhD UNSW Research Fellow, CWWT
Research Interests – Dr Stuart Khan leads the research investigating the presence, fate and analysis of trace organic chemicals in water at the CWWT. Specific research interests include: Analysis of trace chemical contaminants in aquatic environments; Analytical method development (gas chromatography, mass
spectrometry, etc); Environmental and public health risk assessment of chemicals in the environment; Environmental chemical modelling techniques; Evaluation of water and wastewater treatment processes in terms of chemical fate; Water recycling practices in Australia and internationally; Guidelines for the management of chemicals in water.
Email: [email protected]
Yonglin Pi BETongji, ME Wuhan, PhD UNSW, CPEng, MIEAust Senior Research Associate
Research Interests – Structural dynamics; Stability of structures; Steel and composite structures.
Email: [email protected]
David Roser BSc UNSW, PhD La Trobe, MEnv. Macquarie Senior Research Associate, CWWT
Research Interests – Pathogen monitoring and management; Catchment management and monitoring; Microbial ecology; Constructed wetlands; Corporate auditing.
Email: [email protected]
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Ian L Turner BSc Syd, MEngSc UNSW, PhD, MIEAust Senior Research Fellow, WRL
Research Interests – Instrument development and analysis of rapid (wave-by-wave) bed-level fluctuations in the swash zone of beaches; image analysis techniques for shoreline detection and beach topography; wavelet analysis of sandbar-shoreline coupled dynamics; assessment of coastline adjustment to shifting climate; sediment transport mechanisms causing coastal inlet closure; development of video-derived methods to support coastal engineering and coastal management.
Email: [email protected]
Wendy Timms BSc Newcastle, BSc ANU, PhD UNSW, MIAH Senior Engineer-Scientist, Water Research Laboratory
Research Interests – Dr Timms provides expert consulting services for industry and government in the fields of groundwater, water resources, environmental modelling and data collection.
Research and development interests include water quality-sediment interactions, sub- surface flow measurement and modelling, low permeability clay barrier systems and groundwater contaminant transport modelling. Post-doctoral work in Canada (2002) included physical and computer modelling of contaminant transport in clay barriers for mine sites, and development of analysis techniques for micro. Committee member of International Association of Hydrogeologists - NSW Branch and Warren Centre Metropolitan Water Sources Group.
Email [email protected]
Sarah Zhang BE TJU, PhD HKU Research Associate
Research Interests – Advanced finite element method; nonlinear finite element analysis of reinforced concrete slabs and shell structures; nonlinear numerical modelling of reinforced concrete slabs at elevated temperatures.
Email: [email protected]
Stephen Qing Quan Liang PhD VU Australian Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Interests – Steel and composite steel-concrete structures; Concrete structures; Structural optimization.
Email: [email protected]
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Research Associates Calvin Kai Chee Martin Liu Peng Xu
Adjunct Professors Emeritus Professors Tom Crow John Black, BA, MTCP, PhD, CPEng, FIEAust Bob Munn Thomas Chapman, BSc, PhD, FIEAust Philip Pells Robin Fell, BE, MEngSc, CPEng, FIEAust Tim Sullivan Somasundaram Valliappan, BE, MS, PhD, DSc, CPEng, FIEAust, FASCE, FIACM Adjunct A/Professor Gary Mostyn Visiting Fellows Laurence Aldridge Peter Bliss, BE, MSc, DIC, ASTC, CPEng, MIEAust Frank Scharfe Visiting Adjunct A/Professor Brian Shackel, BE Sheff, MEngSc PhD UNSW, CPEng Visiting A/Professors MIEAust James Ball, BE, ME, PhD, MIEAust, MASCE, MIAHR Ian Cordery, ME, PhD William Yandell, ME, PhD, CPEng, MIEAust Adjunct Senior Lecturers Visiting Senior Lecturer Peter Hidas, MCEng, DipTP, PhD (since August 2005) Ray Lawther, BE, PhD Stephen Samuels, BE, MEngSc, PhD, CPEng, FIEAust, MAAS, MASA
2.3 Professional and Technical Staff
Computer Support Officers Web/IT Coordinator Robert Hegedus, BSc MEngSc UNSW, MACS, MACM Kate Brown, BArch, SU (Thailand), MArch(Comp) UNSW Jong Hwai Perng, BE N.T.U., ME T.K.U. Jonathan Lo, BSc UNSW
Professional Officers Gautam Chattopadhyay, BE PhD Jadavpur, MS Youngstown Chris Gianopoulos, BBuild UWS Alf Wojcik, MForestry Krakow
Senior Technical Officers Technical Officers Research Engineer Paul Gwynne Richard Berndt Chi Fai Wan Anthony Macken Ron Moncay William Terry Frank Scharfe
2.4 Administration
Senior Administrative Officer Administrative Officers Karenne Irvine, BA UNSW Flora Fan, BA CUHK, MEd HKU, MLib-IM UNSW Mary O’Connell, BA UNSW Angela Spano Administrative Assistants Betty Wong Cheryl Harley Patricia McLaughlin Julie O’Keeffe Leslie Brown Tamara Rouse BA UNSW Alice Yau
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2.5 Centre for Water and Waste Technology (CWWT) Professional & Research Staff
Director Deputy Director Professor David Waite, BSc Tas, GradDip RMIT, A/Professor Richard Stuetz, BSc, MAppSc, PhD MAppSc Monash, PhD MIT, FRACI UNSW
Business Manager Administrative Assistant Lyn Menzies, BSc Syd Robby Smith
Discipline Leaders Nicholas Ashbolt, BAgSc PhD Tas, MASM Andrew Feitz, BE Qld, PhD UNSW Sven Lundie, BE Dip Ind Eng Hamburg & Karlesruhe, PhD Lüneburg Richard Stuetz, BSc, MAppSc, PhD UNSW
Research Staff Richard Collins, BSc PhD Adelaide Andrew Rose, BE, PhD UNSW Cheryl Davies, BSc Lon, PhD New. pon Tyne David Roser, BSc UNSW, PhD La Trobe, MEnv, Mac Jing Guan, BE, ME China, PhD UNSW Hazel Rowley, BE UNSW Christine Kaucner, BSc Melbourne David Schleheck, BSc, PhD Stuart Khan, BSc Syd, PhD UNSW Xianguang Wang, BSc MSc, PhD Nanjing University Gregory Peters, BE(Chemical), PhD Syd
Adjunct Research Fellow Christobel Ferguson, BAppSc (Biomed), MSc UTS, PhD UNSW
Volunteer Lance Bowen
2.6 WRL Professional and Technical Staff
Director Manager Associate Professor Ron Cox, BE PhD UNSW, CPEng, Brett Miller BE, MEngSc, MIEAust FIEAust
Purchasing Officer Secretary Ross Mathews Wendy Thomason-Harper
Administrative Assistant Librarian Joan Terlecky Caroline Hedges BSc Dip Lib
Senior Project Engineers Graduate Engineer James Carley, BBuild, MEngSc Ian Coghlan William Glamore, BSc, PhD Steve Wyllie Electronics Engineer Wendy Timms, BSc, PhD Hector Martinez BE
Senior Project Engineer & Discipline Leader Senior Technical Officer Ian Turner, BSc Syd, MEngSc UNSW, PhD, MIEAust John Baird Mark Groskops Project Engineers Workshop Foreman Doug Anderson, BE, MEngSc John Hart Alexandra Badenhop, BE Computer Administrator Matthew Blacka, BE Tony Jancar BE Ian Cunningham BE Draughts Person Keryn Hawker BE Monika Stieler Stephen Pells, BE MEngSc Expert Consultants R Nittim BE, MEngSc, PhD, Dip TCP, MIEAust DB Tolmie BScApp(IndChem), MBA, MAIChE
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The staff lists above include staff on recurrent funds and non-recurrent contract positions in the Centre for Water and Waste Technology (CWWT) and at the Water Research Laboratory (WRL) at Manly Vale, but excludes research assistants funded on external grants and part-time teaching staff such as external lecturers, tutors and demonstrators.
Happy faces at the School 2005 End of the Year Get Together
3 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Research activity in the School is carried out by School staff and by postgraduate students working towards their research degrees. Furthermore, undergraduate students also play a significant role in research by undertaking their final year Honours thesis. The range of research projects undertaken within the School covers all the sub- disciplines of Civil and Environmental Engineering and includes both fundamental and applied research. Despite intense competition for research funding from external sources, School staff attracted about $6.3 million in research funding in 2005. This funding not only supports many of the staff and research students, it provides the funding to enhance and upgrade our facilities, both electronic and physical, and to purchase materials, consumables and new equipment. It is therefore essential to the on-going research effort within the School.
3.1 Research Grants and Contracts in 2005 A summary of the research projects funded in 2005 by external and internal research grants in each sub-discipline is given in Appendix A. Also, in Appendix B is a list of the School’s ARC Discovery Grant Successes in 2005. However, many other on-going research projects that are not directly supported by research grants, and are therefore not listed in the appendix, are being carried out by staff and students within the School.
3.2 Masters and Doctoral Research
The School has a policy of encouraging postgraduate research and, with some 80 research students, has a large program, even on an international scale. The research undertaken by students working towards their Master of Engineering or Doctor of Philosophy degrees forms an important component of the research activity of the School. A table listing the School’s postgraduate research students, their research topics and their supervisors is provided in Appendix C.
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3.3 Research Output in 2005
Publications
A complete list of the School’s publications in 2005 is provided in Appendix D to this report. With 5 books or research monographs, 7 chapters in books, 90 papers in refereed journals, 83 refereed conference papers, and numerous research reports and reports to industry, the published output of the School continues to be at a high level.
Doctoral Graduates in 2005
April 2005
Roberto Sison Soriano, BSAgE Philippines Los Baos, MEng Asian I.T. Thesis: Groundwater dynamics in coastal sand dune aquifers; the impacts of transient boundary conditions
Ian Marcus Brandes, BSc Syd. Thesis: The negative chargeability of clays
Sung Hee Joo, BSc Dongduk Women’s, MEngSc UNSW Thesis: Oxidative degradation of organic contaminants using nanoscale zero-valent iron
Karen Louise Kay, BE UNSW Thesis: Effects of radiation shading by macrophytes on wetland hydrodynamics
Andrew Lindsay Rose, BE BSc UNSW Thesis: Availability of iron to the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula
Adrian Robert Russell, BE UNSW Thesis: Cavity expansion in unsaturated soils
Natthira Tangsubkul, BE MEngSc UNSW Thesis: Development of environmental decision support framework; with application of material flow analysis and life cycle assessment for sustainable water recycling planning
May 2005
Kak-Tien Chong, BE UMIST Thesis: Numerical modelling of time-dependent cracking and deformation of reinforced concrete structure
Rosalind Green, BE Adel. Thesis: Acidity barriers for improving downstream water quality of estuaries in acid sulfate soils
Nantawat Khomwan, BE Kasetsart, MEAsian I.T. Thesis: Debonding failure in CFRP strengthened plane stress members
Yossyafra, Sarjana Andalas, MEngSc UNSW Thesis: Modelling of public transport routing strategies
October 2005
Anuchit Uchaipichat, BE Kohn Kaen, ME Asian I.T. Thesis: Experimental investigation and constitutive modelling of thermohydro-mechanical coupling in unsaturated soils
Tharit Issarayangyun, BE Kasetsart, ME Asian I.T. Thesis: Aircraft noise and public health; acoustical measurement and social survey around Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
Mas Mera, Sarjana Andalas, ME Bandung I.T. Thesis: Boussinesq-type numerical models
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Shamsaddin Nejadi, BSc Isfahan U.T., MSc Middle East Tech Thesis: Time-dependent cracking and crack control in reinforced concrete structures
Mazen Zaina, BE Colorado Thesis: Strength and ductility of fibre reinforced high strength concrete columns
December 2005
Ngoc Son Ngo, BE Hanoi University of Comm. & Trans. Thesis: Limit and shakedown analyses by the ρ –version FEM
4 UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ACTIVITIES
4.1 Overview of Undergraduate Programs
In 2005, the School continued to play a leading role in the delivery of undergraduate degree programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The School attracts many of the brightest metropolitan and rural students in New South Wales and also has a significant contingent of overseas students mainly from the South East Asian Region. The combination of metropolitan, rural and overseas students provides an excellent mix of undergraduates, with the social and cultural diversity that enriches the undergraduate experience of all. The international nature of the School, both in terms of its student cohort and its teaching and research links, is another major benefit to local students undertaking an undergraduate degree at UNSW.
In keeping with its size, reputation and geographical location, the School plays a significant role in the training of undergraduate students aiming at professional careers in Civil and Environmental Engineering in Australia and the wider region. The undergraduate programs at UNSW continue to be the very best available in Australia. The main objective at the undergraduate level is to produce engineers who can address and solve new and multifaceted civil or environmental problems with confidence and competence. To achieve this, the School’s programs aim to develop well-educated graduates with the basic skills, attributes and knowledge that will enable them to practise successfully as professional civil or environmental engineers. The undergraduate students are taught to be problem solvers, critical thinkers, life-long learners, and team players. In addition, they must develop the skills to be independent investigators and effective managers and they must be self-motivated and economically, environmentally and socially aware.
It is intended that these attributes are developed in students at the same time as they gain knowledge in a broad range of disciplines, including mathematics, chemistry, physics, management, and the engineering disciplines. Civil Engineers cover engineering construction and management, materials engineering, structural engineering, water engineering, geotechnical engineering and transport engineering in considerable depth, while environmental engineers also obtain knowledge in chemical engineering, geography, biology and information systems (with less emphasis on structures and construction).
An additional objective of the programs is to provide the above skills and knowledge in the social, as well as the technical, context of civil and environmental engineering. Integrating Engineering Practice subjects have been introduced in each year of each program to achieve this. To allow for deeper learning by students, the total contact hours have been substantially reduced in recent years with a greater emphasis on individual research, resource management and team work and a significant change in the teaching methodologies in many subject areas.
The Civil Engineering degree has been structured to give students a strong training in all aspects of Civil Engineering, and allows them to major in the second half of fourth year in two of the disciplines - Engineering Construction and Management, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transport Engineering and Water Engineering. This gives students at UNSW an advantage over graduates from other universities, as they often seek and gain employment in the areas in which they have specialised. Specialist plans are available within the Civil Engineering program, in Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Project Management, Transport Engineering and Water Engineering.
The Environmental Engineering program continues to attract able students, with women making up almost half of the enrolments. There is a strong emphasis on development of communication skills throughout the course, as these are viewed as essential for all engineers, but particularly for those who interact professionally with specialists from many other disciplines. Final year environmental engineering students undertake two of the following majors; Water Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering; Transport Engineering; Environmental Protection in the Process
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Industries; and Geography. Each of these majors allows the potential graduand to acquire solid professional training in the selected areas of specialisation. Specialist plans are available within the Environmental Engineering program, in Geotechnical Engineering, Transport Engineering and Water and Waste Engineering.
The School also offers a wide range of combined courses leading to the award of two degrees, such as the well established BE BA, BE BSc and BE LLB programs in either civil or environmental engineering. Combined BE BE programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering and in Civil and Mining Engineering are also offered. In addition, the School offers combined BE MCom, BE BSc (Computer Science) and BE MEngSc programs in both Civil and Environmental Engineering. These allow students to study a wide range of other disciplines in addition to engineering and hence broaden their education and employment opportunities.
The School’s Undergraduate Programs have the full accreditation of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.
4.2 Undergraduate Student Enrolments
In 2005, a total of 107 (including 15 mid year entry) new students were admitted to the first year of the Bachelor of Engineering degree programs. Total student numbers in the various undergraduate programs were as follows:
Bachelor of Engineering, BE(Civil) 423 Bachelor of Engineering, BE(Environmental) 85 Bachelor of Engineering/Arts, BE BA 22 Bachelor of Engineering BE BE (Civil & Environmental or 61 Mining) Bachelor of Engineering/Science, BE BSc 36 Bachelor of Engineering/Law, BE LLB 13 Total 640
4.3 The Civil and Environmental Engineering Postgraduate Research Student Committee
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Postgraduate Research Student Committee was established in May of 2004, and is made up of elected representatives from within the research student body. Our aims are to represent the interests of local and international research students at the School and Faculty levels, and to organise social activities to encourage more informal interaction between students and academics within the School. Student Committee members for 2005 were: President Paul Beavis Vice President Shahadat Chowdhury Secretary Mindy Loo Treasurer Irvie Lius
Tri and Irvie Seth and Kenny A group of the Postgraduate Research Students 2005
4.4 The Civil and Environmental Engineering Society
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Society (CEVSOC) is one of the most active undergraduate student societies on campus. Its membership includes all undergraduate students of the School and its aims are to represent the interests of the student body, to provide a mechanism for students to help and mentor each other, to
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CEVSOC contributes significantly to the academic life of the School and makes an important contribution in the establishment of the School spirit. CEVSOC’s involvement in and contributions to the School’s activities on the University’s Courses and Careers Day in September and in the Faculty’s marketing and recruitment drives are very much appreciated.
Office bearers of the CEVSOC for 2005 were:
President Brendan O’Kane Vice President Hazel Rowley Secretary Josh Atkinson Treasurer Guy Pinzone CASOC Representative Martin Donaldson Faculty Representative Erin Cini Advertising Representatives Anthony Forrester (Midget Goat Advertising) Chris Gerard
Some of the many social activities organised by CEVSOC in 2005 included Harbour Cruises, BBQ's and Pub Crawls. Representatives of CEVSOC also assisted the School on Courses and Careers Days by providing careers advice and also assisted Faculty staff in visits to high schools and other marketing exercises.
In 2005 CEVSOC also organised a final year dinner held at the Sydney Hilton Hotel, which provided an opportunity for graduands and staff to meet and socialise off campus.
Class of the fourth year at the Sydney Hilton Hotel Dinner 2005
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4.5 Student/Staff Ratios
Changing trends over a five-year period in the School's student profile and the number of academic and non- academic staff employed within the School are summarised below:
TRENDS IN THE SCHOOL PROFILE - 2001 - 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 STUDENT NUMBERS Total EFTSU(1) 607 613 581 567 582 BE 594 593 634 647 615 MEngSc/MEnvEngSc(2) 295 355 339 292 323 GradDip/GradCert 37 62 72 38 28 PhD 68 78 81 82 79 ME/MSc 19 19 16 17 11 GRADUATES BE(Civil) 97 121 64 67 87 BE (Environmental) 41 35 19 28 21 MEngSc 95 96 117 119 95 MEnvEngSc 21 36 13 13 13 GradDip/GradCert 2 4 6 7 7 PhD 9 14 15 8 14 ME 1 0 1 3 0 STAFF (Full-time, tenured) Academic(3) 32 32 32 33 29.5 Technical 17 16 15 14 15 Administration 10 9 8 8 8 STUDENT/STAFF RATIO — EFTSU/ACADEMIC 19.0 19.2 18.2 17.2 19.7
NOTES (1) Effective Full-Time Student Unit (2) The majority of MEngSc and MEnvEngSc students are part-time (3) Equivalent full-time recurrently funded staff are indicated
5 POSTGRADUATE TEACHING PROGRAMS
5.1 Overview of Postgraduate Coursework
The School has offered postgraduate courses for over 40 years in Civil and Environmental Engineering leading to a Master of Engineering Science or Master of Environmental Engineering Science. A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are also offered. These programs are the premier postgraduate qualifications in Australia in civil and environmental engineering and are the postgraduate qualifications accepted by industry.
Courses cover both fundamentals and applications. They are designed as professional qualifications for practitioners, and are the result of extensive consultation with industry. The postgraduate programs aim to provide participants with the skills and information to enable them to take leading roles in industry. In 2005 the School’s postgraduate coursework programs became Commonwealth supported, which meant a significant cost reduction for students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents.
The internal and external programs cover equivalent knowledge and skills, but their modes of delivery differ. Internal delivery involves students attending lectures on campus, either weekly or in a more concentrated short course format, where students attend full time over 3 or 5 days. External or distance students are provided with specially written resource material/study guides. Currently, about 40% of the total number of postgraduate students (275 in 2005) study off-campus. Communication with class mates is via email mail lists established by the School for each course. The online course tool WebCT Vista is also used for online submissions and assessments.
Both part-time and full-time programs of study are available. A typical part-time program involves undertaking one or two courses per session. A typical full-time program involves undertaking up to four courses per session, leading to the degree or diploma in one year.
An extensive range of courses is offered, enabling the student to specialise, or take a general program. Courses are offered to fit the established specialisations of:
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• Coastal Engineering and Management • Infrastructure Management • Construction Management • Project Management • Engineering/Technology Management • Structural Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Transport Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering • Waste Management • Hydrology and Water Resources • Water and Wastewater Management • Groundwater Studies • Water Quality Management
The scope of the postgraduate courses offered in 2005 extended over all aspects of civil and environmental engineering, and students were accordingly offered a wide choice of courses to meet their academic and professional needs. The total number of student/course enrolments for 2005 was 1300, an increase from the previous year and a strong indicator of the need for our expert knowledge within the industry. Some 70% of these courses were delivered in the engineering/project management (43%) and water and environmental engineering (27%) specialities. Delivery and recruitment in these areas continues to be strong, with the third most popular specialisation being geotechnical engineering.
Students reap the benefits of world class research
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) conducts research and development of international distinction to meet the needs of industry and society. As a result, all the distance postgraduate courses expose UNSW students to cutting edge information and techniques.
Professor David Carmichael, an internationally recognised expert in project management, designs his postgraduate courses to challenge students’ thinking, to take them beyond their existing qualifications and work experience. Project Management Framework, for example, takes a new look at the way projects are managed, a perspective unavailable elsewhere. Professor Carmichael argues that current project management practices are not as effective as they could be and challenges students to redefine management as systematically solving problems. By taking a systematic approach, managers can appraise a range of solutions rather than find a single solution to problems.
His most recently introduced course is the highly relevant Dispute Avoidance and Resolution. Primarily focusing on project disputes, the course begins with methods to avoid disputes; cooperation between parties, the building of goodwill and appropriate practice in areas of workmanship, payment and time. The course then explores practices to best resolve disputes if they do occur.
Postgraduate courses in environmental engineering target major issues such as of the degradation of Australia’s water supply and developing technology and governance for recycled water. Professor David Waite says training postgraduate engineers to have an understanding of all the issues associated with environmental problems is essential to coming up with workable solutions. For example, new techniques are emerging which enable the real costs of environmental impacts to be evaluated and incorporated into the assessment of any project’s viability.
Many graduates have reported that their career path has been improved by the external Masters program, even before graduating. Says distance education graduate, Peter Dews, the program provides “a significant level of research and theoretical development to maintain ‘cutting edge’ knowledge in a highly competitive arena”. Graduate Ron Emptage says “the course was very innovative and practical. External studies benefited me tremendously in so far as I had the flexibility to fit my studies around my business and family commitment”.
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6 GRADUATES – 2005 A total of 232 students graduated from the School in 2005:
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 78 Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) 13 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/Bachelor of Arts 2 Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental)/Bachelor of Arts 1 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/Bachelor of Science 1 Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental)/Bachelor of Science 2 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) 5 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/Bachelor of Laws 1 Graduate Certificate (Civil) 3 Graduate Certificate (Environmental) 1 Graduate Diploma 3 Master of Engineering Science 95 Master of Environmental Engineering Science 13 Doctor of Philosophy 14
PhD graduate – Dr Adrian Russell (left) and MEngSc graduate - Hsuan-Wen Wen with A/Prof Nasser Khalili (right) Prof Marton Marosszeky (left) and Prof David Carmichael (right)
7. AWARDS & PRIZE WINNERS
The ASI Undergraduate Steel Design Award 2005 Prize in Structural Engineering 3 James Patterson
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Construction Management Discipline Prize Stephen Smith
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Environmental Discipline Prize Hazel Rowley
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Discipline Prize Dylan Hemraj
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Structures Discipline Prize Hui Chien Chan
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Transport Discipline Prize Shunyi Lui
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The Civil and Environmental Engineering Water Discipline Prize Thomas Pinzone
The Civil Engineering Industrial Training Prize Matthew McCombe
The Environmental Engineering Industrial Training Prize Lisa Pollard
The Maunsell Waste Management Prize Mohammad Soleiman
The Maunsell Waste Project Prize Yinan Tian Guopeng Zhu
The Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management Prize Amy Bean
The Computing Prize Zico Lai Gilbert Tse Kit Lam The University Medal Recipient 2005 – Civil Engineering The University Medal Zico Lai Rebecca Barnes
The Sydney Water Gold Medal Ryan Hawken Mark Evans
The Jeffery and Katauskas Prize Suryanthono Amidharmo
The Civil Engineering Practice Prize Michael Curry Rebecca Barnes The Environmental Engineering Practice Prize The University Medal Recipient 2005 – Erin Cini Environmental Engineering
The Welding Technology Institute of Australia Prize Rajneel Ram
8 SCHOOL FACILITIES, CENTRES & LABORATORIES REPORTS
8.1 Computing Services
In 2005, the School continued consolidation of both its computing facilities and of its computing policies. Funding for new developments was, unfortunately, limited so that a number of major tasks (e.g. planned server, laboratories workstations and network infrastructure upgrades) could not be carried out. Moreover, we did manage to improve our disk storage system, replace one central Windows server, and migrate successfully to the new WebCT e- learning system. A number of training courses were also held to help staff move to this new WebCT Vista online web learning environment.
A summary of the School’s computing facilities in 2005 is: • A Win2000 laboratory (Lab 201) with 40 Pentium computers primarily used for teaching early Stages 1 and 2 undergraduate students. This laboratory is served by a high-end dual Xeon Netfinity IBM server, and a backup smaller dual processor server. • A second Win2000 laboratory (Lab 611) with 40 Pentium computers for senior students (Stages 3 and above), also network-connected to the two Windows servers. • A postgraduate research laboratory with 10 high-end PCs running Win2000.
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• A number of Linux-based ancillary servers that cater for email, our web site, storage, and security. • A multimedia laboratory with facilities for video, image and directed learning developments. • Networked administrative staff PCs. • Networked PCs located in every postgraduate room. • Networked laser printers, and other peripherals.
The general opening hours for the undergraduate and coursework postgraduate laboratories were the same as in 2004. During session, these were; 8am to 10pm (weekdays), and 10am to 6pm (Saturdays). Three student assistants were employed to man the laboratories after hours (6pm to 10pm) during weekdays and during Saturdays, and also for audiovisual support.
The following were planned for 2006: • Replace all 40 Lab 201 PCs and monitors. • Complete refurbishment of Lab 611, including replacement of all CRT monitors with LCD screens. • Move to a Windows 2003 server system including associated upgrades/replacements of our existing core Windows servers. • Upgrade our network infrastructure so that all research student PCs can be connected to the network. • Replace our web server with a new Content Management Linux based system. • Increase our focus on security, network access and backup. • Rationalise and replace, as necessary, our software servers. • Continue our emphasis on educational technology and e-learning developments. • Continue improvement of our web-based database facility for increased internet security, registration of all users and staff PCs, and print and internet download quota monitoring.
8.2 External Relations and Marketing
During 2005, the School's External Relations Committee (ERC) initiated and continued to focus on improving our recruiting of students and improving our relationship with and support from industry. Committee members, school staff, together with undergraduate and postgraduate students provided the face and voice of the School at many presentations and functions both on and off campus.
A number of new initiatives were developed. The school’s web site was further improved and plans for a regular newsletter were developed. An industry partnership package was defined and marketing for industry partners was commenced.
Plans were also developed to increase the level of school visits in 2006. The first annual award dinner for graduating students and alumni was held at the Hilton and the number of prizes and scholarships awarded by industry sponsors was significantly increased. New poster formats depicting research, teaching and career options were also developed.
High School students visiting us as part of the High School Information Day
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8.3 Research Management Committee
The School’s Research Management Committee (RMC) manages and supports research activities within the School, including research undertaken by both the staff and the School’s postgraduate research students, and liaises with and contributes directly to the Faculty’s Research Management Committee. In 2005, the RMC met once every month to oversee and progress all research related aspects of the School’s operation. Following are brief comments on various key roles undertaken by the RMC in 2005.
Postgraduate Research Student Management An important aspect of the Committee’s work involves the management of the School’s postgraduate research program. The School has about 80 postgraduate research students enrolled in either ME or PhD programs. Management of this vital research activity within the School involves the assessment of applications to undertake higher degrees within the School, the formulation of specific research plans for each student accepted into the program, the nomination of suitable supervisors, reviewing the progress of students at regular intervals, making recommendations on progress to the Faculty’s Higher Degree Committee, and finally nominating examiners when the thesis is completed. All academic staff and several research only staff participate in the student reviews which are held in two busy periods each year (June and November). Much of the work load in this area is carried by the School’s Postgraduate Research Student Coordinator, a position filled very ably by Associate Professor Stephen Foster. The student review process continued relatively smoothly through 2005 with excellent support provided by the RMC administrative staff Julie O’Keeffe and Pattie McLaughlin. The committee also allocates a small but significant sum each year to support each research program, but the bulk of the funding to support research student projects generally comes from external scholarships and/or from research grants won by the student’s supervisor.
Research Grants The RMC also provides input to the preparation and coordination of research grant applications. This includes ranking the School’s applications for internal Faculty Research Grants (FRGs) and UNSW Research Infrastructure Block Grants (RIBGs) and reviewing applications for competitive external grants. The School has been outstandingly successful in recent years in winning external grant income, particularly in the highly competitive funding schemes of the Australian Research Council (ARC) and from industry through the Centre for Water and Waste Technology and the Water Research Laboratory. In the ARC Discovery program (regarded as the most prestigious nationally competitive research grant scheme), the School was the most successful school in its discipline in Australia, with eight new successful ARC Discovery grants commencing in 2005 totalling in excess of $3.18 million. In the successful new ARC grants for 2006 (announced in November 2005), the School was once again the most successful school in its discipline, with 5 new ARC Discovery Grants and 2 new ARC Linkage Grants worth in excess of $2.1m. Details of these ARC successes are outlined in the table below. The School continues to lead the way nationally in research and its success in attracting external research income confirms the School’s place as one of UNSW’s most successful research schools.
ARC Discovery Grants Commencing or Awarded in 2005
Investigator(s) Project Amount Years
Chen V, Stuetz R Macromolecular fouling in membrane bioreactors $435,000 2005-2007 Foster SJ Fracture of steel fibre-reinforced concrete; modes I & II $198,000 2005-2007 Gilbert RI The implications of low-ductility reinforcement and strain $985,000 2005-2009 localisation on the strength & ductility of reinforced concrete two-way slabs Khalili N Experimental investigation and constitutive modelling of thermo- $178,000 2005-2007 hydro-mechanical coupling effects in unsaturated porous media Pi Y-L, Tin Loi F Elasto-plastic distortional analysis and strength of structures $268,000 2005-2007 doubly-curved in space Stuetz R, Ashbolt N Removal of potential impact of pharmaceutical active $495,000 2005-2007 compounds during wastewater treatment Valliappan S Unified approach for the stability analysis of large concrete $223,000 2005-2007 dams due to ageing degradation WaiteTD, Neilan BA, Mechanisms of Iron Acquisition by the Cyanobacterium $402,000 2005-2007 Furnas MJ, Burford Trichodesmium in Coastal Waters MA, Rose AL Bradford MA, Nonlinear Analysis and Behaviour of Thin Concrete $430,000 2006-2008 Gilbert RI Axisymmetric Shells
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Chang S, Waite TD Membrane Fouling in Submerged Hollow Fibre Membrane $310,000 2006-2008 Bioreactor Systems; Theory, Modelling and Fouling Control Khalili N, Determination of unsaturated soil properties using cone $250,000 2006-2008 Valliappan S, Loret penetrometer data BL, Russell AR Sharma A, Stochastic rainfall generation for design flow estimation $220,000 2006-2008 Sivakumar B, Ball J Vrcelj Z, Ranzi G Long Term Behaviour of Composite Steel Concrete Beams and $290,000 2006-2008 its Effect on Composite Dynamic Response
Seminar Program An effective seminar program is considered vital to communication of research activity both within and outside the School and the RMC has conducted such a program throughout 2005. The seminar program, which typically involves at least two half hour presentations by either research students and/or academic staff in a generally similar discipline area or by a visiting researcher, is operating smoothly under the direction of Dr Bill Pierson.
Stimulation of Research Activity within the School and Research Impact A major goal of the RMC is to assist staff in achieving identifiable research outcomes and to this end in 2005 the RMC prepared a set of measures by which research performance can be assessed and areas identified where improvements need to be made. In recent years, the School has performed exceptionally well in terms of publication output and, as already mentioned, in terms of research income, but measures needed to be identified to assess research impact. Some obvious indications of impact are citations of School publications, significant awards for research excellence (such as Professor Bradford’s Federation Fellowship and Professor Gilbert’s Australian Professorial Fellowship), instances where School research has influenced the profession through changes to standards and codes of practice and areas in which research leads to development and commercialisation.
While School research has had considerable impact in 2005, even greater impact will result from the encouragement of interaction between individuals and groups, provision of assistance in identifying research opportunities and fostering an exciting and vital environment that is conducive to the conduct of truly world-class research. The research performance measures established in 2005 will form a key part in the on-going development of research personnel and in the processes by which the School sets its research directions and manages its research future.
8.4 Teaching and Learning Committee
The Teaching and Learning Committee of the School is responsible for all academics matters relating to both the undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs; these involve encouraging teaching quality, providing teaching aids to staff, monitoring of courses through student focus group surveys, interaction with student representatives of CEVSOC, academic aspects of undergraduate examinations and enrolments, and providing a focal point for student assistance in undergraduate and postgraduate coursework matters. The major drive behind the Committee’s agenda is to improve the teaching experience of students. The members of the Committee in 2005 were:
Dr Bruce Cathers (Director) Professor Marton Marosszeky (Curriculum Development & Ms Karenne Irvine (Enrolments, Timetabling) Review) Dr Steve Davis (1st Year Coordinator) Associate Professor Mario Attard (Grievance Officer and Dr Segun Faniran (2nd Year Coordinator – S1) Advanced Standing) Dr Zora Vrcelj (2nd Year Coordinator – S2) Dr Zora Vrcelj (Teaching Innovation and Final Year Student-to- Dr Upali Vandebona (3rd Year Coordinator) First Year Student Mentoring) Dr Chongmin Song (4th Year Coordinator) Ms Erin Cini (CEVSOC Representative) Mr Stephen Moore (Postgraduate Coordinator) Mr James Perry (CEVSOC Representative)
One of the major undertakings within the School which related to the activities of the Teaching and Learning Committee was the series of workshops on the new curriculum arranged by Professor Marton Marosszeky and facilitated by the University Learning and Teaching Unit. In the new curriculum, all courses are to be 6 units of credit.
The new curriculum is to be introduced into 1st year of the engineering programmes in 2006. Entry by students from high school can be either by direct entry into their chosen discipline area (e.g. civil or environmental
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The new first year curriculum consists of a number of science courses (Maths, Physics and Chemistry); some Faculty of Engineering courses (Engineering Design and Innovation, Computing); several School of Civil and Environmental Engineering courses (Engineering Mechanics, Environmental Principles and Systems) and a couple of courses (Engineering Surveying and GIS, Engineering Materials and Chemistry) from other schools within the Faculty (School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems, and School of Materials Science respectively).
In preparation for the introduction to the new first year engineering curriculum, working parties were set up for each course with representatives from each School who wished to participate, on an Engineering Faculty wide basis. Due to the amount of work involved, the detailed programme structure (including courses offered) was passed by the University for first stage. For subsequent stages however, only the plans for each of the civil, environmental and combined degree programmes (along with the plans from the other engineering schools), were accepted by the University. Detailed course revisions and new course proposals for stages 2 and beyond were postponed til 2006.
In September of second session, the student members of the Teaching and Learning Committee conducted a survey of their peers in their final year of study to elicit candid information about the civil and environmental programmes. The respondents to the survey comprised 16 civil engineering students, 10 environmental engineering students and 3 double civil/environmental engineering students.
In broad terms only, the students considered the best things about their degree were; (i) lecturers who had good communications skills and who related the concepts to practical and relevant examples and (ii) the Engineering Practice courses which were found to be interesting and practical. Limited but positive comment was also made about; the support network of lecturers, tutors and students (with a comment warning that in the new curriculum which commences for 1st year students in 2006, there would be little opportunity for new students to have much contact as a group or with the School’s lecturers) and the high demand (and therefore good employment prospects) for engineers in industry.
The student respondents also considered those aspects of their time at university which could be improved and the three dominant issues were; (i) having the option of specialising earlier in their programme (which presently commences in second session in their final year), (ii) irrelevant courses which included both internal courses and external courses – this was particularly identified by the environmental engineering student respondents, and (iii) the need for reducing the student workload along with more appropriate weighting of assessments. Each of these have been addressed in the new curriculum starting in 2006.
The School’s policy with regard to offering students the opportunity to sit supplementary exams is unusual within the University. As well as students with medical considerations accepted by the University, those students with ‘near fail’ exam results are given the chance to pass by sitting a supplementary exam. In sessions 1 and 2 of 2005, the School offered 294 and 198 supplementary exams respectively. These figures include those with medical considerations as well as those students with `near fails’. The holding of so many supplementary exams is a considerable burden to the School and there has been a growing concern, whereby the policy on supplementary exams will be revised in 2006.
The CATEI (Course and Teaching Evaluation and Improvement) process was trialled for several courses in the School in session 2 of 2004 and introduced as standard practice in session 1 of 2005. CATEI surveys are of several types with the main ones being for course evaluation and teaching evaluation. The School conducts course evaluations for each undergraduate course running in a given session and a minimum of one CATEI teaching evaluation for each lecturer per year. The structure of the CATEI forms essentially consists of two parts; (i) the first part consists of 10 short comments in which the students indicate on a scale of 4 to 1 between strongly agreeing to strongly disagreeing (respectively) with the statement, and (ii) a second part of the CATEI form, in which students are asked to write comments about the best features of the course (or teaching) and the areas of the course (or teaching) which could be improved. The student responses to both parts of the CATEI forms are passed on to the co-ordinator (or lecturer) for their consideration.
As part of the CATEI course evaluation, after the student feedback has been received by the co-ordinator, the co- ordinators of each course are required to complete a form related to changes which they will make the following year to bring about improvements to the course. These forms are sent to the Head of School who, in turn, writes a summary report to the Dean of Engineering. The CATEI process cycle has now been completed for the first time in the School for courses which ran in both sessions of 2005.
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8.5 Technical Services (Kensington)
Technical Services Kensington consist of four dedicated laboratories and a pooled group of staff providing support to teaching, research and consulting activities on a school wide basis in the areas of Geotechnical Engineering, Public Health, Structural Engineering and Field Hydrology.
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
In 2005, the Geotechnical-Materials-Concrete Laboratory provided support for postgraduate students and numerous undergraduate student research projects. Support was also provided to research assistants, visiting academics and postgraduate students from other disciplines within and outside the School. Undergraduate Teaching Classes were conducted throughout both Sessions for Civil and Environmental Engineering subjects, in addition to servicing subjects for other schools. The laboratories have provided a variety of activities to support Open Days, High School Information Days and Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School. The Concrete Laboratory is conducting an extensive testing program to support the numerical simulation of unreinforced masonry, and has provided support for several PhD projects at our Randwick Heavy Structural Engineering Laboratory. A new 100 Tonne servo controlled Universal Testing Machine has been installed in the laboratory, which will increase the wide range of testing services the laboratory can provide. Many specialised consulting jobs have been completed, including Hole Erosion and Ring Shear testing, generating extra funds for the School.
THM Triaxial Cell, designed and built at UNSW A rotating cylinder test apparatus designed and built at UNSW
Public Health Engineering Laboratory
Public health and environmental engineering teaching and research is undertaken in a complex of five laboratories (teaching, postgraduate research, odour testing, pilot plant laboratory and the CWWT lab in building H22). The public health Engineering Laboratory has provided support to approximately 130 undergraduate students (both internal and external) receiving laboratory training as a part of their undergraduate courses in the past year. Academic staff approximately 20, postgraduate students and research fellows use the laboratory complex. Between five and ten fourth-year honours students also conduct experimental work in these laboratories. The PC2 (physical containment, category 2) laboratory continues to be used extensively by several research students, academics and post doctoral research fellows investigating the fate and transport of pathogens and chemical hazards. The pilot plant facility has two major experimental systems; the in-house manufactured system, which evaluates toxic emissions from combustion processes, consists of a temperature controlled furnace and quartz sample holder mounted on a balance that acts as a thermo-gravimetric analyzer. A sample box is located at the top this system from which emissions can be sampled, either for GC-MS analysis of the gaseous products or toxicity measurement using cell cultures. Possibilities are explored to use this system in indoor emission studies and odour research. The second, a laboratory’s ozone generator has been used in several industrial research projects involving various wastewater treatment experiments and has produced excellent results. The pilot facility has an area of 100m2, which includes a 3m x 3m walk-in cool room for sample storage and extensive fume
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8.6 Heavy Structures Laboratory (Randwick Sub-campus)
Facilities
The Heavy Structural Engineering Laboratory at Randwick is one of the largest of its kind in Australia. The laboratory has been the centre for practical experimentation into developing innovative solutions to, and providing evolving analytical understanding of, complex real life structures and components. The structures laboratory is one of the leading R&D testing facilities in Australia. It is equipped with the largest reaction floor in the southern hemisphere, and state-of-the-art servo-controlled, closed-loop testing facilities with load capacities in the range of 500KN and 5000KN including several load-type functions.
The Heavy Structures Laboratory at Randwick
The laboratory is currently upgrading its instrumental system with the recent purchase of the GalvaPulse system that will be used to measure corrosion rate, HBM amplifier to measure transducers and strain gauges, high speed digital camera to capture failure mode of test specimens and the purchase of 2.4m x 1.2m x 8m long stainless steel tank to be used for research in corrosion of reinforced concrete beams.
Major Research Projects in 2005
The School is the leading structural engineering research group in Australia and has a strong internationally recognised research profile. The Structural Engineering Group within the School has been extremely successful in winning several competitive ARC research grants and is widely regarded as the strongest such group in the country. Current projects include:
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Brittle failure of reinforced concrete slabs containing 500 MPa welded wire mesh
Strengthening reinforced concrete using carbon fibres
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8.7 Level 3 Workplace Safety Committee
In 1999 the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering established a Workplace Safety Committee in accordance with the NSW Occupational Health and Safety Act. As required by the OH&S Regulation 2001, the Committee representation covers all occupational groups within the school, including the Head of School, Laboratory Managers, a First Aid Officer, the SECO (Sector Emergency Control Officer), an Undergraduate Representative and a Postgraduate Representative.
The School consults with all staff and students on OH&S issues as they arise, through the School Workplace Committee and any representatives on the committee. Minutes of the meetings are posted on School noticeboards and the School’s ‘CivilSafe’ website.
The School has a ‘CivilSafe’ Safety Management System, which allows for planning, implementation, documentation, management and evaluation, for continual improvement of safety, both in the School and in the field, based on AS/NZS 4804;2001 Occupational Heath and Safety Management Systems. This system includes ‘RIPA’ (Registration, Induction and Project Risk Assessment) documentation, which is a compulsory requirement for all laboratory users and projects, and provides the mechanisms by which safe systems of work can be implemented and monitored.
During 2005, the Committee met every two months with excellent attendance numbers and addressed and resolved a number of issues, including approval for purchase of essential safety equipment, such as a portable dust extraction unit for the concrete laboratory, and approved the use of contractors to complete electrical testing and tagging in the School. The Committee organised regular workplace inspections, funded various training courses for staff and students, and resolved a number of other OH&S issues. The provision of a safe work environment for all School staff and students remains the School’s highest priority.
8.8 Centre for Water and Waste Technology (CWWT)
The UNSW Centre for Water and Waste Technology (CWWT) continued its program of innovative yet applied research program into environmental aspects of natural and engineered systems through 2005. The year was characterised by high productivity and ongoing grant success. Of particular note was the consolidation of the Odours and Atmospheric Emissions area within the Centre under the able leadership of Associate Professor Richard Stuetz and the influx of active younger research scientists and engineers. In the latter regard, Dr Greg Peters took leave from Sydney Water to take over leadership of the Life Cycle Analysis area within the centre during Associate Professor Sven Lundie’s extended leave in Germany, while Dr Andrew Rose, Dr Richard Collins and Dr Stuart Khan took up research positions in the Centre with funding procured through the Australian Research Council.
The attraction of support through the Australian Research Council is that it typically provides support for three or more years and, as a result, the Centre is able to attract high calibre staff such as Andrew, Richard and Stuart. The downside is that such granting schemes provide little overhead to cover the day-to-day administrative costs of running a centre such as CWWT. We hope to address this issue in the next year or two by seeking support for CWWT as a Centre of Excellence in areas relating to water management and sustainability of natural systems. The challenge of course is to continue improving the calibre of science that is undertaken by the Centre team such that CWWT is clearly recognised as a focal point for and a leader of such research in Australia.
There have been some changes in Centre staffing through 2005 with Professor Nick Ashbolt accepting the role of Head, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and, as a result stepping aside as Deputy Director of the Centre. Associate Professor Richard Stuetz has taken over the Deputy’s role whilst continuing his leadership of the Odours and Atmospheric Emissions Programme. In addition, Dr Andrew Feitz will depart the CWWT at the start of 2006 to take up a Humbolt Fellowship at Karlesruhe University in Germany after five years in the Centre. Professor Waite will take over Andrew’s role as Leader of the Physical Chemical Processes Program.
The core of the Centre is the group of very able administrative and research staff along with the research students supported through CWWT projects who undertake the bulk of the strategic and applied research. As Director I thank this group for their superb efforts through 2005 and look forward to an even more productive 2006.
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Greater Gorgon Development, Barrow Island
8.9 Water Research Laboratory
Since 1959, the Water Research Laboratory (WRL) has continued to be Australia’s largest hydraulics and environmental fluid mechanics laboratory, offering world class facilities for research and expert advice to industry and government both in Australia and overseas.
WRL continues to maintain an international reputation for basic and applied research in the areas of hydrology and water resources, environmental fluid mechanics, hydrodynamics, sediment transport, coastal and ocean engineering, river and estuarine hydraulics, groundwater studies, hydraulic structures, water and wastewater treatment, environmental monitoring and modeling of pollution in waterways and the atmosphere. New personnel for 2005 included Hector Martinez (Electronics Engineer), Keryn Hawker, Ian Coghlan, Ian Cunningham (Engineers) and Wendy Thomason-Harper (Secretary and Front Desk).
Doctoral candidates commencing during 2005 included; Chin Hong Cheah (Urban Hydrology), Aleksandra Rancic (Regional Groundwater), Mitchell Harley (Beach Dynamics - Coastal Imaging), Brad Morris (Inlet Dynamics - Coastal Imaging) and Thomas Shand (Coastal Engineering).
WRL continues to be Australia's largest fluid mechanics laboratory, offering world class facilities for research in hydraulics and environmental fluid mechanics as well as expert advice to industry and government both in Australia and overseas.
High profile initiatives during 2005 • Extensive advice on desalination water supply options for Sydney, Gosford and Western Australia. • Award to Will Glamore of a Churchill Fellowship to travel internationally and prepare a review of international coastal wetland restoration practices. • Cotton Catchment Communities CRC Program, a significant new research program to investigate processes connecting surface water and groundwater. WRL providing the major part of the field investigation capability for a site at Maules Creek on the Namoi River in northern NSW.
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Experiments on cracking clay by Anna Greve Groundwater monitoring and testing
Major research activities for 2005 • Continued explansion of coastal shoreline change at critical sites around Australia. • Large-scale coastal protection investigations at Sydney Airport Parallel Runway; Barrow Island; Shell Cove; Anzac Cove, Turkey. • Design methods for geotextile tubes as coastal protection. • 3D Numerical Modelling of intake and lateral collector well performance. • Regional groundwater investigations and modelling at; Iluka, Bungendore, Yamba, Waverley, Tamworth, Wongarbon, Singleton, Baldry, Lake Conjola, Lake Goran and Tumut. • Environmental impact of; saline discharges at Sydney, Gosford and Perth; flow reductions on the Williams River; effluent disposal in the Clarence River (NSW), Christchurch (N.Z.) and Sydney; sedimentation in DarwIn; boat wakes in NSW inland waters. • Wetland restoration along the Hunter and Shoalhaven Rivers. • Testing and modification of flood management structures at Penrith and Canberra. • Monitoring and design modification of wastewater treatment facilities at Warriewood, Kurnell, Mayfield North and Chullora.
International relationships WRL continues to maintain international and inter-university relationships. Visitors that spent time at WRL included; • Dr Paul Russell, Reader and Associate, Dean, University of Plymouth. • Prof. Michael Banner, Mathematics, UNSW. • Dr Andrew Garcia, CHL, WES, US Army Corps of Engineers. • Shijun Sun, College of Water Conservancy Shenyang Agricultural University, PR China. • Bill Curtis, ERDC, WES, US Army Corps of Engineers. • Kai Kaapke, University of Hannover, Germany.
WRL staff participation internationally; Dr Ian Turner participated in field experiments in Cornwall UK, with researchers from University of Plymouth, University of Waikato, NIWA, University of Delaware, Delft Hydraulics, University of Utretch and University of Sydney.
A/Prof Ron Cox visited the Spanish Centre for Ports and Coasts, CEDEX for laboratory inspections and research collaboration in disposal and dispersion of desalination brine to meet environmental standards for coastal and estuarine waters.
Dr William Glamore’s Churchill Fellowship included "Investigation of Coastal Wetland Restoration Practices", and he travelled to four countries to meet with internationally recognized researchers and on-ground practitioners. Places visited included California, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts and New York. In the Netherlands this included collaborations with Rijkswaterstaad, Delft Hydraulics, the University of Delft and the University of Utrecht. In Viet Nam this included sites in the Mekong Delta, UNESCO's Management Department of Ha Long Bay, Flora and Fauna International and the Institute of Marine Environment and Resources. In New Zealand, William attended and presented at the 2005 International Conference of Hydrogeologists. Dr Glamore is now applying this knowledge to various sites across Australia. WRL maintained strong links with industry by providing over two million dollars worth of specialist applied research advice for industry, government and private clients within Australia and overseas. Project highlights included:
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Coastal
• ARGUS Coastal Imaging Systems at Northern Gold Coast, QLD Narrabeen Collaroy beaches, Sydney, NSW Palm Beach, Gold Coast, QLD Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, QLD Cooloongatta Beach, Gold Coast, QLD WRL personnel at IAH Congress, Auckland NZ Rainbow Bay, Gold Coast, QLD Tweed Heads, NSW Narrabeen Inlet, Sydney NSW. • Shell Cove Boat Harbour 3D Basin Physical Model Testing, NSW. • Sydney Airport Parallel Runway, Rock Apron Design Advice and Testing, NSW. • Specialist Coastal Engineering Advice for Harbourside Project - Coffs Harbour, NSW. • Assessment of Wave Climate Conditions, Australian National Maritime Museum, NSW. • Greater Gorgon Development, Barrow Island LNG Plant, 2D Flume Model Testing, WA.. • Newport Detention Basin and Flood By-Pass Outfall, NSW. • Freeport Mine Channel Siltation, Indonesia. • Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Dr Ian Turner
Groundwater
• Lakes Beach Wyong Shire Groundwater Sourcing of Desalination Intake Water, NSW; Field Investigations – Drilling and Geophysical Logging. 3D Numerical Modelling of Intake Wells. Analytical Assessment and 3D Numerical Modelling of Lateral Collector Wells. • Iluka Effluent Dune Injection, Field Investigations and Groundwater Modelling, NSW. • Bungendore Regional Groundwater Flow Model, NSW • Yamba Hill Groundwater Investigation & Monitoring, NSW. • Groundwater Feasibility Study, Waverley Council, NSW • 2D Geophysical Resistivity Imaging of a Remediation Site, Tumut, NSW. from left to right – Dr Doug Anderson, Dr Wendy • Tamwroth Effluent Re-Use Scheme Timms, A/Prof Ian Acworth and Dr William Glamore - Piezometers and Baseline Water Quality Sampling, NSW. • Moree Sewerage Re-Use Scheme - Groundwater Monitoring and Baseline Sampling, NSW. • Wongarbon Sewerage Disposal Scheme – Assessment, Design and Implementation of Monitoring Network, NSW. • Geochemical Modelling of Mine Void Water, Singleton, NSW. • Baldry Forest Groundwater Investigation - Hydrochemical Sampling and Analysis, NSW. • Hat Head Dune Effluent Disposal Site Ongoing Monitoring, NSW. • Conjola Beach Dune Exfiltration, Pre-Commissioning Groundwater Monitoring Design, NSW. • Lake Goran Irrigation Development – review and monitoring design, NSW. • Water Quality Assessments for numerous domestic bores.
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Environmental
• Sydney Water Desalination Planning Study, NSW; Numerical Modelling of Intake Water Quality Diffuser Design Numerical Modelling of the Fate of Brine Discharge. • Perth Desalination Plant – Mixing and Stratification Issues associated with Brine Disposal, WA.. • Darwin East Arm Port, Dredge Sediment Retention Pond Design and Modelling, NT. • Tomago Wetlands Hydrological Study, Kooragang Nature Reserve, NSW. • Expert Panel for Environmental Flows for the Lower Williams River, NSW. • Fate and Dilution of Effluent Disposal to the Clarence River, Woodford Island, NSW. • Boat Wake Measurements and Comparison of Vessels and Activities, NSW. • Darwin East Arm Boat Ramp, Modelling of Sedimentation, NT. • Christchurch Outfall - Resource Management Hearing, New Zealand. • Ash Island Bird Habitat Restoration; Hydraulic Advice and Design Aspects, NSW. • Routine Modelling of the Sydney Deepwater Outfalls, NSW. • Fate and Dilution of Iluka Effluent Ebb Tide Discharge, NSW. • Ongoing support for SMARTGATES in the Shoalhaven.
Brine plume model Model at Penrith Lakes
Hydraulics
• Penrith Lakes – Physical Modelling of Rock Weir Stability, NSW. • Physical Model of William Slim Retarding Basin, Canberra, ACT. • Physical Modelling of Dilutions from the Perth Desalination Brine Outfall, WA. • Warriewood STP Clarifiers – Field Measurement and Flow Straightening, NSW. • Testing of Roof Gutter Overflow Behaviour, NSW. • Queensland Alumina, Gladstone Fabric Filter Physical Model, QLD. • Oily Water Separation by Enhanced Gravity Oil Water Separators (EGOWS); Analysis of Kurnell Oil Refinary Flooding and Oil Retention, NSW. Concept Designs for Ergon Energy, Integral Energy and Energy Australia Concept Designs for Mayfield North, Hydro Tasmania and Transgrid. • Queensland Nickel Yabulu, Extension Project Calciner Baghouse Filter Physical Model, QLD. • Discharge & Stormwater Management, Chullora Railway Washdown, NSW.
Hydrology and flooding
• Penrith Lakes Scheme, NSW Update of Physical Model Landforms Review of Revised Landform Design River Computational Model Weir Design Concepts. • Lake Parramatta, Monitoring of Hunts Creeks Water Levels, NSW. • North Esk Flood Frequency Curve, TAS.
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Laboratory physical modelling studies at WRL
• Shell Cove Boat Harbour 3D Basin Physical Model Testing, NSW, William Slim Retarding Basin. • Sydney Airport Parallel Runway, Rock Apron Design Advice and Testing, NSW. • Greater Gorgon Development, Barrow Island LNG Plant, 2D Flume Model Testing, WA. • Penrith Lakes – Physical Modelling of Rock Weir Stability, NSW. • Physical Model Of William Slim Retarding Basin, Canberra, ACT. • Physical Modelling of Dilutions from the Perth Desalination Brine Outfall, WA. • Testing of Roof Gutter Overflow Behaviour, NSW. • Queensland Alumina, Gladstone Fabric Filter Physical Model, QLD. • Queensland Nickel Yabulu, Extension Project Calciner Baghouse Filter Physical Model, QLD. • Physical Model of the Penrith Lakes Scheme, NSW.
Sponsorship activities during 2005 • International Association of Hydrogeologists Australasian regional congress, 2005 Conference, Auckland. • Australian Coast and Ports Conference, IEAust, Adelaide. • WRL Summer Scholarships for UNSW year 3 students; K Bassett, T Brain and M Hand. • Practicum experience; Jens Figlus (Karlsruhe), Anna Katrin Greve (Wageningen). • IAH NSW Branch meetings.
Professional Committee participation by WRL staff
International Water Association Irrigation Association of Australia NSW Maritime Panel, Engineers Australia National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Engineers Australia NSW Water Panel, Engineers Australia ASCE's COPRI Wetland and Sediment Management Committee Australian Water Association PIANC Australia International Association of Hydrogeologists Geological Society of London International Advisory Committee, COPEDEC Editorial Board Coastal Engineer Journal, Japan Editorial Board Maritime Engineering Journal, UK.
Technical reports published in 2005
1. Three-Dimensional Modelling of Groundwater Extraction via Lateral Wells at Lakes Beach, NSW. 2. Stormwater & Wastewater management, Rolling Stock Cleaning Facility, Chullora. 3. Stratification and Dissolved oxygen issues in Cockburn Sound pertaining to Discharge of Brine. 4. Report #11 Gold Coast Imaging System Analysis of Shoreline Change – August 04 to January 05. 5. Maclean, Lawrence, Townsend & Ilarwill Recycled Water Release Study; Clarence River, NSW. 6. Preliminary Assessment of Toe Apron Option for Parallel Runway Seawall. 7. Pittwater Coastal Inundation Assessment – 186 McCarrs Creek Road, Church Point. 8. Steady State Testing of Scour Protection Options for Penrith Lakes Weirs. 9. Warriewood STP; Measurement and Interpretation of Flow Regime in Secondary Sedimentation Tank 5202. 10. Bungendore Regional Groundwater Flow Model. 11. Disposal of Dredge Sediment; Design of Decant Pond and Far-Field Transport, East Arm Port, Darwin. 12. Stormwater Pollution Hotspots along Major Roads, Upper Parramatta River Catchment – Summary and Recommendations. 13. Physical Modelling of Desalination Brine Outlet, Perth. 14. Specialist Coastal Engineering Advice for Harbourside Project – Coffs Harbour. 15. Analysis of Shoreline Variability and Erosion/Accretion Trends – December 2004 to May 2005, Report 2 – Palm Beach Coastal Imaging System. 16. System Description Analysis of Shoreline Variability and Erosion/Accretion Trends; July 2004 – June 2005, Report 1, Narrabeen/Collaroy Coastal Imaging System. 17. Analysis of Shoreline Variability, Seasonality and Erosion/Accretion Report 12; Northern Gold Coast Coastal Imaging System. 18. Desalination Planning Study Ocean Modelling Report.
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19. Design of Sewage Scheme at North Spit Site, Iluka. 20. Tomago Wetland Restoration; Numerical Modelling. 21. Iluka Aquifer Injection Scheme – Plan of Management – Appendix A of WRL TR2005/27. 22. Stormwater and Wastewater Management, Rolling Stock Cleaning Facility, Chullora – The Failsafe Modifications to Effluent Storage. 23. Current, Temperature and Salinity Data at Kurnell Monitoring Point.
9 INTERACTIONS WITH INDUSTRY, THE PROFESSION & THE COMMUNITY
9.1 Attendance at Conferences and Institutional Visits
Attendance at professional conferences and visits to other Institutions are seen as an essential component of staff development and also serve to maintain the School's links with other academic institutions, and with the engineering profession. Conference attendances and visits to other institutions during 2005 were as follows:
Acworth, I; New Zealand Hydrological Society/International Association of Hydrogeologists joint Conference – December 2005 in Auckland “Where Waters Meet”.
Ashbolt, N; Water Environment Research Federation (WERF) – Keynote invitation for ‘Microbial Source Tracking Workshop’, 16-18 February, 2005, San Antonio, Texas.; A-Star UNSW Singapore Research Workshop’ 28 February – 1st March, 2005, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore; Environment Canada, National Water Institute – Keynote invitation for ‘Microbial Source Tracking in Aquatic Ecosystems; The State of the Science and an Assessment of Needs’ Workshop, 7-8 March, 2005, Toronto, Canada; AWWA-AWA – Invited workshop delegate for ‘Development of Best Practice Guidelines’ a joint American Water Works Association – Australian Water Association Summit Meeting, 10-11th March, 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii; AWA - Keynote presentation for ‘Contaminants of Concern in Water’, Australian Water Association speciality conference, 22-23rd June, 2005, Melbourne; AWA – Keynote presentation for ‘Let’s Talk about Water; Forum of Water Quality Managers’, 30 August 2005, Launceston Tramshed, Tasmania; IWA- Indian Water Works Association – Invited presentation ‘9th International EcoSan Conference, 25-26th November, 2005, Mumbai, India; PAHO-WHO – Invited workshop ‘Guidelines for Safe Recreational Water Environments Development of a Protocol for Epidemiological Investigations in Recreational Bathing Waters’, 27-30th November 2005, Mexico City, Mexico.
Attard, M; CMEM 2005, Malta, June 20 -22; 4th European Conference on Constitutive Model for Rubber, June 27- 29, 2005, KTH Stockholm Sweden.
Bradford, M; UNSW Asia Research Workshop, Singapore; 4th International Conference on Steel Structures, Shanghai; Tongji University, Shanghai; Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, Newcastle; International Symposium on Advances in Steel and Composite Structures, Hong Kong; Imperial College, London; University of Sheffield, UK; University of Edinburgh, UK; University of Cambridge, UK; National University of Singapore; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Monash University, Melbourne.
Cox, R; International Conference on Coastal Dynamics, Barcelona SpaIn: International Conference Arabian Coasts, Dubai, UAE; Australasian Conference Coasts and Ports, Adelaide; Sand Resources Workshop, IEAust, Sydney; Dredging Workshop, PIANC, Adelaide; Delft Hydraulics, Netherlands; CEDEX, Madrid SpaIn: University Politecnica de Cataluna, Barcelona SpaIn: Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara Turkey; Dubai Municipality, Dubai UAE; Griffith University Centre for Coastal Management, Gold Coast; Gold Coast City Council; ADFA Canberra (various); Sydney Ports Corporation (various).
Douglas, K; Invited lecturer, Workshop on Rock Mass Strength, Luleå, Sweden.
Foster, S; International Symposium on Bond Behaviour of FRP Structures (BBFS 2005), Hong Kong, China, 7-9 December; 1st International Conference on Condition Assessment, Perth, Western Australia, 12-14 December, 2005; 22nd Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, CONCRETE 05, Melbourne, 17-19 October ; Australian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC) 2005, 11-14 September, Newcastle, Australia; Meetings of the Federation Internationale du Beton Commission 4, Budapest, Hungary, 21-22 May & FIB Symposium, Keeping Concrete Attractive, 23-25 May; Meeting of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) TC-71 Concrete, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete, Seoul Korea, 28-30 November; Meeting FIB SAG5, New Model Code, Copenhagen, Denmark, 18-19 November; Institutional Visit to the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 21-26 November, 2005.
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Gilbert, I; Attended the following conferences; (i) Spring Convention of the American Concrete Institute, New York, April; (ii) 6th International Congress on Global Construction; Ultimate Concrete Opportunities, Dundee, Scotland, July; (iii) Australian Structural Engineering Conference, Engineers Australia, Newcastle, Australia (iv) 22nd Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, October. Visited the following Universities; Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA; University of Dundee, Scotland; University of Edinburgh, Scotland; University of Melbourne; University of Newcastle.
Glamore, W; Conferences attended; The 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference and the 10th Australasian Port and Harbour Conference, Adelaide, Australia September 21-24; The 2005 Estuarine Research Federation Conference, September 15-22 Norfolk, VA USA;. International Association Hydrogeologists 2005 Conference, Auckland, 29 November - 1 December. Institutional Visits; USA; San Francisco Estuary Institute, US Army Corp of Engineer's Waterway Experiment Station, University of Florida Gainesville, North Carolina State University, Woods Hole Group, United States Geological Survey, Cape Cod Nearshore Program, and SUNY Stony Brook Marine Science Research Group. The Netherlands; Delft Hydraulics, the University of Delft and the University of Utrecht, and Rijkswaterstaad. Vietnam; The Management Department of Ha Long Bay, Flora and Fauna International and the Institute of Marine Environment and Resources.
Gowripalan, N; Attended, led a team of six experts and presented papers at the First Korea-Australia Workshop on ‘Recent advances in High Performance Concrete’, Seoul, Korea, 31 Jan. - 01 Feb. 2005; Attended and presented papers at the Third International Conference on Construction Materials, CONMAT’05, Vancouver, Canada, 22-24 August 2005; Attended and presented papers at the Australian Structural Engineering Conference, New Castle, Australia, 11-14 September 2005; Attended and presented papers at the 22nd Biennial Conference, Concrete Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Australia, 17-19 October 2005; Attended ‘Geopolymer’ workshop at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia in September 2005.
Hidas, P; Attended and presented papers at the following conferences; XI International Conference on Urban Transport – Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, April 2005, Algarve, Portugal; 28th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), September – October 2005, Sydney.
Khalili, N; 11th International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics Conference, Turin, Italy 2005.
Lundie, S; SETAC Life Cycle Assessment Conference, May 2005, Lisse France; Industrial Ecology for a Sustainable Future, June 2005, Stockholm Sweden.
Marosszeky, M; Invited address to the World Conference on Quality and Improvement, AQS Annual Conference, Seattle USA, May 2005; keynote paper presented at the W99, 4th Triennial International Conference, Port Elizabeth South Africa, May 19-22; Conference Chair, Australian Construction Industry Conference, Sydney, July 18; Conference Chair, 13th Annual Conference of the International group for Lean Construction (IGLC13), Sydney, 19- 21 July 2005.
Moore, S; Presentation of a paper on the development of the new environmental engineering program at UNSW at the IEAust Conference on Creating Sustainable Engineering Solution in Sydney, 18th July; also at the AaeE workshop on Environmental Engineering in Sydney, 26 September.
Peirson, P; Presented a paper on estuarine management at the Australasian Coasts and Ports Conference, September 20 – 23, 2005 in Adelaide.
Peters, G; 4th Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference – Sustainability Measures for Decision Support, Sydney, February 23 – 25; Victorian Water Industry Association (Vicwater) Annual Sustainability Seminar, Melbourne, May 20; Water Services Association of Australia delegation to review sustainable planning at Gold Coast Water, Southport QLD, November 3-4.
Shackel, B; Paper presented at; Victorian Road Management Conference, Melbourne, April; International Public Works Conference, Adelaide, April; 10th Australasian Port and Harbour Conference, Adelaide, September; Concrete Institute Conference, Melbourne, October. Meeting with Interpave and CIREA, London and ICPI, Washington. Visit to Hydraulic Research Laboratories, Wallingford, UK.
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Sharma, A; 28th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, Canberra; HYDRO 2005, Hohai University, China; MODSIM05, Melbourne; Kasetsart University and Mahanakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, invited visit to advise on flood warning project.
Song, C; The 6th International Conference on Boundary Element Techniques, July 27 – 29, Montreal, Canada. Visited Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Canada, July 25 – 26.
Stuetz, R; Visiting academic at NTU, Singapore January – February; 2005, developing Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Collaboration.
Swarbrick, G; Presented three papers at Sardinia 2005 International Solid Waste Management Conference, Cagliari, Italy; “Landfill gas bioremediation using methane oxidation in a permeable reactive wall”.
Timms W; NZHS-IAH-NZSSS 2005 Conference, Auckland, November 29 – December 1, “Where waters meet”; OnSite05 “Performance assessment for On-site systems; regulation, operation and monitoring”, September 26-30, Armidale.
Tin-Loi F; Presented paper at the 4th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, Melbourne, February 16 – 18, 2005.
Turner, I; Presented/co-authored seven papers at 17th Australasian Conference on Coastal Engineering; Institutional visits included New Zealand National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, University of Waikato, New Zealand; University of Plymouth, UK.
Vandebona, U; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, February; Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, February; EASTS 2005 Conference, Bangkok Thailand, September and CAITR Conference, Brisbane, December.
Vrcelj Z; Presented two papers at The Australian Structural Engineering Conference, September 12 – 14, Newcastle; paper presented at the 10th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, August 31 – September 2, Rome, Italy. In December 2005 as part of the Universitas 21 Fellowship visited four universities in UK; - University of Nottingham, University of Birmingham, University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow.
Waite, D; Japan, Tohoku University, Sendai, January-February; recipient of Japan Society for Promotion of Science Visiting Scholar Award (also visited University of Tokyo and Nagoya University); Israel, May; participated in Australian R&D mission to Israel (met with representatives of major universities and industry involved in water- related R&D as well as key government figures); China, May; presented in Asian Waste Management Conference; Korea, June; presented at IWA Specialist Symposium of Particle Separation; Korea, October 2005; presented at International Conference on Membranes ICOM 2006; China, October; presented at International Workshop on Novel and Enhanced Water Treatment Technologies for Upgrading Water Quality; visited Tianjin Polytechnic Institute and established collaboration with Prof Jianxin Li; Ian Wark Institute, University of South Australia, November; invited lecture on nanoparticulate research at UNSW ANU, November; presentation at Europe Centre Sustainable Water Management Conference; Honolulu, December, Co-organizer and presenter on Pacifichem Symposium on Free Radicals in Natural Systems.
Zhang S; Attended; The 4th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Shanghai China, June 13 – 15; 10th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Rome, Italy, August 30 – September 2; The 8th International Conference on Computational Plasticity, COMPLAS 2005, Barcelona, Spain, September 5 – 8; Australian Structural Engineering Conference, Newcastle, September 11 – 14; 13th International Conference of Composite Structures, Melbourne, November 14 – 16.
9.3 Consulting Activities
Since its establishment, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering has maintained close links with the engineering profession within Australia and overseas. In addition to maintaining effective communications with the profession, the School has actively participated in the work of the engineering profession and in other activities within the community, through the involvement of School staff as consultants on engineering and other projects. This involvement enables University expertise to be available to the community and benefits the School by keeping staff in touch with developments within the engineering profession and the wider community.
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Consulting activities undertaken by the staff of the School during 2005 include those listed below:
Acworth, I; Consulting to the Water Research Laboratory on groundwater matter.
Cathers B; Review of WRL technical report “Stratification and dissolved oxygen issues in cockburn sound pertaining to discharge of brine from desalination” by D van Senden and B Miller. Assisted in preparation of two short courses on local bridge scour for Department of Commerce and RTA.
Bradford, M; UltimatedStud composite walling system; expert evidence for collapse of balcony, Fremantle.
Cox, R; Coastal processes, coastal structures and coastal zone management at various sites including Gallipoli (Turkey), Gold Coast (Queensland), Shellharbour, Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay (NSW), Port Phillip Bay (Victoria) and Hobart (Tasmania); Flood protection, rock spillway design and flood safety aspects of Penrith Lakes Scheme (NSW); Port development and environmental impacts for Sydney Ports (Botany Bay); Environmental aspects related to desalination plant proposals for Sydney and Central Coast (NSW) and Perth (WA).
Gowripalan, N; Report for Sydney Water Corporation on “Acid Corrosion’ of Concrete – April 2005.
Lundie, S; SA Water; North Sydney Council.
Marosszeky, M; Expert advice regarding long term performance issues with the Sydney Harbour Tunnel; Forensic investigation and expert advice to Department of Fair Trading Insurance Scheme regarding a number of large scale, defective buildings.
Moore, S; Teaching in Schools of Chemical Engineering and Safety Science on environmental management.
Peirson, B; Dr Peirson continues to undertake all professional consulting activities through the Water Research Laboratory. He provides key advice to the projects staff of WRL concerning many specialist investigations at no coast to the project. Specific specialist modelling, design and costing advice was provided to investigations concerning appropriate flood protection for many weir structures at Penrith Lakes.
Peters, G; Completed in 2005; LCA of alternative reticulation systems for South Australian Water; Excel-based LCA tool for assessment of alternative refrigeration systems for Department of Environment and Heritage. Ongoing in 2005; Novel ecological footprint calculation (ARC Linkage Grant with Sydney University and Sydney Water). Commenced in 2005; LCA of the red meat industry for Meat and Livestock Australia; LCA of feedlot operations with Feedlot Services Australia Consulting.
Sharma, A; Hydro-Electric Commission, Tasmania.
Swarbrick, G; GHD Pty Ltd – landfill bioreactor design consultant, Eastern Creek landfill; PGH Ltd – landfill gas emissions assessment and management system design; full time consultant at Pells Sullivan Meynink for July – December 2005.
Timms, W; Full time consulting with various clients in industry and government in the specialised fields of groundwater, water resources and environmental data. Numerous letters, reports and nine WRL Technical Reports issued.
Turner, I; Continued to undertake a senior project management role within the applied research projects groups of the School’s Water Research Laboratory. Projects included; assessing regional-scale impacts of a novel artificial reef structure at the Gold Coast, monitoring impacts of beach nourishment at Palm Beach, Queensland; monitoring patterns and trends of coastal change at Narrabeen-Collaroy beaches NSW, and advice regarding shipping channel siltation at mine site in PNG.
9.4 Membership of Committees and Panels
The School of Civil Engineering seeks to contribute towards the establishment and maintenance of links internally within the University and between the University and the community. An important component in this area is staff members' involvement on various committees and panels both within and outside the University. School staff memberships on Committees and Panels during 2005 were as follows:
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Acworth, I; International Vice President (Australia and Pacific) of the International Association of Hydrogeologists; Member of the National Groundwater Committee; Member of the Civil and Environmental Engineering School – Water Management Committee; Member of the NSW IAH Committee; Member of the Independent Monitoring Committee – Orica Groundwater.
Ashbolt, N; Australian Federal Committees; - IWA, National Co-ordinator for Health-Related Water Microbiology special interest group; NH&MRC, Protozoa Working group, provision for revised Drinking Water Guidelines. Cryptosporidium and Giardia guidelines discussion and other microbial contaminants; NH&MRC, Chairperson for redrafting of the National recreational water guidelines. NSW State Committees; - Chairperson, Special Monitoring Committee for Shortland and Raymond Terrace wastewater treatment works environmental health impact; Committee member, Expert Reference Panel for the Panel Catchment Authority. Journal Editing; Environmental Microbiology; FEMS Microbial Ecology; Journal of Water and Health; Water Science and Technology and Water Research.
Attard, M; Teaching and Learning Committee, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Undergraduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board.
Bradford, M; Editorial Board membership of; International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering; Computers and Structures; Thin-Walled Structures; Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials; International Journal for Structural Stability and Dynamics, Advances in Structural Engineering; Australian Journal of Structural Engineering; Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering; Advanced Steel Construction; Journal of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. Member, Standards Australia Committees BD/1 (Steel Structures), BD/23 (Structural Steel), BD/32 (Composite Construction), BD/92 (Evaluation of Structures); Review committee for Hong Kong Steel Structures Code. Member, Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee; Member, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Research Management Committee and Policy Advisory Committee. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; Member, Institution of Engineers (UK); Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia; Chartered Professional Engineer (Australia); Chartered Engineer (UK); Professional Engineer (USA).
Carmichael, D; Institution of Engineers Australia; National Committee on Construction Engineering; editorial and paper review for various journals; PhD examiner for various universities; Adviser, University of Technology, Lae; University of Sydney Reunion; numerous University Committees.
Cathers, B; Member of; IAHR; School Teaching and Learning Committee; Faculty Undergraduate Education Committee; Physical Sciences Library Liaison Committee; Standards Committee CE/24; Measurement of Water Flow in Open Channels and Closed Conduits.
Cox, R; Member of IEAust National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering; IEAust Sydney Maritime Panel; Member, International Advisory Committee COPEDEC; Board Member; PIANC Australia; Member, Advisory Committee Centre for Marine Science & Coastal Studies; Member, Botany Bay Studies Unit UNSW; Member International Editorial Board, Coastal Engineering Journal Japan; Member International Editorial Panel Maritime Engineering Journal UK. Director, Water Research Laboratory; Member, School External Relations and Marketing Committee; Member, School Water Research Management Committee and Member, School Senior Management Committee.
Douglas, K; Secretary, JTC1 – Combined ISSMGE, ISRM and IAEG International Committee on Landslides and Engineered Slopes; Committee Member, Sydney Chapter of the Australian Geomechanics Society; Editor, Newsletter of the Sydney Chapter of the Australian Geomechanics Society; Chair/Organiser, AGS Sydney Chapter Young Geotechnical Professionals Night; Member, School External Relations and Marketing Committee.
Foster, S; Member, IEAust; Concrete Institute of Australia; American Concrete Institute; Fédération Internationale Beton; Standards Australia BD2 “Concrete Structures”; Chair of Sub-Committee BD2/5 strength; Member of BD2/1 General; Member of Fédération Internationale du Beton (FIB) Commission 4 “Modelling of Structural Behaviour and Design”; Member of FIB Model Code 2005 Development Group; Member of FIB task group 4.4 “Computer Based Modelling and Design”, Standards Australia representative on International Standards Organisation (ISO) TC71 “Concrete Reinforced Concrete and Prestressed Concrete”.
Gilbert, I; Fellow, IEAust; Member of the American Concrete Institute; Member, Standards Australia Committees BD/2 Concrete Structures; Chair of Sub-Committee BD-2-06 Serviceability, Member of Sub-Committees BD-2-01 and BD1-2-04.
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As Head of School until August 2005; Member, Faculty of Engineering Standing Committee, Higher Degree Committee, Dean's Advisory Committee, Marketing and Recruitment Committee, UNSW; Member Management Committees of Centre for Water and Waste Technology; UNSW; School Policy Advisory Committee (chair), Research Management Committee (member), External Links Committee (member), Workplace Safety Committee (member); Member of numerous conference organising committees.
Glamore, W; Engineer’s Australia NSW Water Panel; American Society of Civil Engineer COPRI’s Wetland and Sediment Management Committee.
Gowripalan, N; Member, SA Committees BD/10 – Cement; BD/33 – Chemical admixtures for concrete; BD/42 – Methods of testing concrete; BD/49 – Manufacture of Concrete.
Hidas, P; Member, IEAust Sydney Transport Panel Committee; Member, IEAust National Committee on Transport; Member, Standards Australia Committee CE/1 Off-street Parking, 2005.
Khalili, N; Editorial Board, Computers and Goetechnics; Member, Executive Committee, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics; Member, International Technical Committee for Unsaturated SoilsTC6; Member, Australian Geomechanics Society; Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia; Member, School Senior Management Committee, Director of the School Technical Services, Kensington.
Lundie, S; Australian Life Cycle Society; International Working group of integrated waste management.
Marosszeky, M; Member of International Technical Committee, IGLC 13, International Group for Lean Construction Sydney Australia; Member of the Editorial Boards of a number of international journals, Open House International, the International Journal in Architectural Engineering and Design Management, the Lean Construction Journal and the Australian Journal of Civil Engineering; Board Member of two not-for-profit industry organisations, Construction Information Systems Pty Ltd and Building Science Forum (NSW) Pty Ltd; Chair, School External Links Committee; Chair, School Strategic Planning Process; Chair, Undergraduate Program Review Committee; Deputy Chair, National Committee on Construction for Engineers Australia.
Moore, S; Technical group for the Australian Hazardous Waste Act; Editorial Board member for International Solid Waste Association; Member, Editorial Board Journal Hazardous Materials; Member, Editorial Board Journal Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2005.
Peters, G; Sydney Catchment Authority/Sydney Water Drought Expert Panel.
Shackel, B; Australian Standards Committee BD98.
Sharma, A; Member of American Geophysical Union (AGU); Member, European Geophysical Society (EGS); Member, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MSSANZ).
Stuetz, R; Member, International Water Association and Australian Water Association; Member of the Australian IWA National Committee; Secretary IWA Specialist group on Odours and Volatile Emissions; Chair of the IWA Young Professional Committee and Programme Committee for the IWA Young Researchers Conference; Member of the Editorial Board for IWA Journal – Water Science and Technology and Water Science and Technology; Water Supply; Member of the Editorial Board for Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology; Member of the College of Engineers for the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Also reviewer for Australian Research Council Discovery and Linkage Funding Schemes and AStar, Singapore.
Swarbrick, G; Waste Management Association of Australia (NSW) Board; Faculty of Engineering Computer Committee, UNSW in 2005.
Timms, W; Committee Member: International Association of Hydrogeologists NSW Branch; Water Sources group, Warren Centre at University of Sydney; National Groundwater Association; Australian Water Association; Irrigation Association of Australia.
Tin-Loi, F; Member, Mathematical Programming Society; Member, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, USA; Alternate Director, CRC for Advanced Composite Structures; Member, Scientific Committee, 4th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, Melbourne, Feb 16 – 18, 2005.
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Turner, I; Member of; National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering; IEAust; American Geophysical Union.
Vandebona, U; Associate Editor – Transportmetrica; Member EASTS International Research Group Scheme.
Vrcelj Z; Graduate Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust); Member, Australian Steel Institute (ASI); Member, Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE); Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); External Relations Committee Member; Teaching and Learning Committee Member; Year 2 Coordinator; Rural Scholarship Program Coordinator; Rural Scholars mentor; Year 1 Peer Mentoring Program Coordinator; Multiple Scheme Entry Interview panel member; Dean’s Advisory Committee for the Head of School selection process; Tutor training program panel member (Faculty of Engineering); Reviewer for Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Advances in Structural Engineering Journal and Engineering Structures Journal.
Waite, D; External to UNSW; Lyngbya Scientific Advisory Committee; Organising Committee, Symposium on Free Radicals in Natural Systems, 2005 Pacifichem Conference; Editorial Advisory Committee, Re/Views on Environmental Bio/Technology; International Advisory Committee, Advanced Oxidation Technologies Conference 2005 and 2006. Internal to UNSW; Chair, School Research Management Committee (till October 2005); Member, Faculty Research Management Committee (till October 2005); Member, School Senior Management Group; Member, CWWT Advisory Committee; Member, C&EE Review Committee for Environmental Engineering Program.
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APPENDIX A – RESEARCH GRANTS & CONTRACTS 2005
Construction Management (The Australian Centre for Construction Innovation)
Researcher(s) Research Topic Granting Organisation Value at 2005 M Marosszeky Investigation of durability of concrete Tunnel Holdings Pty Ltd $66,800 and T Chang infrastructure in marine environments and development of protection strategies M Marosszeky, K Defect minimization in construction Industry $9,000 Karim and S Davis M Marosszeky RTA manufactured sand research RTA $55,500 and Robert Munn project Stage IIIa Total $131,300
Geotechnical Engineering
Researcher(s) Research Topic Granting Organisation Value at 2005 K Douglas A relationship between the standard Faculty Research Grant $10,000 penetration test and relative density of UNSW Botany Sands CT Gnanendran, An integrated approach in modelling Engineering ADFA Research $16,000 C Song, N Khalili granular base materials in a pavement Collaboration Initiative and SCR Lo system N Khalili Experimental investigation and ARC Discovery $60,000 constitutive modelling of thermo- hydro-mechanical coupling effects in unsaturated porous media N Khalili, S Evolutionary hydro-mechanical- Goldstar Award $30,000 Valliappan and chemical couplings in goematerials APS Selvadurai N Khalili Constitutive modelling of unbound RTA $120,000 granular materials C Song Numerical modelling of singular stress Faculty Research Grant $18,000 fields in multi-material wedges UNSW Total $254,000
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Structural Engineering
Researcher(s) Research Project Granting Organisation Value at 2005 WS Armour, B Ely, Cross-cultural learning experiences, FRGP $7,300 MT Ho, SR expectations and outcomes of Kossew, NK Asian students at UNSW; evidence Roberts, M from a large sample survey Scoufis, M Tani, P Vines and Z Vrcelj M Attard Hyperelastic constitutive modelling Goldstar Grant $30,000 MA Bradford Advanced analysis, behaviour and ARC Federation Fellowship $304,000 design of steel and steel/concrete composite engineering structures subjected to elevated temperatures (FF0456002) MA Bradford, B Analysis and behaviour of members ARC Discovery Project $112,000 Uy, HR Ronagh curved spatially in-plane (DP0209919) MA Bradford, B Uy Composite beams using fibre ARC Linkage Project $101,000 and A Filonov reinforced concrete (FRC) composite slabs (LP0561764) S Foster Fracture of steel fibre-reinforced ARC Discovery $198,000 $85,000 concrete; Modes I & II 2005 - 2008 (2005 component) S Foster, RI Accelerated corrosion RIBG $65,000 Gilbert, MA preconditioning facility for testing of Bradford and N repaired/rehabilitated structures Gowripalan subjected to advanced stages of corrosion damage S Foster and S Debonding failure in CFRP ARC $150,000 $50,000 Smith strengthened concrete structures (2005) RI Gilbert The implications of low ductility ARC Discovery (APF included) $220,000 reinforcement and strain localisation on the strength and ductility of reinforced concrete two-way slabs (DP0558370) RI Gilbert and MA Nonlinear analysis and behaviour of ARC Discovery $93,000 Bradford shallow concrete arches (DP0346234) RI Gilbert et al Technical support for Heavy RIBG $68,000 Structures Laboratory N Gowripalan and The influence of fine aggregate on Faculty of Engineering UNSW $9,000 O Kayali RPC N Gowripalan & Bridge health monitoring using ARC linkage with RTA (Total $73,066 GD Peng intelligent system based on Bragg $429,864) grating fibre optic sensors PA Mendis, MA Research network for engineering a ARC Research Network $390,000 Bradford secure Australia (RN0459557) Y-L Pi and F Tin- Elasto-plastic distortional analysis ARC Discovery Project $90,000 Loi and strength of structures doubly- curved in space F Tin-Loi Limit and shakedown analyses ARC Discovery Project $94,040 allowing for limited ductility Z Vrcelj Innovative approaches to Structural UNSW Universitas 21 $10,000 Engineering education Fellowship Z Vrcelj and MA Local and post-local buckling of FRGP $15,000 Bradford thin-walled tubes with an elastic infill Total $1,816,406
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Centre for Water and Waste Technology Research Projects 2005
Researcher(s) Research Topic Granting Organisation Value at 2005 NJ Ashbolt Analytical audits – Cryptosporidium Sinclair Knight Merz Unisearch $7,200 and Giardia and viruses J064035
NJ Ashbolt and K Options for the management of viral Sydney Catchment Authority & $36,660 Charles risk in the performance of on-site Ecowise Environmental wastewater management systems NJ Ashbolt and C Class A recycled water treatment Coombes Consulting Unisearch $21,928 Davies option Eynesbury development J065570 NJ Ashbolt and C Prioritisation of land uses and Sydney Catchment Authority $49,401 Ferguson rectification actions to reduce public health risk from pathogens NJ Ashbolt and C Comparative Trial of CRCWQ&T $17,500 Ferguson Cryptosporidium parvum genotyping methods Project 2.1.0.7 NJ Ashbolt and S Development of an integrated ARC Linkage (LP0455742) $87,996 Lundie sustainability framework for best WSAA $61,425 management practice of urban water systems NJ Ashbolt and D Elements of a risk assessment WA Water Corporation $20,000 Roser framework for managing water reuse NJ Ashbolt and DJ Microbial risk assessment - a DEST/EU $100,000 Roser scientific basis for managing drinking water safety from source to tap NJ Ashbolt and DJ Development and Application of a Upper Parramatta River $66,500 Roser HACCP-Based 'catchment to Catchment Trust bather' approach for Lake Parramatta NJ Ashbolt and M Understanding the growth of CRCWQ&T $35,239 Storey opportunistic pathogens within distribution mains (2.0.2.5.0.7) NJ Ashbolt, TD Topup Scholarship D. Livingston, CRCWQ&T $5,784 Waite and D consumables and travel Livingston A Feitz Field site visit to assess the Alcoa Australia Ltd $3,500 potential of ozone oxidation of digestion condensate odorants A Feitz, J Guan Assessment of advanced oxidation Temco Tasmania technologies for odour control $51,231 stages #1 & #2 A Feitz, J Guan ZVI applications in defense DSTO $7,500 A Feitz, TD Waite Kemira presentation Kemira Water $1,920 S Khan Contribution to NWQMS National NEPC Service Corporation $4,550 Guidelines for Water Recycling - Department of Environment and Managing health and environmental Heritage risks S Lundie and LCA applications in the cheese Bega Cheese $27, 296 A Feitz industry S Lundie and A Analysis of environmental impacts Dairy Australia $22,967 Feitz caused by the distribution of retail dairy products and post-consumer phase packaging materials S Lundie, A Feitz Life Cycle Analysis of the grass fed Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd $29,647 and G Peters red meat industry
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S Lundie, Lenzen Development of a novel ecological ARC Linkage LP0347812 $70,633 Peters GM(SU), footprint for environmental reporting Sydney University (sub-contract) and M Bilek (SU) of companies D Roser, C Davies Sustainable water treatment UNSW foundation $16,873 and A Feitz processes R Stuetz Quantification and evaluation of Poultry CRC $71,641 odorants from Poultry Sheds R Stuetz Workshop o Odour Assessment & Participants workshop fees $13,322 Control 12-13 September 2005 R Stuetz, NJ Removal of potential impact of ARC Discovery DP558029 $193,990 Ashbolt and S pharmaceutical active compounds
Khan during wastewater treatment R Stuetz, R Collaborative research to support UTS $1,500 Mclaughlan (UTS) Nida Seelsaen PhD studies
TD Waite An Ninh Pham Scholarship support CRCWQ&T $31,330 TD Waite Support of studies into iron and SCA $12,727 manganese transformations in Lake Burragorang TD Waite Floc characteristics in sheared Vivendi Water $65,355 RM01631 systems ARC Linkage LP0347117 TD Waite & A Oxidative degradation of Orica Australia Pty Ltd $37,450 Feitz contaminants using nanosized zero valent iron TD Waite, L Li Predicting Lyngbya blooms; impact ARC Linkage LP0455697 $32,500 (UQ), T Howes of iron transformation kinetics on Moreton Bay Waterways and $32,553 (UQ) flux, distribution and rate of uptake Catchments Partnerships of bioavailable iron and phosphorus TD Waite and T Prediction and management University of Queensland Sub- $61,936 Lukondeh strategies for blooms of the toxic Contract of Industry Partners for Cyanobacterium Lyngbya ARC SPIRT majuscula in coastal Australian waters TD Waite and T Lyngbya culturing and DNA studies Morton Bay Waterways $18,630 Lukondeh TD Waite, T Stability of CDOM fluorescence Smithsonian Institute $5,267 Lukondeh and K Murphy TD Waite, M Reducing export of acid sulphate ARC Linkage LP0455697 $137,998 Melville, I White soil products (particularly iron, Tweed Shire Council $37,825 (ANU), R Bush aluminium, phosphorus and organic (USC), R Collins carbon) as contaminants to coastal waters TD Waite, B Mechanism of Iron Acquisition by Neilan, M Furnas ARC Discovery DP0558710 $144,982 the Cyanobacterium (AIMS) M Burford Trichodesmium in Coastal Waters (GU) A Rose X Wang Odour analysis Air Noise Environment $4,040 Total $1,658,501
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Water Research Laboratory Research Grants – Coastal, Groundwater, Hydraulics, and Environmental Engineering
Researcher(s) Research Topic Granting Value at 2005 Organisation (GST excluded) I Acworth Surface water groundwater Cotton Catchment Communities $50,000 interconnectivity study – Maules CRC Creek R Cox Coastal structures Patterson Britton & Ptnrs Cons $298,194 J Carley Engrs M Blacka Soil Filters Australia Energetech Australia Pty Ltd Coastal Environmental International R Cox Flood modelling and floodplain Launceston City Council $88,655 B Miller management Parsons Brinckerhoff for W Peirson Pittwater Council D Anderson Penrith Lakes Dev Corp S Pells West Tamar Council W Glamore Sheltered coasts Dept Infrast' Planning and $166,225 J Carley Environment NT R Cox Baulderston Hornibrook Pty Ltd B Miller NSW Maritime Australian National Maritime Museum W Glamore Environmental studies Hunter Water Corp $80,715 B Miller City of Botany Bay Council W Timms Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd National Parks & Wildlife NSW B Miller Sewage disposal in coastal waters Dept Env & Cons NSW $18,919 and environmental impacts Christchurch City Council SKM for Clarence Valley Council B Miller Hydraulic Structures Penrith Lakes Dev Corp $208,385 J Carley Outokumpu-Lurgi Australia Pty R Cox Ltd W Peirson Cardno Young for ACTEW S Pells B Miller Miscellaneous minor grants Various clients Government and $7,602 R Cox Industry B Miller Water quality in estuaries ANSTO $10,046 W Glamore WBM Oceanics Australia B Miller Desalination issues- intake and NSW Department of Commerce $366,138 R Cox outfall design for minimising Water Corporation WA W Peirson environmental impacts Wyong Shire Council W Glamore GHD for Sydney Water W Timms Sydney Water Corporation Burns and Roe Worley Pty Ltd B Miller Hydraulics of water and wastewater Sydney Water R&D $73,380 W Glamore treatment Tamworth Regional Council W Timms JWP for Maclean Council/Dept D Anderson of Commerce B Miller Reservoir stratification and Ecowise for ACTEW $26,480 W Peirson and sedimentation Hunter Water Corp W Glamore B Miller Water Resources Country Energy $65,297 W Peirson NSW Department of Commerce S Wyllie Hydroilex Pty Ltd for Talerang W Timms Council B Miller Stormwater Waverley Council $40,000 W Timms Stramit Building Products
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S Wyllie Nick Nidzovic D Tolmie United Gp Rail Fleet for State Rail B Miller Oil–water separation and pollution Caltex Refineries (NSW) Pty Ltd $25,875 D Tolmie control Sinclair Knight Merz Transgrid W Peirson and ML Enhancement of air-water ARC Discovery Project 0452505 $49,000 Banner interfacial exchange due to micro- scale breaking W Timms Groundwater studies, supply, Waverley Council $171,983 IL;Turner monitoring, salinity and pollutant Mackie Environmental Research W Glamore transport KLC Environmental Pty Ltd B Miller Clarence Valley Council I Acworth Pells Sullivan Meynink Pty Ltd D Anderson MWH Australia Pty Ltd S Pells URS Australia Pty Ltd Warringah Council W Timms Groundwater studies related to Wyong Shire Council $308,097 W Glamore effluent disposal NSW Department of Commerce D Anderson GHD for Clarence Valley Council IL Turner Development of video-based UNSW Research Agreement $69,190 techniques for real-time monitoring with NSW State Government and analysis for coastal engineering and coastal management – Tweed River Sandy Bypassing Project IL Turner Application of coastal imaging UNSW Research Agreement with $42,000 technology to monitoring and Warringah Council management of a coastal inlet IL Turner (incl. 6 ‘Planning for an Integrated field US Office of Naval Research – $27,000 other institutions study of swash zone processes Global in Europe & USA) (SWASH3D)’ IL Turner Coastal engineering and US Army Corps of Engineers $225,708 W Peirson management Gold Coast City Council J Carley Warringah Shire Council R Cox Coffs Harbour City council B Miller ARUP for Aust Government
IL Turner and Investigating large-scale climatic Australian Research Council – $90,000 AD Short control of coastal erosion and Linkage Grant ARC shoreline changes using a unique LP0455157 $123,768 long-term data et and innovative Industry video monitoring technology WRL Projects Applied Research Sub Total $2,632,657
Water Research Laboratory Projects Applied Research and Infrastructure Grants
Researcher(s) Research Topic Granting Value at 2005 Organisation (GST excluded) I Acworth Construction of cross-hole seismic Research Infrastructure Block $35,000 equipment Grant, UNSW I Acworth Cross-hole geophysical UNSW Goldstar Award $30,000 measurements to estimate aquitard specific storage J Ball Australian Rainfall & Runoff IEAust $15,000 AR&R revisions W Glamore Churchill Travel Fellowship Australian Federal Government $22,520 W Peirson Field measurement of open ocean Faculty Research Grant $10,000 wave breaking behaviour during intense storms
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W Peirson, R Cox Velocity measurement in high Research Infrastructure Block $47,000 and B Miller speed air-water flows Grant, UNSW IL Turner International collaboration - swash Australian Academy of Science - $9,300 zone research International Science Linkages Programme IL Turner Development of innovative Faculty Research Grant $6,000 instrumentation at UNSW to measure swash zone bathymetry IL Turner Visiting Scientist – travel funding to School of Ocean, Earth and participate in NERC-funded Environmental Sciences, $2,500 fieldwork program University of Plymouth, UK
WRL Pure Research Total $177,320
WRL Projects and Applied Research - Total $2,809,977
Water Resources Research
Researcher(s) Research Topic Granting Organisation Value at 2005 I Cordery and A Efficient water allocation based on Cooperative Research Center $18,000 Sharma probable inflows and for Cotton rainfall/streamflow forecasts S Moore and Wien International strategy of UNSW Contestable funding award $5,000 Tu UNSW A Sharma, I Multi-site probabilistic streamflow ARC-Linkage (2004-2006) total $77,000 Cordery and Lall forecasting for water management $231,000 applications Sydney Catchment Authority $63,000 industry partner A Sharma, I Medium to long term probabilistic Sydney Catchment Authority $43,250 Cordery and Lall forecasting Competitive Research (2003- 2006) total $173,000 A Sharma and N Modelling surface water flow in UNSW Goldstar Award $30,000 Nott ungauged catchments using a Bayesian Hierarchical approach Total $236,250
OVERALL TOTAL $6,906,434
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APPENDIX B - ARC GRANT SUCCESS 2005
In the highly competitive ARC Discovery program, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering was once again the most successful school or department in the discipline in Australia. Of the successful ARC Discovery grants commenced in 2005, School staff won eight new grants, totaling in excess of $3.18 million. This confirms the School’s place as one of UNSW’s most successful research schools. Details of the successful projects and staff are as follows:
Professor RI Gilbert Project: The Implications of Low-Ductility Reinforcement and Strain Localisation on the Strength and Ductility of Reinforced Concrete Two-way Slabs Amount: 2005:$220,000 2006:$195,000 2007:$220,000 2008:$225,000 2009:$125,000
A/Professor S Foster Project: Fracture of Steel Fibre-reinforced Concrete; Modes I & II Amount: 2005:$85,000 2006:$63,000 2007:$50,000
A/Professor V Chen and Dr R Stuetz Project: Macromolecular Fouling in Membrane Bioreactors Amount: 2005:$210,000 2006:$105,000 2007:$120,000
A/Professor N Khalili Project: Experimental Investigation and Constitutive Modelling of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling Effects in Unsaturated Porous Media Amount: 2005:$60,000 2006:$58,000 2007:$60,000
Dr Y Pi and Professor F Tin-Loi Project: Elasto-plastic Distortional Analysis and Strength of Structures Doubly-curved in Space Amount: 2005:$90,000 2006:$88,000 2007:$90,000
Dr R Stuetz and Professor N Ashbolt Project: Removal of Potential Impact of Pharmaceutical Active Compounds during Wastewater Treatment Amount: 2005:$190,000 2006:$150,000 2007:$155,000
Em/Professor S Valliappan Project: Unified Approach for the Stability Analysis of Large Concrete Dams due to Ageing Degradation Amount: 2005:$75,000 2006:$73,000 2007:$75,000
Professor TD Waite, A/Professor BA Neilan, Dr MJ Furnas, Dr MA Burford and Mr AL Rose Project: Mechanisms of Iron Acquisition by the Cyanobacterium Trichodesmium in Coastal Waters Amount: 2005:$142,000 2006:$130,000 2007:$130,000
In the Australian Research Council (ARC) Grants announced on 9 November 2005, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering was once again the most successful school in its discipline in Australia by a huge margin. With 5 new ARC Discovery Grants and 2 new ARC Linkage Grants worth in excess of $2.1m over the next three years, the School continues to lead the way nationally in research.
ARC DISCOVERY
Professors MA Bradford and RI Gilbert Project: Nonlinear Analysis and Behaviour of Thin Concrete Axisymmeric Shells Amount: $430,000
Dr S Chang and Professor TD Waite Project: Membrane Fouling in Submerged Hollow Fibre Membrane Bioreactor Systems; Theory, Modelling and Fouling Control Amount: $310,000
A/Professor N Khalili, Em/Prof S Valliappan, Professor BL Loret and Dr AR Russell Project: Determination of Unsaturated Soil Properties using Cone Penetrometer Data Amount: $250,000
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Dr A Sharma, Dr B Sivakumar and Dr J Ball Project: Stochastic Rainfall Generation for Design Flow Estimation Amount: $220,000
Dr Z Vrcelj and Dr G Ranzi Project: Long Term Behaviour of Composite Steel Concrete Beams and its Effect on Composite Dynamic Response Amount: $290,000
ARC LINKAGE
Dr A Sharma, A/Professor I Cordery and Mr G Kibria Project: A Stochastic Downscaling Framework for Catchment Scale Climate Change Impact Assessment Amount: $279,000 Partner Organisation: Sydney Catchment Authority
Professor TD Waite, Professor AG Fane, Dr G Genkin, Professor E Leonardi and Dr TJ Barber Project: Development of Vibratory Submerged Membrane Systems for Water and Wastewater Treatment Amount: $345,000 Partner Organisation: Hyflux Ltd; IMI TAMI Ltd; Sydney Water
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APPENDIX C - RESEARCH STUDENTS & TOPICS 2005
Student Name Supervisor Co-Supervisor Research Topic Influence of cracking on chloride induced corrosion ADIYASTUTI, Sri Murti N Gowripalan in reinforced concrete structures - A stochastic - approach
ALTAVILLA Nanda NJ Ashbolt Brett Neilan Fate and transport of Cryptosporidium in the terrestrial environment ASMARUDDIN Mangku J Black S Samuels Public transport and health impacts Alam BARNES Rebecca Ruth NJ Ashbolt Water engineering decision making in developing - communities BAZYAR C Song N Khalili Numerical simulation of dynamic soil-structure MANSOORKHANI, interaction Mohammad Hossein BEAVIS Paul Charles S Moore I Turner Prospects for dematerialisation of the Australian Christopher J Black economy. BELL Justin Robert NJ Acworth G Swarbrick Dryland salinity - Salt and water modeling in William smetite clays BLIGH Mark TD Waite - Iron and phosphorus interactions in coastal waters BOTFIELD Andrew TD Waite Application of advanced oxidation processes to David - removal of arsenic from groundwaters BUI Thanh Tien M Attard S Foster Fracture of concrete under compression
CHAIMOON Krit M Attard Numerical simulation of softening processes in - masonry and concrete CHANG, Zhen-Tian M Marosszeky Corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete - structures On-site domestic wastewater treatment efficacy of CHARLES Katrina Jane NJ Ashbolt D Roser pathogen and nutrient removal CHEAH Chin Hong J Ball B Cathers Modelling of stormwater quantity and quality in urban areas CHEEMA Arif Nazir M Marosszeky D Carmichael Development and modelling theory in relation to B/C and testing it in a construction setting
CHEN, Ran M Attard - Fracture in reinforced concrete CHEUNG, Wai Hong J Black S Samuels Trip distribution modelling of journey to work travel Charles CHOWDHURY A Sharma J Ball/I Cordery Hydroclimatic forecasting Shahadat Hossain CHUNG, Jin NJ Ashbolt Dr Graham Vesey Development and application of Cryptosporidium (BTF) surrogates to evaluate water treatment
COAD Peter William B Cathers, J Ball Water quality-algal bloom prediction Dr David Van Senden DABBAGH Hooshang S Foster V Rangan Strength and ductility of HSC Shear walls under reversed cycle loading DASEY Gregory I Acworth I Turner Electrical tomography in coastal groundwater Reginald monitoring
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DEVER, Stuart Anthony G Swarbrick R Stuetz Landfill biofiltration- design, installation & monitoring of a full scale landfill biofilter using recycled materials DOUST Kenneth Harold J Black U Vandebona Accessibility and transport system supply models
DUESTERBERG TD Waite Recycled waste water treatment by advanced Christopher - oxidation processes FANG Tianjun J Ball A Sharma Hydroinformatics and catchment modelling systems GARG Shika TD Waite Impact of redox transformations of iron in aquatic - systems GRAY Stephen Don J Ball - Uncertainty in modelling of Urban Catchments HABTE Michael N Khalili U Valliappan Numerical and constitutive modelling of cyclic Andebrhan loading in unsaturated soils HAKIM Ikhwan J Black P Hidas Transport planning and environmental impacts HAN Hyung Jin TD Waite Dr Olivier Devos Sonolytic degradation of contaminants HARLEY Mitchell Dean I Turner Prof Andrew Regional scale climate control on coastal erosion Short, using long-term dataset and coastal imaging Geosciences technology Sydney Uni HEIDARPOUR MA Bradford Z Vrcelj Structures subjected to fire loading ESFARJANI, Amin HUNG Ju-Pin S Moore P Low Application of information systems to environmental material accounting tools JONCESKI Valentina NJ Ashbolt M Storey Risk of biofilms in distribution systems JONES Adele Manda TD Waite - Transformation and transport of aluminium and iron from acid sulfate soils KAUCNER Christine NJ Ashbolt Cheryl Davies Factors influencing pathogen mobility into Elizabeth waterways LAI Elizabeth S Lundie NJ Ashbolt Urban water sustainability framework
LEE Gregory George S Foster M Attard Fracture behaviour of steel fibre reinforced concrete in tension and shear LIM Seok-San N Khalili R Fell Erosion in variably saturated soils
LIN Kevin Yung-Fong M Marosszeky The relationship between project team culture, - leadership and quality outcomes on construction projects
LIUS Irvie MA Bradford Z Vrcelj FRC Composite slabs in steel framed buildings
LIVINGSTON, Daniel NJ Ashbolt Hal Colebatch Institutions and decentralise urban water John management
LOO Kam Yoke Mindy S Foster Behaviour of FRP repaired members in fatigue - LUU Trung Kien MA Bradford B Uy Numerical simulation of the behaviour of composite frames at elevated temperatures
MALIK Adnan Rauf S Foster Behaviour of HSC and RPC columns using FRP's - MARSHALL Lucy A Sharma David Nott Bayesian applications in hydrology Amanda MEHROTRA Rajeshwar A Sharma I Cordery Downscaling
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MORRIS Bradley David I Turner Image analysis and numerical modelling of coastal - entrance behaviour MURPHY Kathleen TD Waite Prof William A methodology for verifying mid-ocean ballast Ruth Dunsmuir water exchange MURSI, Mohanad B Uy MA Bradford Composite structures NAIK, Nitin Tukaram M Marosszeky S Davis, A study of performance measurement in Dr Khalid Karim construction, focussing on quality and safety NEJEM Jamal TD Waite Transport of contaminants in acidified coastal - regions NGO Ngoc Son F Tin-Loi M Attard Large scale limit and shakedown analyses
PERERA Weebadda M Marosszeky S Davis, Study causes of defect occurrence and issues that Arachchilage Salinda Dr Khalid Karim affect the implementation of defect minimisation tools and strategies in building construction PHAM An Ninh TD Waite A Feitz, Role of iron in toxic cyanobacterial behaviour B Vigneswaran RANCIC Aleksandra I Acworth Groundwater levels in fractured rocks - climate and Sanja - land use impacts ROUFEGARINEJAD Ali MA Bradford B Uy Stability of concrete filled thin-walled stainless steel tubes RUIZ Jose Eric I Cordery A Sharma Forecasting streamflow for optimal reservoir operation
SAKKA Zafer I RI Gilbert S Foster Ductility of Two-way slabs reinforced with WWF Factors controlling growth of the toxic blue-green SALMON Timothy Peter TD Waite Neilan alga, Lyngbya majuscula SANTIWONG Suvinai TD Waite A Fane, Control of cake permeability in submerged Rensis Chang membrane filtration SEELSAEN Nida R Stuetz S Moore, Stability of recycled organic material in urban water Dr McLaughlan treatment SHAND Tom D R Cox B Cathers Coastal Engineering SIGNOR Ryan Scott NJ Ashbolt A Sharma Probabilistic microbial risk assessment of urban water
SIVRET Eric Claude R Stuetz B Peirson Nitrification Process Control Using Gas Phase Nitrous Oxide Monitoring SONG, Xiu Jiang M Marosszeky M Brungs Formulation and durability of geopolymer concretes
STENEKES, Nyree Ann TD Waite NJ Ashbolt Public consultation, perception and health risk in H Colebatch water recycling SUN, Quan TD Waite A Feitz Contaminant degradation using nanosized zero valent iron particles TAJZIEHCHI, Mojtaba R Cox B Cathers Coastal Eng; impact of offshore breakwaters on longshore transport of coastal sediments TAN Ee Loon MA Bradford B Uy Composite construction TANGARAMVONG F Tin-Loi Womersley Limit analysis allowing for limited ductility Sawekchai TRAN-CAO, Tri F Tin-Loi YL Pi Collapse analysis of block structures in frictional contact VU The Son P Hidas U Vandebona Microscopic traffic simulation WALKER James B Peirson Prof. Michael The exchange of oxygen at the surface of open William Banner waters under wind forcing WAN Chi Fai R Fell N Khalili Estimation of the probability of failure of embankment dams by internal erosion and piping WANG Tao RI Gilbert MA Bradford Time dependent behaviour and stability of shallow concrete slabs
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WANG Xiaobo N Gowripalan - Factor influencing functional efficiency of suspended and ground floor concrete slabs WATTERS Robyn Ellen N Gowripalan RI Gilbert Fracture processes in ultra-high strength reactive powder concrete (RPC) WESTRA Seth Pieter A Sharma I Cordery Hydroclimatic forecasting WIDAGDO Aloysius B Cathers B Peirson Cohesive sediment in the coastal environment Bagyo WIN, San San G Swarbrick R Fell Tensile strength of compacted soils WORRALL Sonia Jean N Gowripalan Dr D Baweja Axial deformation of ultra-high strength concrete columns in tall buildings ZARDARI Noor-ul- I Cordery A Sharma Water resources and hydrology Hassan
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APPENDIX D – PUBLICATIONS 2005
BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS
1. Fell R, *MacGregor JP, *Stapledon D and *Bell G (2005) Geotechnical Engineering of Dams, Balkema.
2. Liang QQ (2005) Performance-based optimisation of structures; Theory and Applications. Spon Press, London and New York. 280 pages.
3. *Schaefer AI, Fane AG and Waite TD (2005). Nanofiltration; Principles and Applications. Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford.
4. Acworth RI, *Macky G and *Merrick N (2005) Where waters meet. Editors of Proceedings of the NZHS- IAH-NZSSS Auckland Conference 2005, Exploring the transition phase where water transforms from one expression to another. November 28 – December 2, Publisher; New Zealand Hydrological Society. (NON-DEST A3).
5. *Niven RK, Burgess JS, *Harrowfield DL, Khalili-Naghadeh N and Chattopadhyay G (2005) Preliminary Soil Contamination Investigation, 'Mirror Peninsula', Larsemann Hills, East Antartica. I: Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Diesel Range Organics), Australian Defence Force Academy- School of Aerospace, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Canberra, ACT.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
1. *Barbosa VL and Stuetz RM, Treatment of hydrogen sulphide in biofuels. In: Biofuels for Fuel Cells; Biomass Fermentation towards Usage in Fuel Cells (Eds; Lens P, Westermann P, Haberbauer M and Moreno A). Chapter 24, IWA Publishing, London, UK.
2. Gilbert RI (2005) Time-dependent cracking and crack control in reinforced concrete structure, ACI International Special Publication SP225, Serviceability of Concrete. Editor: F Barth, Chapter 15, American Concrete Institute, Detroit, pp223-240 (also presented at the Spring Convention of the American Concrete Institute, The Ed Nawy Symposium, New York, April).
3. Gilbert RI (2005) AS3600 Creep and shrinkage models for normal and high strength concrete, ACI International Special Publication SP227, Shrinkage and Creep of Concrete, American Concrete Institute. Editors: NJ Gardner and J Weiss, Chapter 2, pp21-40.
4. Khan SJ and *Gerrard LE (2005) Chapter 6; Consultation and Communication. In: National Guidelines for Water Recycling - Managing Health and Environmental Risks. Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Canberra, 166-175 (Draft for Public Comment). NON-DEST B2.
5. Samuels S (2005) Road Traffic Noise. Chapter 5, Handbook of Highway Engineering. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida USA.
6. Waite TD (2005) Effect of speciation on contaminant retention in nanofiltration. In Nanofiltration – Principles and Applications, A.I. Schaefer, A.G. Fane and T.D. Waite (Eds), Elsevier.
7. Waite TD, Role of iron in light-induced environmental processes. In “Environmental Photochemistry” (Ed P. Boule, D. Bahnemann, P. Robertson), Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (Ed O. Hutzinger), Springer- Verlag.
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JOURNAL ARTICLES (REFEREED)
1. Acworth RI, *Young A and *Bernadi A (2005) Monitoring soil moisture status in a black vertosol on the Liverpool plains, NSW, using a combination of neutron scattering and electrical image methods, Australian Journal of Soil Research 43(2), pp105-117.
2. *Ahyudanari E and Vandebona U (2005) Simplified model for estimation of airport check-in facilities, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 6, pp724-735.
3. +M Ali, *D Oehlers and Bradford MA (2005) Debonding of steel plates adhesively bonded to the compression faces of RC beams, Construction and Building Materials 19(6), pp413-422.
4. *Alpkokin Pelin, *Yoshitsugu Hayashi, Black John and *Haluk Gercek (2005) Polycentric employment growth and impacts on urban commuting patterns Case Study of Istanbul, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 6, pp3835 – 3850.
5. Attard MM and Tin-Loi F (2005) Numerical simulation of quasibrittle fracture in Concrete, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 72(3), pp387-411.
6. +Azhari M, *Shahidi A, *Saadatpour M and Bradford MA (2005) Postbuckling behavior of triangular plates, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal 43(3) pp690-696.
7. +Beavis P, Black J and *Golzar R (2005) Functional specification of strategic urban freight models; Modeling attributes for the port and landside freight task in Sydney. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), Japan, Vol.6, pp2975- 2990.
8. +Boak EH and Turner IL (2005) Shoreline definition and detection; a review. Journal of Coastal Research 21(4), pp688-703.
9. Bradford MA (2005) Pertinent issues on the strength design of steel structures to AS4100-1998, Steel & Composite Structures 5(2-3), pp87-101.
10. Bradford MA (2005) Shrinkage and creep response of slender reinforced concrete columns under moment gradient; theory and test results, Magazine of Concrete Research Journal 57(4), pp235-246.
11. Bradford MA and Pi Y-L (2005) Flexural-torsional buckling of fixed steel arches under uniform bending, Journal of Constructional Steel Research 62(1-2), pp20-26.
12. Braga O, Smythe GA., Feitz AJ & *Schafer AI (2005) Steroid estrogens in ocean sediments, in Chemosphere, 61(6), pp827 - 833.
13. Braga O, Smythe GA, Schafer AI & Feitz AJ (2005) Steroid estrogens in primary and tertiary wastewater treatment plants, in Water Science and Technology, 52(8), pp273 - 278.
14. *Brookes JD, *Hipsey MR, *Burch MD, *Regel RH, *Linden LG, +Ferguson CM and *Antenucci JP (2005) Relative value of surrogate indicators for detecting pathogens in lakes and reservoirs. Environment Science and Technology 39(2), pp8614 – 8621.
15. *Butcher J, *Jeffrey P and Stuetz RM (2005) User influences on knowledge structuring on the Internet; literature survey and case study of a global network of water professionals. Journal of Hydroinformatrics 7(4), pp251-266.
16. *Butler M, *Stephenson T, *Stokes L and Stuetz RM (2005) Dinitrogen oxide detection for nitrification failure early warning systems, Water Science and Technology 52(8), pp249-256.
17. *Chalmers R, +Ferguson C, *Caccio S, *Gasser R, *Abs EL-Osta Y, *Heijnen L, *Xiao L, *Elwin K, **Hadfield S, *Sinclair M, and *Stevens M (2005) Direct comparison of selected methods for genetic categorisation of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis species. International Journal for Parasitology 35(4), pp397-410.
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18. Chang S, Waite TD and Fane AG (2005) A simplified model for trace organics removal by continuous flow PAC adsorption/submerged membrane processes. Journal of Membrane Science 253(1-2), pp81-87.
19. *Chang Zhen-Tian, +Song Xiu-Jiang, Munn Robert and Marosszeky M (2005) Using limestone aggregates and different cements for enhancing resistance of concrete to sulphuric acid attack, J.Cement and Concrete Research 35(8), pp1486-1494.
20. Chapman TG (2005), Recharge-induced groundwater flow over a plane sloping bed; Solutions for steady and transient flow using physical and numerical models, Water Resources Research, 41, W07027, doi;10.1029/2004WR003606.
21. +Charles KJ, Ashbolt NJ, Roser DJ, *McGuinness R and *Deere DA (2005) Effluent quality from 200 on- site sewage systems; design values for guidelines. Water Science and Technology 51(10), pp163-169.
22. *Cheung C and Black J (2005) Residential location-specific travel preferences in an intervening opportunities model; Transport assessment for urban release areas, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 6, pp3744 – 3759.
23. Cordery I (2005) Field performance of a large vortex type gross pollutant trap. Australian Journal of Water Resources 9(1), pp49-54.
24. *Cox P, *Griffith M, *Angles M, *Deere DA, and +Ferguson C (2005) Concentrations of pathogens and indicators in animal faeces in the Sydney watershed. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71(10), pp5929-5934.
25. Davies CM, +Altavilla N, *Krogh M, +Ferguson CM, *Deere DA and Ashbolt NJ (2005). Environmental inactivation of Cryptosporidium oocysts in catchment soils. Journal of Applied Microbiology 98(2), pp308- 317.
26. +Duesterberg CK, *Cooper WJ and Waite TD (2005) Fenton-mediated oxidation in the presence and absence of oxygen. Environmental Science and Technology 39, pp5052-5058.
27. Feitz AJ (2005) Advanced oxidation processes and industrial wastewater treatment, in WATER, 32(8), pp59 - 66.
28. Feitz A, +Joo SH, Guan J, *Sun Q, *Sedlak DL and Waite TD (2005) Oxidative transformation of contaminants using colloidal zero-valent iron. Colloids and Surfaces A; Physciochemical Engineering Aspects 265, pp88-94.
29. Feitz A, Lundie S, *Dennien G, *Morain M and *Jones M (2005) Generation of an industry-specific physico- chemical allocation matrix. Application in the dairy industry and implications for systems analysis, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment pp1-9 (On-line First) http://dx.doi.org/10.1065/lca2005.10.228.
30. +Ferguson CM, *Croke B, Ashbolt NJ, *Deere DA (2005). A deterministic model to quantify pathogen loads in drinking water catchments; pathogen budget for the Wingecarribee. Water Science and Technology 52(8), pp191-197.
31. Gilbert RI and *Guo XH (2005) Time-dependent deflection and deformation of reinforced concrete flat slabs – an experimental study, ACI Structural Journal 102(3), pp363-373.
32. *Han CG, *Hwang Y-S, *Yang S-H and Gowripalan N (2005) Performance of spalling resistance of high performance concrete with polypropylene fibre contents and lateral confinement, Journal of Cement and Concrete Research 33, pp1747-1753.
33. *Hijnen WAM, *Brouwer-Hanzens AJ, +Charles KJ, and *Medena GJ (2005) Transport of MS2 Phage, Escherichia coli, Clostridium perfringens, Cryptosporidium parvum, and Giardia intestinalis in a gravel and a sandy soil. Environmental Science Technology 39, pp7860-7868.
34. Hidas P, (2005) Modelling vehicle interactions in microscopic simulation of merging and weaving, Transportation Research Part C-Emerging Technologies 13(1), pp37-62.
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35. Hidas P (2005) How intelligent are driver-vehicle units in microsimulation models? Road and Transport Research 14(3), pp78-85.
36. +Islam M and Faniran O (2005) Structural equation model of project planning effectiveness, Construction Management and Economics 23(2), pp215-223.
37. +Issarayangyun T, Black D, Black J and Samuels S (2005) Aircraft noise and methods for the study of community health and well-being”, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 6, pp3293-3308.
38. *Jefferson B, *Nazareno C, *Georgaki S, *Gostelow P, Stuetz RM, *Longhurst PL and *Robinson T (2005) Membrane gas absorbers for H2S removal – design, operation and technology integration into existing odour treatment strategies. Environmental Technology 26, pp793-804.
39. +Joo SH, *Feitz AJ, *Sedlak DL and Waite TD (2005) Quantification of the oxidizing capacity of nanoparticulate zero-valent iron. Environmental Science Technology 39, pp1263-1268.
40. *Kachi Noriyasu, *Hirokazu Kato, *Yoshitsugu Hayashi and Black J (2005) Making cities more compact by improving transport and amenity and reducing hazard, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 6, pp3819-3834.
41. Karim K, Marosszeky M and *Kumaraswamy M (2005) Organizational effectiveness model for quality management systems in the Australian construction industry in Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 16(6), pp793 - 806.
42. +Kaucner C, Davies CM, +Ferguson CM, Ashbolt NJ (2005) Evidence for the existence of Cryptosporidium oocysts as single entities in surface runoff. Water Science and Technology 52(8), pp199-204.
43. Khalili N, +Habte M and Valliappan S (2005) A bounding surface plasticity model for cyclic analysis of sands. International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, 63(14), pp1939 – 1960.
44. Khalili N, +Witt R, *Laloui L, *Vulliet L and *Koliji A (2005) Effective stress in double porous media with two immiscible fluids. Geophysical Research Letters 32 (L15309).
45. +Khan SJ and *Ongerth JE (2005) Occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals at an Australian sewage treatment plant. Water, Journal of the Australian Water Association 32(4), pp80-85.
46. Khan SJ, *Wintgens T, *Sherman P, *Zaricky J and *Schafer AI (2005) A performance comparison of individual and combined treatment modules for water recycling, in Environmental Progress, 24(4), pp383 - 391.
47. *Långmark J, *Storey MV, Ashbolt NJ, *Stenström TA (2005) Biofilms in an urban water distribution system; measurement of biofilm biomass, pathogens and pathogen persistence within the Greater Stockholm Area, Sweden. Water Science and Technology 52(8), pp181-189.
48. *Långmark J, *Storey MV, Ashbolt NJ, *Stenström TA (2005) The accumulation and fate of microorganisms and microspheres in biofilms formed in a pilot-scale water distribution system. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71(2), pp706-712.
49. Lawther RE (2005) A note on finding roots of monotonic branching functions in Communications. In Numerical Methods in Engineering 13, 21(8), pp397 - 404.
50. Lawther, RE (2005) On the straightness of eigenvalue interactions. In Computational Mechanics, 37(4), pp362 - 368.
51. +Lee Dongjin, Swarbrick G and Waite TD (2005) Effect of calcite on lead-rich cementitious solid forms. Cement and Concrete Research 35, pp1027-1037.
52. +Lee Dongjin, Swarbrick G and Waite TD (2005) Comparison of solidification/stabilization effects of calcite between Australian and South Korean cements. Cement and Concrete Research 35, pp2143-2157.
53. *Lee SA, Fane AG and Waite TD (2005) Impact of natural organic matter on floc size and structure effects in membrane filtration. Environmental Science and Technology 39, pp6477-6486.
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54. Liang QQ, *Uy B, Bradford MA and *Ronagh HR (2005) Strength analysis of steel-concrete composite beams in combined bending and shear. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE 131(10), pp1593-1600.
55. +Lukondeh T, Ashbolt NJ, *Rogers PL (2005) Fed-batch fermentation for production of Kluyveromyces marxianus FII 510700 cultivated on a lactose-based medium. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 32(7), pp284-288.
56. Lundie S and Peters GM (2005) Life cycle assessment of food waste management options. Journal of Cleaner Production 13, pp275-286.
57. Lundie S, Peters GM and Beavis P (2005) Quantitative systems analysis as a strategic planning approach for metropolitan water service providers, Water Science and Technology 52(9), pp11-20.
58. +Marshall L, *Nott DJ and Sharma A (2005) Hydrological model selection; A Bayesian alternative. Water Resources Research, 41(10), W10422, doi:10.1029/2004WR003719.
59. +Mehrotra R and Sharma A (2005) A nonparametric nonhomogeneous hidden Markov model for downscaling of multi-site daily rainfall occurrences – art no.D16108. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 110(D16), D16108, doi:10.1029/2004JD005677.
60. *Nixon S, *Wegner J, Ferguson C, *Mery P, *Hancock JF, Currie P, *Key B, *Westerfield M and *Parton R (2005) Zebrafish as a model for caveolin-associated muscle disease; caveolin-3 is required for myofibril organization and muscle cell patterning, in Human Molecular Genetics, 14(13), pp1727 - 1743.
61. Pi Y-L, Bradford MA, *Chen YY (2005) An equilibrium approach for flexural-torsional buckling of elastic steel arches. Advanced Steel Construction 1(1), pp47-66.
62. Pi Y-Li and Bradford MA (2005) Out-of-plane strength of fixed steel I-section arches, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE 131(4), pp560-568.
63. Pi Y-L, Bradford MA, *Trahair N, and *Chen YL (2005) A further study of flexural-torsional buckling of elastic arches, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 5(2), pp163-183.
64. Pi Y-L, Bradford MA and *Uy B (2005) A spatially curved-beam element with warping and Wagner effects, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 63(9), pp1342-1369.
65. Pi Y-L, Bradford MA and *Uy B (2005) Nonlinear analysis of members curved in space with warping and Wagner effects, International Journal of Solids and Structures 42(11-12), pp3147-3169.
66. *Pollard P, *Leeming R, *Bagraith S, *Greenway M, Ashbolt NJ (2005). Impacts of sewage overflows on an urban creek. Water, Journal of the Australian Water Association 32(2), pp41-46.
67. *Ranzi Gianluca and Bradford M (2005) Time analysis of structural concrete elements using the equivalent displacement method, Materials and Structures 38(280), pp609-616.
68. *Rogers NJ, *Apte SC, *Knapik A, Davies CM, *Bowles KC and *Kable SH (2005) A rapid radiochemical bacterial bioassay to evaluate copper toxicity in freshwaters. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 49(4), pp471-479.
69. +Rose AL and Waite TD (2005) Reduction of organically complexed ferric iron by superoxide in a simulated natural water. Environmental Science and Technology 39, pp2645-2650.
70. +Rose AL, +Salmon TP, Lukondeh T, Neilan BA and Waite TD (2005) Use of superoxide as an electron shuttle for iron acquisition by the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula. Environmental Science and Technology 39, pp3708-3715.
71. Roser DJ, Ashbolt NJ, *Ho G, *Mathew K, *Nair J, *Ryken-Rapp D, *Toze S (2005). Hydrogen sulphide test strips and the detection of groundwater contamination by septic seepage. Water Science and Technology 51(10), pp291-300.
72. +Ruiz JE, Cordery I and Sharma A (2005) Statistical ENSO forecasting with subsurface ocean temperatures as predictors. Australian Journal of Water Resources 8(2), pp99-109.
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73. +Ruiz JE, Cordery I and Sharma A (2005) Integrating ocean subsurface temperatures in statistical ENSO forecasts. Journal of Climate 18, pp3571-3586.
74. *Shu L, Waite TD, Bliss PJ, Fane A and *Jegatheesan V (2005) Nanofiltration for the possible reuse of water and recovery of sodium chloride salt from textile effluent. Desalination 172, pp235–243.
75. +Signor RS, Roser DJ, Ashbolt NJ, Ball JE (2005) Quantifying the impact of runoff events on microbiological contaminant concentrations entering surface drinking source waters. Journal of Water and Health 3(4), pp453-468.
76. *Simpson SL, *Apte SC, and Davies CM (2005) Bacterially assisted oxidation of copper sulfide minerals in tropical river waters. Environmental Chemistry 2, pp49-55.
77. Song Chongmin (2005) Evaluation of power-logarithmic singularities, T-stresses and higher order terms of in-plane singular stress fields at cracks and multi-material corners. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 72, pp1498-1530.
78. *Srikanthan R, +Harrold TI, Sharma A and *McMahon TA (2005) Comparison of two approaches for generation of daily rainfall data. Stochastic, Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA) 19(3), pp215-226.
79. +Tangsubkul N, +Beavis P, Moore SJ, Lundie S and Waite TD (2005) Life cycle assessment of water recycling technology. Water Resources Management 19, pp521–537.
80. +Tangsubkul N, Moore, SJ and Waite TD (2005) Incorporating phosphorus management considerations into wastewater management practice, in Environmental Science & Policy, 8(1) pp1 - 15.
81. +Bui Thanh and Attard M (2005) Simulation of fracture in plain concrete modeled as a composite material, Computers & Concrete – An International Journal 2(6), pp499-516.
82. *Thompson A, *Griffin P, Stuetz RM and *Cartmell E (2005) The fate and removal of triclosan during sewage treatment. Water Environment Research 77(1), pp63-67.
83. Timms WA and Acworth I (2005) Propagation of pressure change through thick clay sequences; An example from Liverpool Plains, NSW Australia. Hydrogeology Journal 13, pp858-870.
84. Tin-Loi F (2004) An entropic optimization approach for a parameter identification problem in quasibrittle fracture, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 28(6), pp442-450.
85. *Wilson AW, *Sarnelle O, Neilan BA, Salmon TP, Gehringer M. and *Hay (2005) Genetic variation of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa within and among lakes: Implications for harmful algal blooms, in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(10), pp6126 - 6133.
86. +Wang T, Bradford MA and Gilbert RI (2005) Short-term experimental study of a shallow reinforced concrete parabolic arch, Australian Journal of Structural Engineering 6(1), pp53-62.
87. *Wood R, *Lenzen M, *Dey C and Lundie S (2005) A comparative study of some environmental impacts of conventional and organic farming in Australia. Agricultural Systems 89, pp324-348.
88. Zhang YS and *Kim KS (2005) A simple displacement-based 3-node triangular element for linear and geometrically nonlinear analysis of laminated composite plates in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 194(45-47), pp4607 - 4632.
89. Zhang S, *Sorrel C and Li F (2005) Electrophoretic deposition of ceramic powders, in Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 21, pp107 - 110.
90. Zhang S and *Kim KS (2005) Linear and geometrically nonlinear analysis of plates and shells by a new refined non-conforming triangular plate/shell element. Computational Mechanics 36(5), pp331-342.
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JOURNAL ARTICLES (NON-REFEREED)
1. *Barbosa VL and Stuetz RM (2005) Activated sludge diffusion for odour control. Water, Journal of the Australian Water Association 32(3), pp135-140.
2. Davies CM (2005) The terrestrial fate of Cryptosporidium in drinking water catchments. Microbiologist 6 (2); pp38-39.
3. *Duesterberg CK and Waite TD (2005) Chemical oxidation by Fenton reagent; Process optimization using kinetic modelling. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, 12(Supp 1); pp88-92.
4. Feitz AJ (2005) How rusting iron can clean up toxic spills, Australasian Science, 26, pp19-20.
5. Gilbert RI (2005) Why low ductility reinforcement (Class L) should not be used in suspended concrete slabs? Concrete in Australia, 31(4), pp19-22.
6. +Livingston DJ, +Stenekes N, *Colebatch HK, Waite TD, Ashbolt NJ (2005). Governance of water assets; A reframing for sustainability. Water, Journal of the Australian Water Association 32(8), pp19-23.
7. Stuetz RM and *Bowman A (2005) IWA’s commitment to young professionals. Water 21 (June), pp61-62.
8. Tin-Loi F (2005) Reply to discusser’s comments; Tin-Loi f, Ngo NS, Performance of the p-version finite element method for limit analysis. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (2003) 45(6-7), pp1149- 66.
9. Waite TD and +Santiwong Suvinai (2005) Membrane fouling in water treatment; Effect of solution composition on resistance and compressibility of filter cakes, Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, 12(Supp 1), pp141-145.
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3. +Boak E, Turner IL and *Merton RN (2005) A laboratory of the ‘shoreline’ detected in video imagery. In Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference and the 10th Australasian Port and Harbour Conference, Coasts and Ports coastal living – living coast, September 20- 23, Adelaide South Australia, pp483-488. Editors: M. Townsend and D. Walker, IEAust, Barton ACT.
4. Bradford MA, Zhang S and Gilbert RI (2005) Elastic in-plane buckling of circular tied steel arches, Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, ICASS ’05, June 13-15, Shanghai, China. Elsevier (Editors: Shen ZY, Li GQ and Chan SL). Vol.1, pp131-136.
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7. +Chong KT, Foster SJ and Gilbert RI (2005) FE modelling of slender concrete columns subjected to time effects, ASEC 2005, Australian Structural Engineering Conference, Concrete Structural Session 1, Engineers Australia, September 11-14, Newcastle, Australia on CD-ROM, 10 pages.
8. *Coad P, Cathers B and *Van Senden D (2005) Predicting estuarine algal blooms utilising neural network modelling – a preliminary investigation, pp341-348, MODISM 05, International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making.
9. *Coco G, *Bryan KR, *Ruessink BG, Turner lL and *van Enckevort IMJ (2005) Video observations of shoreline and sandbar coupled dynamics. Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference, pp471-476. Institute of Engineers, Australia.
10. *Curtis WR, *Holman RA and Turner IL (2005) Northern Gold Coast beach topography from imaged shadow observations. Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference, Adelaide, pp489-492. Institute of Engineers, Australia.
11. *Dack DAJ and Peirson B (2005) Depth-limited wave heights associated with wave groups propagating onto horizontal beds. In Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference and the 10th Australasian Port and Harbour Conference, Coasts and Ports coastal living – living coast, September 20-23, Adelaide South Australia, pp197-202. Editors: M. Townsend and D. Walker, IEAust, Barton ACT.
12. Duan M and Bradford MA. (2005) Smart applications of signal processing in civil engineering, in Australian Structural. Editors: Mark G Stewart & Brad Dockrill, Newcastle, Australia.
13. Duan M and Bradford MA (2005) Stability analysis of suspension and cable-stayed bridges under seismic loads, in Australian Structural. Editors Mark G Stewart & Brad Dockrill, Newcastle, Australia.
14. Feitz AJ, +Braga O, +Smythe GA. and *Schäfer AI (2005) Steroid estrogens in marine sediments at proximity to a sewage ocean outfall, In Integrated Concepts in Water Recycling 2005, SJ Khan, MH Muston and AI Schäfer, Proceedings of the International Conference Integrated Concepts in Water Recycling, Wollongong, 13-17 February 2005, University of Wollongong; Wollongong, Australia.
15. Fell R, *Ho KKS, *Lacasse S and *Leroi E (2005) A framework for landslide risk management in Landslide Risk Management, Editors O Hungr, R Fell, R Couture and E Eberhardt, Balkema, pp3-26.
16. Foster SJ and +Khomwan N (2005) Determination of bond stress versus slip for externally bonded FRP from standardised bond strength tests, Proceedings of the International Symposium on bond behaviour of FRP structures (BBFS2005) Hong Kong, China. December 7 – 9, pp85-90.
17. Foster SJ, *Voo YL and +Chong KT (2005) FE modelling of reactive powder concrete beams using the variable engagement model, Recent advances in high performance concrete, Proceedings of the 1st Korea-Australian Workshop, Seoul, Korea. January 31 – February 1, 2005, pp25-44.
18. Gilbert RI (2005) Strain localization and ductility of reinforced concrete slabs, ASEC 2005, Australian Structural Engineering Conference, Concrete Structural Session 1, Engineer Australia, September 11-14, Newcastle, Australia. CD-ROM, 10 pages.
19. Gilbert RI and *Brock G (2005) Flexural crack control – recent amendments to AS3600, CONCRETE 05, 22nd Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, October 17-19, on CD-ROM, Melbourne.
20. Gilbert RI and Foster SJ (2005) From research to codes – An Australian perspective, keynote paper, 6th International Congress on Global Construction; Ultimate Concrete Opportunities, July 5-7, Dundee Scotland. Application of Codes, Design and Regulations, Thomas Telford Publishers, pp519-528.
21. Glamore W and *Indraratna B (2005) A multi-staged management strategy for restoring tidal flushing, in Coasts and Ports - coastal living - living coasts. Editors: M. Townsend and D Walker, Adelaide, SA, Barton ACT, pp619 – 624.
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22. Glamore WC, Hudson R and Cox RJ (2005) Measurement and analysis of boat wake waves; management implications. In Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference and the 10th Australasian Port and Harbour Conference, Coasts and Ports coastal living – living coast, September 20-23, Adelaide South Australia, pp67-72. Editors: M Townsend and D Walker, IEAust, Barton ACT.
23. Glamore W and *Indraratna B (2005) Tidal forcing groundwater dynamics in a restored coastal wetland: implications of saline intrusion, in Where Waters Meet. Editors: Acworth, Macky & Merrick, Auckland NZ, Wellington NZ, pp1-11.
24. Gowripalan N and +Watters R (2005) Very high strength reactive powder concrete (RPC) for bridge superstructures, Proceedings of the 22nd Biennial Conference of Concrete Institute of Australia, Concrete Institute of Australia. Editors: Andrews-Phaedonos F, October 17 – 19, 2005, Melbourne.
25. Gowripalan N and +Peng GD (2005) Evaluation and monitoring of long-term performance of FRP-concrete composites for infra-structure applications, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Construction Materials – CONMAT ’05. Editors: Bathania N et al., University of British Columbia, Canada, 14pp. August 22-24, 2005, Vancouver, Canada.
26. Gowripalan N, *Warnock R and *Jamal SQ (2005) Very high strength fibre reinforced concrete for bridge superstructures and blast resistance structures, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Construction Materials – CONMAT ’05. Editors: Bathania N et al, University of British Columbia, Canada, 13pp. August 22-24, 2005, Vancouver, Canada.
27. Guan J, *Wang SW and *Sun TH (2005) A developed membrane bioreactor (MBR) system for wastewater treatment and reuse in China. Full paper presented in the 5th International Symposium of Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse for Sustainability (WRRS2005). Jeju Island, Korea, 8 November 2005 – 11 November 2005.
28. *Harley M, Turner IL, *Short AD and *Ranasinghe, R (2005) Comparison of image-derived, RTK-GPS and conventional beach survey methods, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference, pp465-470. Institute of Engineers, Australia, Adelaide.
29. Howard EH, Turner IL and Merton RN (2005) A laboratory of the 'shoreline' detected in video imagery, in Coasts and Ports Coastal living and living coast. Editors: M Townsend and D Walker, Adelaide, Australia, Canberra ACT, pp. 483 – 488.
30. *Hsi J and Fell R (2005) Landslide risk assessment for a coal refuse emplacement in Landslide Risk Management, Editors: O Hungr, R Fell, R Couture and E Eberhardt, Balkema, pp525-532.
31. +Issarayangyun T, Black J, Black D and Samuels S (2005) Aircraft noise and environmental health; A trans-disciplinary approach”, 28th Australasian Transport Research Forum Sydney, 28 - 30 September 2005 (CD-ROM)
32. Karim K, Davis S, Naik N and Marosszeky M (2005) The influence of accelerated feedback loop on safety in construction, 4th Triennial International Conference Rethinking and Revitalizing Construction Safety, Health, Environment and Quality, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, May 17- 20, pp738-751.
33. +Khomwan N and Foster SJ (2005) FE modelling of FRP strengthened RC shear walls subjected to reverse cyclic loading, Proceedings of the International symposium on Bond Behaviour of FRP Structures (BBFS 2005) Hong Kong, China. December 7-9, 2005, pp527-532.
34. +Khomwan N, *Loo M, Foster SJ and *Smith S (2005) FE modelling of CFRP strengthened RC beams subjected to fatigue, 1st International Conference on condition assessment, Perth WA. December 12-14, 2005, pp215-222.
35. *Leroi E, *Bonnard C, Fell R, and *McInnes R (2005) Risk Assessment and Management, in Landslide Risk Management. Editors: O Hungr, R Fell, R Couture and E Eberhardt, Balkema, pp159-198.
36. Liang QQ, *Uy B and *Liew JYR (2005) Strength of concrete-filled steel box columns with local buckling effects. Proceedings of Australian Structural Engineering Conference, September 11-14, Newcastle, Australia.
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37. Marosszeky M (2005) Performance measurement in construction process management, the W99 Triennial International Conference, Rethinking and Revitalizing Construction Safety, Health, Environment and Quality, Construction research education and training enterprises, South Africa, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, May 19-22. Editors: Theo C Haupt & John Smallwood, pp503-511.
38. Marosszeky M, Karim K, +Perera S and Davis S (2005) Improving work flow reliability through quality control mechanisms, 13th International group for Lean Construction Conference, Sydney, July 19 – 21, Engineers Australia. Editor: Russell Kenley, pp503- 511.
39. +Marshall L, Sharma A and *Nott D (2005) Identifying multiple catchment states; An application of hierarchicalmixtures of experts to multiple catchments. In: B.C. Phillips (Editor). 29th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium. Institute of Engineers Australia, Canberra, Australia.
40. +Mehrotra R and Sharma A (2005) A k-nearest-neighbour approach for downscaling atmospheric circulation indicators to multi-site precipitation occurrence. In: B.C. Phillips (Editor), 29th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium. Institute of Engineers Australia, Canberra, Australia.
41. +Mehrotra R, *Srikanthan R and Sharma A (2005) Comparison of three approaches for stochastic simulation of multi-site precipitation occurrence. In: Phillips B (Editor), 29th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium. Institute of Engineers Australia, Canberra, Australia.
42. Munn R (2005) The increased sustainability of Australian pre-mixed concretes, the New Zealand Concrete Industry Conference, September 22-24, Auckland.
43. Munn R, *Kao Gary and +Chang Zhen-Tian (2005) Durability performance of Australian commercial concrete modified with permeability reducing admixture, 22nd Biennial Conference of Concrete Institute of Australia, Concrete Institute of Australia, Australia. Editors: Andrews-Phaedonos F, October 17-19, 2005. Melbourne Australia.
44. *Papworth F and Marosszeky M (2005) Durability plans development and implementation, 22nd Biennial Conference, CONCRETE 05, October 17 – 19, Melbourne. Editors: Fred Andrews-Phaedonos et al.
45. *Parnell J and Samuels SE (2005) Development and evaluation of roadside barriers to attenuate road traffic noise. Proceedings Australian Acoustical Society Annual Conference, Busselton, WA, pp265-269. Australian Acoustical Society, Perth.
46. Peirson B, *Bishop K, *Church T and *Williams Rob (2005) Incorporation of ecological factors within estuarine infrastructure design and assessment. In Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference and the 10th Australasian Port and Harbour Conference, Coasts and Ports coastal living – living coast, September 20-23, Adelaide South Australia, pp565-570. Editors: M. Townsend and D. Walker, IEAust, Barton ACT.
47. Peters G and *Rouse K. Environmental sustainability in water supply planning – an LCA approach for the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. 4th Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference - Sustainability Measures for Decision Support, Sydney 23-25, February, 2005. Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society, Melbourne.
48. Pi Y-L, Bradford MA, Tin-Loi F and Gilbert RI (2005) Geometric and material nonlinear analyses of elastically restrained arches. In: Proceedings 10th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Editor: B Topping, August 30- September 2, Rome Italy. Civil- Comp Press, Stirling, UK, Paper 96.
49. *Picarelli L, *Oboni F, *Evans S, *Mostyn G and Fell R (2005) Hazard characterisation and quantification, in Landslide Risk Management. Editors: O Hungr, R Fell, R Couture and E Eberhardt, Balkema, pp27-62.
50. *Ranasinghe R and Turner IL (2005) Shoreline response to artificial surfing reefs, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference, pp667-672. Institute of Engineers, Australia, Adelaide.
51. +Ruiz JE, Cordery I and Sharma A (2005) Australian’s rainfall and Pacific Ocean heat storage. Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, Engineers Aust., Canberra CD-ROM, February.
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52. Samuels SE and *Hall AM (2005) A further study of the long term acoustic attributes of some pavement surfaces in Townsville. Proceedings Australian Acoustical Society Annual Conference, Busselton, WA, pp253-258. Australian Acoustical Society, WA.
53. Samuels SE and *Hall AM (2005) The acoustic attributes of Queensland pavement surfaces – the QDMR pavement surface noise resource manual. Proceedings Australian Acoustical Society Annual Conference, Busselton, WA, pp259-263. Australian Acoustical Society, WA.
54. Samuels S and *Parnell J (2005) Development and evaluation of roadside barriers for attenuate road traffic noise, in Acoustics in a changing environment. Editors: T. McMinn et al, VIC 3450, pp265 – 269.
55. *Seelsaen N, *McLaughlan R, Moore S and Stuetz RM (2005) Pollutant removal efficiency of alternative media in stormwater treatment, Proceedings 10th IWA conference on Urban Drainage, Copenhagen, Denmark, CD-ROM 8pp.
56. +Seelsaen N, *McLaughlan R, Ball J and Moore S (2005) Managing algal blooms with artificial intelligence, Proceedings 10th IWA Conference on Urban Drainage, Copenhagen, Denmark, CD-ROM 10pp.
57. Sharma A, *McConachy F, *Murray R and *Jeffries W (2005) Medium to long-term probabilistic forecasting for improved management of the Tasmanian hydro-electric system. In: B. Phillips (Editor), 29th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium. Institute of Engineers Australia, Canberra.
58. Song Chongmin (2005) A fundamental-solution-less boundary element method in fracture mechanics. Advances in Boundary Element Techniques VI, EC Ltd, Eastleigh, UK, 6th International Conference on Boundary Element Techniques, Montreal, Canada, July 27-29. Editors: Selvadurai, Tan * Aliabadi, pp325- 332.
59. +Song XJ, Marosszeky M, *Brungs M and Munn R (2005) Durability of fly ash based Geopolymer concrete against sulphuric acid attack, 10DBMC International Conference on durability of building materials and components, Lyon France, April 17-20.
60. +Song XJ, Munn R, Marosszeky M and *Brungs M (2005) Investigation of cracking developed in sulphuric acid resistant concretes, 22nd Biennial Conference of Concrete Institute of Australia, Concrete Institute of Australia, Australia. Editors: Andrews-Phaedonos F, October 17-19, 2005. Melbourne, Australia.
61. +Song XJ, Munn R, Marosszeky M, Brungs M and +Chang Zhen Tian (2005) Response of geopolymer concrete to sulphate acid attack. Proceedings of the World Congress Geopolymer 2005, Institute of Geopolymer, Saint Quentin, France. Editor, Joseph Davidovits, June 29 – July 1, 2005, Saint Quentin, France, pp157–160.
62. *Tajziehchi Mojtaba and Cox R (2005) Mass flux transported by breaking wave rollers over submerged breakwaters. In Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference and the 10th Australasian Port and Harbour Conference, Coasts and Ports Coastal Living – Living Coast, September 20-23, Adelaide, South Australia, pp251-256. Editors: M. Townsend and D. Walker, IEAust, Barton ACT.
63. +Tangaramvong S and Tin-Loi F (2005) Inelastic analysis of strain softening frames. In: CD-ROM Proceedings Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, Eds; MG Stewart and B Dockrill, September 11-14, 2005. Newcastle, 10 pages.
64. *Thompson A, *Winkler G, *Griffin P, Stuetz RM and *Cartmell E (2005) Parameters affecting removal of pharmaceuticals during sewage treatment. AWA Chemical of Concern Conference, Canberra, CD-ROM 11pp.
65. Timms WA and Acworth RI (2005) Induced leakage and hydrochemical changes in a deep alluvial aquifer, Lower Murrumbidgee, in Where Waters Meet, Editors: Acworth, Macky and Merrick, Auckland, Auckland, pp1 – 11.
66. Timms WA Glamore W and Pells S (2005) Groundwater quality impacts of on-site disposal, in Performance assessment for on-site systems: regulation, operation and maintenance, Editors: RA Patterson & MJ Jones, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2350, Armidale, NSW 2350, pp367 – 374.
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67. Tin-Loi F and +Tangaramvong S (2005) An MPEC approach to limit analysis under limited ductility. In: Advances in Applied Mechanics, Editors: M Xie, A Mouritz, AA Khatibi, C Gardiner and WK Chiu. Proceedings 4th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, Melbourne. February 16-18, 2005. Institute of Materials Engineering Australasian Ltd, pp177-182.
68. Tin-Loi F and +Tran-Cao T (2005) Collapse load of 2-D rigid block structures in frictional contact. In: CD- ROM Proceedings Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, Eds; MG Stewart and B Dockrill, September 11-14, 2005. Newcastle, 8 pages.
69. Turner IL (2005) Engineering assessment of shoreline realignment in the lee of nearshore breakwaters and reefs. Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference, pp453-458. Institute of Engineers, Australia, Adelaide.
70. *Uy B and Bradford MA (2005) Composite action of structural steel beams and precast concrete slabs, in Australian Structural. Editors: Mark G Stewart & Brad Dockrill, Newcastle, Australia, pp1 – 10.
71. *Voo YL, Foster SJ and Gilbert RI (2005) Shear strength of RPC I-Beams without web reinforcement, CONCRETE 05, 22nd Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, October 17-19, Melbourne on CD-ROM.
72. Vrcelj Z and Bradford MA (2005) A simple method for the inclusion of external and internal supports in the spline finite strip method for buckling analysis, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing. Editor: BHV Topping, Civil-Comp Press, Stirling UK. Paper 105.
73. Vrcelj Z and Bradford MA (2005) Assessment of half-through girder railway bridges for elastic buckling. Australian structural Engineering Conference, September 12-14, Newcastle Australia. Paper 26.
74. Vrcelj Z and Bradford MA (2005) Elastic bubble augmented spline finite strip method in analysis of continuous composite beams. Australian Structural Engineering Conference, September 12-14, Newcastle Australia. Paper 8.
75. +Wang T, Bradford MA and Gilbert RI (2005) Time-dependent behaviour of shallow parabolic tied arches, ASEC 2005, Australian Structural Engineering Conference, Concrete Structures Session 6, Engineers Australia, September 11-14, Newcastle Australia, on CD-ROM, 10 pages.
76. +Wang X, *Baweja D and Gowripalan N (2005) Investigation of factors influencing flatness and levelness of concrete floor surfaces, Proceedings of the 22nd Biennial Conference of Concrete Institute of Australia, Concrete Institute of Australia, Australia. Editors: Andrews-Phaedonos F, October 17-19, 2005. Melbourne Australia.
77. +Wang X, *Baweja D and Gowripalan N (2005) Methods of evaluation of concrete floor surface profiles, ASEC 2005, Australian Structural Engineering Conference, Concrete Structures Session 6, Engineers Australia, September 11-14, Newcastle Australia, on CD-ROM, 9 pages.
78. +Westra S and Sharma A (2005) An investigation of the nature of variability in Australian rainfall using wavelets. In: BC Phillips (Editor), 29th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium. Institute of Engineers Australia, Canberra.
79. +Whyte D, Turner IL and *Ranasinghe R (2005) Rip characteristics at the Gold Coast, Australia; An analysis using coastal imaging techniques. Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference, pp233-238. Institute of Engineers, Australia, Adelaide.
80. Zhang S, Bradford MA and Gilbert RI (2005) A triangular layered plate element for nonlinear structural analysis, CC-2005, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, August 30 – September 2. Italy, B Topping (Editor), Civil-Comp Press, Stirling, UK, paper 172.
81. Zhang S, Bradford MA and Gilbert RI (2005) Finite element analysis of reinforced concrete slabs under service loading using a new triangular layered plate element, COMPLAS 2005, September 5-8, Barcelona, Spain, pp201-204.
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82. Zhang S, Bradford MA and Gilbert RI (2005) Non-linear analysis of reinforced concrete slabs using a new triangular layered element, ASEC 2005, Australian Structural Engineering Conference, Concrete Structures Session 1, Engineers Australia, September 11-14, Newcastle Australia, on CD-ROM, 10 pages.
83. Zhang S and *Yang CH (2005) A family of simple and robust finite elements for linear and geometrically nonlinear analysis of laminated composite plates. 13th International Conference of Composite Structures, November 14 – 16, 2005, Melbourne Australia.
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1. *Alpkokin P, *Cheung C, Black J and *Hayashi Y (2005) The dynamics of employment centre formation in cities of the developing countries; analytical framework and policy assessment, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, presented at the University College, London; June 29 to July 1,2005.
2. Ashbolt NJ (2005) Bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. In Contaminants of Concern in Water. 22-23 June, 2005, Rydges Lakeside Hotel, Canberra, CD-ROM. Australian Water Association, Artarmon.
3. Black J (2005) Engineering infrastructure research and education for sustainable society management – The Case of Transportation and Cities – Keynote Address”, Extended Abstracts International Symposium on EcoTopia Science, Nagoya University, 8 – August, 2005, pp409–416.
4. Black J and *Hayashi Y (2005) A transdisciplinary framework; challenges in modelling the sustainable city, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, University College London, 29 June to 1 July, 2005.
5. Black J and *Hayashi Y (2005) Social and spatial interactions; quality of life, social capital and social networks, Frontiers in Transportation; Social and Spatial Interactions, World Conference on Transport Research Society, WCTRS SIG-1 Meeting, Amsterdam, July 2-6, 2005.
6. Black J (2005) Sustainable environment and transport policies in urban Australia, The International Conference on Environment and Transport in AICHI, 1 – 5 August, Marriott Hotel, Nagoya, organised by the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, United Nations Center for Regional Development, and the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency, Aichi Prefecture, pp. 212 – 216 (pp. 207 – 211, in Japanese).
7. *Butt T, *Russell P, Turner IL, *Miles J and *Masselink G (2005) The variation under different conditions of the influence of in-exfiltration on swash-zone sediment transport. Coastal Engineering 2004, Proceedings of the 29th International Conference, Vol.3, pp2377-2389. World Scientific Publishing Co., New Jersey.
8. +Charles K, Davies CM, *Baker DL, *Charles CJ, Ashbolt NJ, *Schijven JF and *Deere DA (2005). Virus transport and fate in soils as a basis for setback distances for septic tanks. In WaterMicro05, Proceedings of the IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology Symposium, Swansea, Wales 5-9 September, 2005, CD- ROM.
9. +Charles KJ, Davies CM, Ashbolt NJ, *Baker DL, *Souter FC, *Schijven JF, +Ferguson, CM, *Deere DA, and *Banens R (2005) On-site sewage management in Sydney’s drinking water supply catchments; virus transport experiments and risk assessment. Performance Assessment for On-Site Systems; Regulation, operation and monitoring – Proceedings of On-Site ’05 Conference, September 22-24. RA Patterson and MJ Jones (Eds). Lanfax Laboratories, Armidale. ISBN 0-9579438-22-2. 400 pages.
10. *Cheung C and Black J (2005) Spatial interaction models for the journey to work; a reappraisal of the intervening opportunities model applied in the 1960 Chicago Area Transportation Study based on developments in computing technologies, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, presented at the University College London, 29 June to 1 July, 2005.
11. *Coad P, *McPherson R, Cathers B and *Van Senden D (2005) Use of artificial neural networks in developing proactive management regimes for algal blooms, 14th NSW Coastal Conference, November 9- 11, Narooma.
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12. *Coco G, *Ruessink BG, *van Enckevort IMJ *Caballeria M, *Falaques A, *Holman RA, *Plant NG and Turner IL (2005) Video observations of crescentic bar formation and modelling implications. Coastal Engineering 2004, Proceedings of the 29th International Conference, Vol.3, pp2767-2776. World Scientific Publishing Co, New Jersey.
13. Cordery I and *Cloke PS (2005) Monitoring for modelling reality and sound economics. Headwater 2005; 6th International Conference on Headwater Control, Bergen, Norway, June 2005. CD-ROM, 9 pages.
14. Cordery I and *Cloke PS (2005) Importance of streamflow monitoring for dam safety and water supply security, ANCOLD 2005 Conference (45th Annual Conference), Perth, November 2005, CD-ROM, 8 pages.
15. *Dever SA, Swarbrick GE, *Annett L and Stuetz RM (2005) The effect of landfill gas loading on the performance of a passive biofiltration system operating under Australian conditions. Proceedings 10th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia 2005, Italy, CD-ROM 10 pages.
16. Feitz, AJ, Lundie, S, *Dennien G, *Morain M and *Jones M (2005) Allocating intra-industry material and energy flows using physico-chemical allocation matrices, 4th Australian Conference on Life Cycle Assessment, 23-24 February 2005, Sydney.
17. Feitz AJ, Guan J, Waite TD, *Lancaster PL *McDowall L, *Doward J and *Rose A (2005) Degradation of 1,4-thioxane and diisopropyl methylphosphonate (DIMP) using iron nanoparticles, Decon Downunder, 1st International Conference on the Removal or Destruction of Highly Toxic Chemical and Biological Contamination, 13 - 16 February 2005, Melbourne.
18. Feitz AJ (2005) Cleanup technologies (advanced oxidation processes), invited paper, Industrial wastewater process and reuse seminar, Australian Water Association, 18th May 2005, Melbourne, 25th May 2005, Sydney, 8th September, Adelaide, Australia.
19. Feitz AJ (2005) LCM Experiences in the Dairy sector, 6th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production, 10-12 October 2005, Melbourne.
20. Ferguson CM (2005) Deterministic model of microbial sources, fate and transport; a quantitative tool for pathogen catchment budgeting. PhD, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney.
21. Ferguson C (2005) Bugs budgets - practical approaches for determining where best to target pathogen source controls. Paper read at AWA and CRCWQT - Water Hot Topics, at Port Macquarie, Australia.
22. +Ferguson C and *Croke B (2005) Deterministic model to quantify pathogen and faecal indicator loads in drinking water catchments. MODSIM, 12-15th December 2005, Melbourne.
23. +Ferguson C, *Deere D, *Davison D, *Wood J and *Billington K (2005) Prioritisation of management strategies in the Torrens catchment (South Australia) using a process based pathogen model. Paper read at 13th biennial International Water Association Health-related Water Microbiology Symposium, 5-9 September, at Swansea.
24. +Ferguson C, Davies C, +Kaucner C, Ashbolt NJ, and *Deere DA (2005) Catchment Research at the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment. Paper read at American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exhibition, San Francisco.
25. Guan Jing, *Wang SW and *Sun TH (2005) A developed membrane bioreactor (MBR) system for wastewater treatment and reuse in China. 5th International Symposium of Wastewater reclamation and reuse for sustainability (WRRS2005), Korea, November 8 – 11, 2005.
26. Khan SJ (2005) Progress, trends, opportunities and barriers to water reuse in Australia. In: 20th Annual WateReuse Symposium, WateReuse Association, Virgina, USA, September 18-21, 2005.
27. Khan SJ (2005) Risk assessment of pharmaceutical residuals in recycled water. Contaminants of Concern in Water. Australian Water Association, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
28. Lundie S (2005) Sustainable Consumption Australian Case Studies. International Society for Industrial Ecology 2005 Conference, June 12 15.
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29. Lundie S, Feitz AJ and *Kröger T (2005) Integrating environmental and economic systems analysis - A case study of air-conditioning systems, 4th Australian Conference on Life Cycle Assessment, 23-25 February 2005, Sydney.
30. Moore S, *MaCleod, Waite TD, Gilbert RI and Ashbolt NJ (2005) Inclusion of sustainability principles into the environmental engineering program at UNSW, ASEE/AaeE 4th Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, 2nd Environmental Engineering Academics Workshop, Darling Harbour, Star City, Sydney, September 24.
31. Munn RL and Gilbert RI (2005) Recent design and construction initiatives to control cracking in Australian concrete, New Zealand Concrete Industry Conference, Auckland, September 20-24.
32. Peters G, Introduction to life cycle assessment at Sydney Water. Vicwater Sustainability Seminar, Melbourne 20 May 2005.
33. *Rahman M, *Kumaraswamy MM, Karim Khalid, *Ang George and *Dulaimi Mohammed (2005) Cross- country perspectives on integrating construction project teams, 6th Construction Specialty Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2-4, 2005. The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Canada, Brenda McCabe & Mohamed Attalla.
34. *Ranasinghe R and Turner IL (2005) Processes governing shoreline response to submerged breakwaters; multi-function structures – a special case. Coastal Engineering 2004, Proceedings of the 29th International Conference. Vol.2, 1984-1996, World Scientific Publishing Co., New Jersey.
35. Roser DJ, Davies CM, Ashbolt NJ and *Morison P (2005) Microbial exposure assessment of an urban recreational lake; a case study of the application of new guidelines, Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Health-related Water Microbiology. September 5-9, University of Swansea, Wales, UK.
36. +Signor RS and Ashbolt NJ (2005). Pathogen monitoring offers questionable protection against drinking- water risks; A QMRA approach to assess risk management strategies. In WaterMicro05, Proceedings of the IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology Symposium, Swansea, Wales, UK, September 5-9, 2005, CD- ROM.
37. Swarbrick GE, Stuetz RM and *Dever SA (2005) Passive drainage and biofiltration of landfill gas using recycled waste materials under Australian conditions. Proceedings 10th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia, Italy, CD-ROM 10pp.
38. Vandebona U and *Bennoit R (2005) Bus rapid transit corridors in Sydney for sustainable development – benefits of advanced detectors, 27th Conference of Australian Institutes of Transport Research, Brisbane Queensland, December 7 – 9, 2005.
REPORTS TO INDUSTRY AND OTHER WORKS
1. Ashbolt NJ, +Petterson SA, *Stenström TA, *Schönning C, *Westrell T, *Ottoson J (2005). Microbial Risk Assessment (MRA) Tool. Urban Water Report 2005;7. Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg.
2. Davies C, +Kaucner C, *Altavilla N, Ashbolt N, *Hijnen W, *Medema G, *Deere D, *Krogh M, Ferguson C (2005). Fate and transport of surface water pathogens in watersheds. Project 2694 Report, American Water Works Research Foundation, Denver.
3. *Dwyer L, *Forsyth P, *Fredline Liz, *Jago Leo, *Deery M, Lundie S, Concepts of tourism yield and their measurement. Final report to the CRC for Sustainable Tourism, Melbourne.
4. Fell R and +Wan CF (2005) Methods for estimating the probability of failure of embankment dams by internal erosion and piping in the foundation and from embankment to foundation. UNICIV Report No R 436, UNSW.
5. Feitz A., Wang X and Stuetz RM (2005) Review of Oxidation Processes for Destruction of Odours from Alumina Refinery Digestion Condensate. Final Report for Alumina Industry Air Emissions Forum, 29p.
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6. Guan J (2005) Bench – Scale test for treatment of groundwater contaminated with tricholorethene (TCE) using granular activated carbon (GAC). CWWT technical report, November 2005, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW.
7. *Hawkin Ryan, *Blackburn Naomi, Peters Greg, Lundie Sven, Pilot Sustainability report for the University of New South Wales, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
8. *Hipsey MR, *Antenucci JP, *Brookes JD, *Burch MD, *Regel RH, Davies C, Ashbolt NJ, +Ferguson C (2005) Denver, Hydrodynamic distribution of pathogens in lakes and reservoirs, Colorado, USA; American Water Works Association Research Foundation and US Environmental Protection Agency Report 1P- 4.5C-91073F-08/05-CM, 164pp.
9. *Hipsey M, *Brookes JD, *Antenucci JP, *Burch MD, *Regel RH, Davies C, Ashbolt NJ, and +Ferguson C (2005) Hydrodynamic distribution of pathogens in lakes and reservoirs. Denver, Colorado; American Water Works Association Research Foundation.
10. *Jönsson H, Ashbolt N, *Baky A, *Drangert JO, *Krantz H, *Kärrman E, *Ledin A, *Ottoson J, *Palmquist H, *Westrell T, *Vinnerås B (2005) Slutrapport från modellstaden Urbana enklaven (Final report for the model city Urban Enclave; in Swedish, English abstract). Urban Water Report 2005;8. Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg.
11. *Kärrman E, *Söderberg H, Lundie S, Ashbolt NJ, *Kazaglis A, +Lai E, +Livingston D, *Anderson J (2005) Literature Review. Methodology for Evaluating the Overall Sustainability of Urban Water Systems. Centre for Water and Waste Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering UNSW.
12. +Khomwan N, Foster SJ and *Smith S (2005) Debonding failure in flexurally strengthened reinforced concrete beams, UNICIV Report R-440, February, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW, 252 pages.
13. Lundie S, Ashbolt NJ, +Livingston DJ, +Lai E, *Kärrman E, *Blaikie J, Anderson J (2005) Sustainability Framework; Methodology for Evaluating the Overall Sustainability of Urban Water Systems. Centre for Water and Waste Technology (commercial report for Water Services Association of Australia) UNSW.
14. Lundie Sven, Feitz Andrew; Life Cycle Assessment of 1kg block of Bega Tasty Cheddar Cheese. Final report for Bega Cheese.
15. Roser DJ and Ashbolt NJ (2005) Final Report; Source Water Quality Assessment and the Management of Pathogens in Surface Catchments and Aquifers. CRC for Water Quality and Treatment, Bolivar.
16. Stuetz RM, *Jefferson B and *Parsons SA (2005) Activated Sludge Diffusion for Odour Control. Final report for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council grant (GR/R41064), 6 pages.
17. +Tandjiria V, +Swarbrick G, Khalili N and Fell R (2005) Modelling of desiccation induced cracking in embankment dams. UNICIV Report No R 443, UNSW.
18. Turner IL (2005) Analysis of shoreline variability and erosion/accretion trends; December 2004 – May 2005. Report 2; Palm Beach, QLD Coastal Imaging System. WRL Technical Report 2005/22, Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW.
19. Turner IL (2005) System description, analysis of shoreline variability and erosion/accretion trends; July 2004 – June 2005. Report 1; Collaroy-Narrabeen Coastal Imaging System. WRL Technical Report 2005/24, Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW.
20. Turner IL (2005) Shoreline variability and erosion/accretion trends; February 2005 – July 2005. Report 11; Northern Gold Coast Coastal Imaging System. WRL Technical Report 2005/04, Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW.
21. Turner IL (2005) Shoreline variability and erosion/accretion trends; February 2005 – July 2005. Report 12; Northern Gold Coast Coastal Imaging System. WRL Technical Report 2005/25, Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW.
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22. +Zaina M and Foster SJ (2005) Testing of concentric and eccentrically loaded fibre-reinforced HSC columns, UNICIV Report R-437, February, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW. ISBN: 85841 404X, 131 pages.
23. Zhang S, Bradford MA and Gilbert RI (2005) A robust shear-locking free displacement-based rectangular layered plate element, UNICIV Report No.R-442 School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW, p38.
PATENTS
Feitz AJ, +Joo SH and Waite TD (2005) Method for decontaminating surfaces. PCT International Appl., WO2005/053797.
THESES - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PhD
Roberto Sison Soriano, BSAgE Philippines Los Baos, MEng Asian I.T. Thesis: Groundwater dynamics in coastal sand dune aquifers; the impacts of transient boundary conditions
Ian Marcus Brandes, BSc Syd. Thesis: The negative chargeability of clays
Sung Hee Joo, BSc Dongduk Women’s, MEngSc UNSW Thesis: Oxidative degradation of organic contaminants using nanoscale zero-valent iron
Karen Louise Kay, BE UNSW Thesis: Effects of radiation shading by macrophytes on wetland hydrodynamics
Andrew Lindsay Rose, BE BSc UNSW Thesis: Availability of iron to the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula
Adrian Robert Russell, BE UNSW Thesis: Cavity expansion in unsaturated soils
Natthira Tangsubkul, BE MEngSc UNSW Thesis: Development of environmental decision support framework; with application of material flow analysis and life cycle assessment for sustainable water recycling planning
Kak-Tien Chong, BE UMIST Thesis: Numerical modelling of time-dependent cracking and deformation of reinforced concrete structure
Rosalind Green, BE Adel. Thesis: Acidity barriers for improving downstream water quality of estuaries in acid sulfate soils
Nantawat Khomwan, BE Kasetsart, MEAsian I.T. Thesis: Debonding failure in CFRP strengthened plane stress members
Yossyafra, Sarjana Andalas, MEngSc UNSW Thesis: Modelling of public transport routing strategies
Anuchit Uchaipichat, BE Kohn Kaen, ME Asian I.T. Thesis: Experimental investigation and constitutive modelling of thermohydro-mechanical coupling in unsaturated soils
Tharit Issarayangyun, BE Kasetsart, ME Asian I.T. Thesis: Aircraft noise and public health; acoustical measurement and social survey around Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
Mas Mera, Sarjana Andalas, ME Bandung I.T. Thesis: Boussinesq-type numerical models
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Shamsaddin Nejadi, BSc Isfahan U.T., MSc Middle East Tech Thesis: Time-dependent cracking and crack control in reinforced concrete structures
Mazen Zaina, BE Colorado Thesis: Strength and ductility of fibre reinforced high strength concrete columns
Ngoc Son Ngo, BE Hanoi University of Comm. & Trans. Thesis: Limit and shakedown analyses by the ρ –version FEM
External person +UNSW student
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