Department of Civil Engineering - Faculty of Engineering - Monash ...

Department of 

Civil Engineering 

2009 Annual Report 

Civil Engineering – 2009 Annual Report | A

Contents 

1. Highlights in 2009 2 

2. Our people 6 

3. Education 12 

4. Research 15 

5. Services 33 

Cover image courtesy of JNF (Jewish National Fund) - Biofiltration Project, Kfar-Sava, Israel. 

Civil Engineering – 2009 Annual Report | 1

1. Highlights in 2009 

From left to right: Professor Tam Sridhar and 

Mr Chris Powell. 

From left to right: Mr Chris Powell and Professor Ed 

Byrne (Vice Chancellor) 

Recognition of staff 

achievements 

Mr Chris Powell has won the 2009 

Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Exceptional 

Performance by Professional Staff. Chris 

also received the Dean’s Award for 

Exceptional Performance by a HEW Staff 

Member. Well deserved! 

The ARC (Australian Research Council) 

Future Fellowships scheme provides 

opportunities for outstanding mid-career 

researchers from a variety of disciplines to 

conduct high quality, innovative research 

in Australia. Dr Ranjith has been awarded 

an ARC Future Fellowship to study the 

greenhouse gas storage assessments of 

various geological formations. Well done! 

Dr David McCarthy was awarded the 

prestigious Churchill Fellowship in June. 

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust was 

created to honour the memory of Sir 

Winston Churchill. David’s project is on 

‘Improving treatment technologies for 

mitigating health risks of utilising 

stormwater for reuse and recreational 

purposes’. The fellowship award will allow 

him to travel to USA, Canada and Japan 

to visit seven different research facilities. 

Dr Belinda Hatt was presented with the 

Kenneth Hunt Medal for Excellence in 

Research at the Faculty of Engineering 

Awards Presentation Evening in May. This 

Award is made annually to the graduating 

PhD student whose thesis is judged to be 

the best submitted in the calendar year 

preceding the award. The Medal is named 

after the late Professor Ken Hunt, 

Foundation Dean of the Faculty of 

Engineering. 

Dr Adrian Williams of Geodynamics Ltd, Milton 

Queensland 

Belinda also received the Mollie Holman 

Doctoral Medal for the best thesis and 

VC’s Commendation Certificates for 

excellence in Masters and PhD theses. 

The 2009 Alumni of the Year went to 

Dr Adrian Williams. He is an outstanding 

engineer who has contributed extensively 

to the field of geomechanics over many 

years and has achieved a worldwide 

reputation in his specialised field. Adrian 

was the Chief of CSIRO, Division of 

Petroleum Resources, then the Chief of 

CSIRO, Division of Energy Technology 

before re-establishing and heading 

Geodynamics, a leading company dealing 

in geothermal energy. 

The Early Career Alumni of the Year went 

to Mr Andrew Somers. He was the top 

student in the department during his Civil 

Engineering degree and also completed a 

Bachelor of Commerce, Master of 

Transport and Master of Traffic degrees. 

He has been recognised within his 

employment as “high flyer” with rapid 

Dr P.G. Ranjith (ARC Future Fellow) 

Professor Tam Sridhar (Dean of Engineering) and 

Dr Belinda Hatt 

Dr David McCarthy (top row, first from left) with 

Professor David de Kretser, Governor of Victoria 

and a group of fellow recipients at Government 

House, Melbourne. 

From left to right: Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao and Mr 

Andrew Somers of VicRoads (Early Career 

Alumnus of the Year) 

2 | Civil Engineering – 2009 Annual Report

From left to right: Mr Kevin Nievaart and Mr Chris 

Powell 

From left to right: Mr Matthew Sentry and Mr Chris 

Powell 

promotion to the position of Acting 

Manager, Network Operations program 

within VicRoads. 

Andrew has been awarded the VicRoads 

Divisional Award for ‘Getting things done’ 

and the Kerry Burke Memorial Award 

which gave him the opportunity to travel 

to a number of key institutions around the 

world to obtain first hand information on 

developments in congestion management 

and intelligent transport systems. 

This year’s Technical Staff Member Award 

went to Mr Kevin Nievaart and 

Postgraduate OHS Award went to Mr 

Matthew Sentry. 

Dr Bill Wong was 

promoted to Associate 

Professor. Bill has made 

significant contribution to 

the department especially 

in high quality teaching. 

Congratulations! 

Research achievements 

We have run special interaction meetings 

with researchers in other departments: 

• Mechanical and Aerospace 

• Materials 

• Chemical 

• Electrical and computer science 

• Biological engineering, and 

• Architecture. 

The department was successful in leading 

a VSA (Victoria Science Agenda) 

application (a multi-disciplinary research 

program) which attracts $8.7 million cash 

from the government and industry. 

Congratulations to Professor Ana Deletic 

and her team! 

The department was successful in 

winning 3 ARC Discovery Grants and 

3 ARC Linkage Grants this year. 

Associate Professor Kodikara played a 

leading role in submitting a very large ARC 

Linkage Grant in November. Again this is a 

multi-disciplinary research program which 

attracts about $5 million dollars cash and 

$12m in-kind from Industry, while asking 

ARC for $7m cash. 

The Hon Senator Kim Carr (Minister for Innovation, 

Industry, Science and Research) and Professor Ana 

Deletic at Parliament House, Canberra 

Engagement with Industry 

and Community 

The Civil Engineering Appreciation Dinner 

was held on 24 November. Mr Colin 

Jordan (Managing Director and CEO of 

RACV, our Industry Advisory Committee 

Chairman) addressed the challenges 

we are facing and the importance of 

collaboration between university and 

industry. 

Professor Edwina Cornish, Senior Deputy 

Vice-Chancellor and DVC (Research) 

introduced Ms. Madeleine McManus, 

President of the Engineers Australia 

Victoria, who gave a wonderful speech 

about Women in Engineering and 

promoting engineering to the Community. 

The department is running a high profile 

water research project in Israel sponsored 

by the Jewish National Fund. A ceremony 

was held in Kfar-Sava, Israel on 19 

November 2009 to launch Stage One of 

the Biofiltration Project. The biofilter will 

harvest storm water and treat polluted 

groundwater. This wonderful new 

undertaking began with Mr Yaron Zinger, 

a young Israeli researcher studying at Civil 

Engineering under Professor Ana Deletic. 

Mr Colin Jordan speaking at the Civil Appreciation 

Dinner 

Professor Edwina Cornish, Senior Deputy 

Vice-Chancellor, introducing Ms McManus at the 

Civil Appreciation Dinner 


Ms Madeleine McManus (President, Engineers 

Australia Victoria) speaking at the Civil Appreciation 

Dinner 

Thanks to a grant arranged by JNF 

Australia, Mr Zinger was able to 

implement this project in Israel. The 

delegation from Australia included The 

Honourable Phillip Costa, Minister for 

Water and Regional Development of NSW 

and leader of the WATEC Mission to Israel, 

Professor Ana Deletes and Mr Chris 

Powell, Director of Resources. 

Departmental Retreat 

The Department held a retreat on 3 rd 

February 2009 to review its research, 

teaching and international strategies. It 

was agreed that the Department should 

actively pursue innovative and significant 

multi-disciplinary research to address the 

challenges for engineering in the 21 st 

century. 

Bob Keller’s Retirement 

Function 

Colleagues and friends gathered in June 

at the Monash Club to celebrate the 

retirement of Associate Professor Bob 

Keller. A few former senior staff of the 

department attended the function: 

Professor Peter Darvall (former Vice 

Chancellor of Monash University), 

Professor Paul Grundy (former Head of 

Department), Dr Ian Donald, Professor Ian 

Johnston, Professor Russell Mein and 

Mr Norm Sneath. Special guests included 

Gracie (Professor Noel Murray’s wife) and 

Daphne (Professor Eric Laurenson’s wife). 

Professor Bill Young (former Head of 

Department) made a comprehensive 

presentation on Bob’s career at Monash 

since 1979. Professor Peter Darvall 

presented the plaque ‘The RJ Keller 

Hydraulics Facility’ in recognition of 

Bob’s significant contribution to 

the hydraulic laboratory. 

From left to right: Yehuda Ben Chamo (Mayor of 

Kfar Sava Municipality), Yael Shaltieli (Director 

General of JNF), Dr Or Karasin (part of JNF board 

of directors), Mr Yaron Zinger, Professor Ana 

Deletic, His Excellency James Larson (former 

Australian Ambassador in Israel) 

Clockwise, from left: G. Vaz, E. Daly, B. Hatt, D. 

McCarthy, A. Deletic, J. Manson 

Associate Professor 

Bob Keller holding 

with prides the plaque 

bearing his name 

‘The RJ Keller 

Hydraulics Facility’. 

Professor Zhao giving an overview of the retreat to 

staff. 

Standing: Associate Professor Bourassa making a 

presentation to staff. 

From left to right: Professor Bill Young and 

Associate Professor Bob Keller 

Brainstorming session – From left to right: J. 

Sanjayan, G. Currie, D. McCarthy, G. Vaz, E. Daly, 

J. Kodikara 

Standing: Associate Professor Rose making a 

presentation to staff. 

From left to right: Professor Peter Darvall and 

Associate Professor Bob Keller. 


Annual Ogden Transport 

Lecture 

The Ogden Transport Lecture was 

initiated in 2001 by the Institute of 

Transport Studies (ITS) to recognise 

Professor Ken Ogden’s role in founding 

the transport program at Monash in 1969. 

Professor Dan Sperling delivered the 2009 

Ogden Transport Lecture at the State 

Library theatrette on August 20 2009. 

Speaking on the topic of ‘Towards 2 

Billion Cars: Transforming cars, fuel and 

mobility’, Professor Sperling described the 

challenges and opportunities associated 

with the car based mobility system which 

dominates urban areas in the developed 

world. 

He described the role which electric 

vehicles will play in the future and the 

importance of establishing a low carbon 

fuel standard to ensure that when stocks 

of petroleum decline they are not 

substituted by high carbon equivalents 

(e.g. oil from tar sands). 

He also outlined the role that information 

and communications technologies will 

have in underpinning the transformation of 

urban mobility systems to include access 

to more dynamic information on service 

availability and the use of the technology 

to support on-demand services. 

40th Anniversary 

Celebration 

The 40 th Anniversary of the Transport 

Research and Education Program at 

Monash University was celebrated in style 

at a dinner held in the Monash Staff Club 

in August. The dinner celebrated the 

achievements of the program which 

traces its beginning to Ken Ogden’s 

appointment in 1969 as Monash’s first 

Lecturer in Transport. The anniversary 

dinner was strongly supported by the 

profession with 150 people attending. 

Professor Ed Byrne, who had only just 

returned to Monash to take up the 

position of Vice Chancellor, welcomed the 

guests, reflected on the achievemens of 

the transport program at Monash and 

provided insight into his vision for the 

University. 

Jim Betts, the Secretary of the 

Department of Transport, gave the dinner 

address which focussed on ten 

propositions and their relevance to 

contemporary issues in transport. The 

contributions of the staff, students and 

industry were acknowledged over the 

course of the evening. 

The event provided an excellent 

opportunity for current and former staff 

and students, friends and colleagues to 

reconnect and reflect on the positive 

impact which the program has had on the 

transport profession in Australia. Strong 

links with industry have been a feature of 

the transport research and education 

activities at Monash over many years. 

The 2009 Ogden Transport Lecture and 

the 40 th Anniversary Celebration were 

supported by sponsorship provided by: 

the State Government of Victoria; RACV; 

Booz and Company; ARRB Group; Bus 

Association of Victoria; Connect East; 

Monash University Accident Research 

Centre; Sinclair Knight Merz; Traffix 

Group; Ventura Bus Lines and Vic Roads. 

Thanks are extended to those 

organisations for helping to make the 

celebration such a successful and 

memorable event. 

From left to right: Mr Jim Betts, Ms Brenda O’Keefe 

and Professor Ken Ogden 

From left to right: Professor Edwina Cornish, 

Professor Dan Sperling and Associate Professor 

Geoff Rose 


2 Our people 

2.1 Management 

Committee 

In 2009, the Management Committee of 

the Department consisted of: 

• Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao 

(Head of Department) 

• Professor Ana Deletic 

(Director of Research) 

• Associate Professor Jay Sanjayan 

(Director of Teaching) 

• Dr Bill Wong 

(Director of International Affairs) 

• Mr Christopher Powell 

(Director of Resources). 

Meetings of the Management Committee 

were held once a month. 

2.2 Industry Advisory 

Committee 

Meetings of the Department’s Industry 

Advisory Committee were held on 30 th 

March 2009 and 24 th November 2009 at 

the Clayton campus. The membership of 

the Industrial Advisory Committee was as 

follows: 

Industry members: 

• Mr Colin Jordan (Chair) 

Managing Director and CEO, RACV 

Ltd, Melbourne 

• Mrs Ann Kollmorgen 

Consulting Engineer, Sinclair Knight 

Merz, Malvern 

• Dr Bronwyn Ridgway 

Environmental Engineering Consultant, 

Cromer 

• Mr Murray Cullinan 

General Manager, Business Dev., 

Public Transport Section, Department 

of Infrastructure, Victorian Government, 

Melbourne, Victoria 

• Dr Brian Wrench 

Principal, Golder Associates Pty Ltd, 

Hawthorn, Victoria 

• Mr John Sturdy 

General Manager, ETM Search & 

Selection, South Melbourne, Victoria 

• Dr Rory Nathan 

Principal, Sinclair Knight Merz, 

Armadale, Victoria 

• Mr Ian Pitcher 

Director, Alliances, AECOM, 

Melbourne, Victoria 

• Dr Swee L. Mak 

Deputy Chief – Industry, CSIRO 

Manufacturing and Materials 

Technology, Highett, Victoria 

• Mr Chris Chesterfield 

General Manager, Waterways, 

Melbourne Water 

• Mr Claude Cullino 

Director, Assets & Engineering, 

Manningham City Council, Doncaster, 

Victoria 

Departmental members: 


Head of Department 


Director of Research 


Director of Teaching 


Director of International Affairs 

• Mr Christopher Powell 

Director of Support Services 

2.3 Heads of section 

The Heads of Section were as follows: 

• Professor Bill Young 

Head, Transport Group 

• Associate Professor Riadh Al-Mahaidi 

Head, Structures Group 

• Associate Professor Jayantha Kodikara 

Head, Geomechanics Group 

• Associate Professor Tim Fletcher 

Head, Water Group 

Meetings of the Heads of Section were 

held every three months in 2009, twice 

combined with the Management 

Committee meetings. 

2.4 Occupational Health 

and Safety Committee 

The Civil OHS Committee was created in 

2008. In 2009, the membership of the 

committee was as follows: 


(Chairperson) 

• Mr Mike Leach 

(Deputy Chairperson) 

• Mr Chris Powell 

• Dr Mike Bambach 

• Dr P.G. Ranjith 

• Mr Frank Winston 

• Mr Don McCarthy 

• Mr Hui Lu 

• Mr William Darlington 

Meetings of the Civil OHS Committee 

were held every two months in 2009. 

Clockwise, from left: Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao, Mr Colin Jordan, Mr Graham James, Dr Ranjith, Dr Bob 

Keller, Mr Chris Powell, Mr Ian Pitcher, Professor Russell Mein, Professor Edwina Cornish and Ms Madeleine 

McManus (at the Civil Appreciation Dinner in November 2009) 


Clockwise, from left to right: Kevin Nievaart, Rajeev 

Nathan, Martand Singh, Scott Gould, Matthew 

Sentry, Long Goh, Dr Gamini, Xavier Choi 

Clockwise, from left to right: Malek Bouazza, Brian 

Wrench, Nicolette Cumbo, Paul Grundy, Gary 

Codner, Simon Roberts, Bronwyn Ridgway, Murray 

Cullinan, Chris Haberfield 

Clockwise, from left to right: Stephen Payne, Bill 

Wong, Frank Collins, Con Adam, John Connal, 

Diana Goodall, Tim Goodall, Lizi Sironic, John Sun 

Clockwise, from left to right: Martin Aylward, Yu 

Bai, Jessica Lee, Xi Zhang, Richard Eckhaus, Daya 

Dayawansa & Geoff Taplin 

2.5 Research groups 

The department operated through the 

following four groups: 

2.5.1 The Geomechanics Group 

In 2009, the group was led by Associate 

Professor Jayantha Kodikara and 

included: 

• Associate Professor Malek Bouazza 

• Dr Asadul Haqu 

• Dr P.G. Ranjit 

• Dr Will Gates 

• Dr Aruna Amarasiri 

• Dr Nathan Rajeev 

• Dr Rao Martand Singh 

Research strengths: Environmental 

geotechnics, unsaturated soils, soil and 

rock stabilisation 

2.5.2 The Structures Group 


Professor Riadh Al-Mahaidi and included: 


• Assoc. Professor Jay Sanjayan 


• Dr Michael Bambach 

• Dr Frank Collins 

• Dr Lizi Sironic 

• Dr Con Adam 

• Dr Wen Hui Duan 

• Dr Hongbo Liu 

• Dr Yu Bai 

• Emeritus Professor Paul Grundy 

(Honorary staff member). 

Research strengths: Advanced Thin- 

Walled Structures; FRP Composites; 

Non-Portland Cement based sustainable 

concrete alternatives; Impact and blast; 

Lifetime Integrity of Structures; Timber 

structures. 

2.5.3 The Water Group 


Professor Tim Fletcher and included: 


• Dr Edoardo Daly 

• Dr Gavin Mudd 

• Dr Guangzhi Sun 

• Dr Belinda Hatt 

• Dr David McCarthy 

• Associate Professor Gary Codner 

(Faculty of Engineering Associate 

Dean, Teaching) 

• Associate Professor Robert Keller 

(Adjunct Research Associate) 

• Mr Frank Winston 

• Ms Katia Bratieres 

• Mr Peter Poelsma 

• Mr Justin Lewis 

Research strengths: Modelling and 

monitoring of stormwater quality and 

treatment; water filtration and treatment 

technologies (including biofiltration); water 

sensitive urban design and integrated 

urban water management; stormwater 

harvesting; ecohydrology; groundwater 

modelling; hydrogeochemistry (water and 

gas flux modelling); life cycle assessment 

of water (mining, urban etc.); physical 

modelling of hydraulic structures; 

stochastiac soil-moisture dynamics and 

water balance, soil-atmosphere 

interaction; constructed wetland; 

wastewater treatment and pollutant 

degradations. 

Clockwise left to right: Greg Ryan, Belinda Hatt, 

Julie Duong, Gavin Mudd, Tony Ladson, Matthew 

Burns (at the Civil Appreciation Dinner in 

November) 

Clockwise left to right: Tim Fletcher, Dean Judd, 

Belinda Hatt, Edoardo Daly, David McCarthy, Long 

Goh (at Bob Keller’s retirement dinner) 


2.5.4 The Transport Group 

(Institute of Transport Studies) 

In 2009, the group was led by Professor 

Bill Young and included: 

• Associate Professor Geoff Rose 

• Professor Graham Currie 

• Dr Majid Sarvi 

• Dr Yibing Wang 

• Mr John Clements 

• Mrs Astrid De Alwis 

• Ms Pauline Forbes 

• Ms Alexa Delbosc 

• Ms Brenda O’Keefe 

(Administration Manager). 

Research strengths: Transport and 

traffic planning and management; travel 

demand; transport operations; public 

transport planning and management; 

intelligent transportation systems; 

pedestrian modelling and network 

optimisation. 

Clockwise from left: Craig McPherson, George 

Panas, Mark Beech, Geoff Rose, Sevim Akcelik, 

Rahmi Akcelik,Raian Isaac and Nithi Nithianandan 

(at Civil Appreciation Dinner) 

Clockwise from left: Yibing Wang, Megan Ridgway, 

Serena Kennedy, Graham Currie, Majid Sarvi and 

Astrid de Alwis (at Civil Appreciation Dinner) 

2.6 Staff list 

Professors 

• Xiao-Ling Zhao BE ME Shanghai 

Jiao-Tong PhD Syd EMBA NSW&Syd 

FASCE FIEAust CPEng MIIFC [Head of 

Department] 

• William Young BE(Hons) NSW MSc 

PhD GradDipMgt Deakin MBA Deakin 

FIEAust FITE FCIT MPAA MAITPM 

CPEng 

• Graham Currie BSc(Hons) 

Huddersfield MSc Cranfield MCIT 

• Ana Deletic BSc(Hons) Belgrade MSc 

Belgrade PhD Aberdeen 

GradCertHighEd MIWA 

Associate Professors 

• Riadh Al-Mahaidi BSc(Civil Eng)(Hons) 

Baghdad MSc Cornell PhD Cornell 

FIEAust MASCE CPEng 

• Abdelmalek Bouazza CivIng Algiers 

PhD Glasgow FIEAust [Deputy Head of 

Department] 

• Gary Peter Codner DipCE Caulfield I.T. 

BE(Hons) MBA PhD FIEAust 

• Tim Fletcher BForSc(Hons) Melb PhD 

Melb MRBMS 

• Jayantha Kodikara BSc(Hons) 

Peradeniya PhD FIEAust, CPEng 

• Geoffrey Rose BE(Hons) Qld I.T. MSc 

PhD Northwestern MIEAust MITE 

MAITPM 

• Jay G. Sanjayan BScEng(Hons) 

Peradeniya PhD MIEAust 

• Bill M.B. Wong BSc(Eng) Lond. PhD 

NSW CEng MICE MIEAust CPEng 

Senior Lecturers 

• John Clements BCom(Hons) DipEd 

Melb MEc MAdmin FCIT 

• Frank Collins BE Syd MEngSc Syd PhD 

FIEAust 

• Asadul Haque BScEng KBIT MEng AIT 

PhD Wollong. MIEAust 

• Ranjith Pathegama Gamage BSc(Eng) 

(Hons) Moratuwa PhD Wollong. 

MASCE MISRMI MAGS MSSE 

• Majid Sarvi BCivEng(Hons) Tehran 

MEng (Hons) IUST PhD Tokyo MJSCE 

MJSTETTSC MCITE 

• Yibing Wang BS Sichuan MS 

Chongqing PhD Tsinghua 

Lecturers 

• Yu Bai BEng(Struct) Tsinghua 

MEng(Struct) Tsinghua PhD EPFL 

• Michael Bambach BE Syd PhD Syd 

• Edoardo Daly MSc Polyt.Turin PhD 

Polyt.Turin 

• Astrid de Alwis BA Melb GDip.T&DMgt 

RMIT MLogMgt MCIT 

• Wen Hui Duan BEng Tianjin MEng 

Tianjin PhD NUS 

• Belinda Hatt BAppSci(Hons) RMIT PhD 

• Gavin Mudd BEnvEng (Hons) RMIT 

PhD VUT MIAH MSSEE 

• Guangzhi (John) Sun BEng(Chem) 

Tianjin M. Eng(Chem) Tianjin PhD 

Birmingham GradCertHighEd 

(Teaching) Queen’s 

Senior Tutor 

• Elizabeth Sironic BE DIC MSc PhD 

Research staff 

• Constantine Adam BEngSc MEngSc 

PhD AIWS 

• Pauline Forbes 

• Alexa Delbosc BA Lewis & Clark MA 

Harvard 

• Will Gates BSc MSU MSc NMSU PhD 

Illinois 

• David McCarthy BSc BE(Hons) PhD 

• Alessandra Mendes BEng(Mat) 

UFSCar Brazil 

• Peter Poelsma BSc (Environmental) 

RMIT 

• Aruna Amarasiri BEng (Civil)(Hons) 

MSc Texas Tech PhD Texas Tech 

• Rao Martand Singh BEng(Civil)Vyas 

Jodhpur MTech(Geotech)IIT Delhi PhD 

Cardiff 

• Nathan Rajeev BSc Peradeniya MSc 

Pavia PhD Pavia 

• Hongbo Liu BEng Harbin MSc 

Nanyang PhD 

Administrative staff 

• Jenny Manson – Research & 

Postgraduate Manager 

• Brenda O’Keefe – Administration 

Manager, ITS 

• Helen Parker – Finance Officer, 

Support Services 


• Godwin Vaz – IT Officer 

• Richard Williamson – Senior Technical 

Officer 

• Frank Winston BE(Hons) MEngSc – 

Senior Technical Officer (Hydraulics 

Lab) 

• Peter Erwin Weinmann DipIng ETH 

Zurich MEngSc MIEAust CPEng 

• Tony H.F. Wong BE PhD CPEng 

MIEAust MASCE 

From left to right: Long Goh, Noi Souvandy and 

Godwin Vaz at Bob Keller’s retirement function 

• Chris Powell – Director, Support 

Services 

• Irene Sgouras – Undergraduate 

Studies Administration Manager 

• Noi Souvandy – Finance Officer, 

Support Services 

• Dominique Thomson – Personal 

Assistant to the Head of Department 

Technical staff 

• Robert Alexander AssocDip AppSc 

(Arch. D) Moorabbin TAFE/RMIT – 

Technical Officer/Draftperson 

• Patrick Arias – Technical Officer 

• Glenn Davis – Technical Officer 

• Jeffrey Doddrell – Technical Assistant 

• Peter Dunbar – Technical Officer 

• Long Kim Goh– Laboratory Manager 

• Michael Leach – Technical Officer 

• Don McCarthy BAppSc(Photo) RMIT 

GradDip(Media) Deakin MIPT – Senior 

Communications Officer 

• Kevin Nievaart – Technical Officer 

• Gary Preston – Senior Technical Officer 

• Binu Stanley – Senior Technical Officer 

• Alan Taylor – Technical Officer (Stores) 

• Mark Taylor – Senior Technical Officer 

From left to right: Irene Sgouras, Chris Powell and 

Jenny Manson at Bob Keller’s retirement function 

Honorary members of the 

Department 

Emeritus Professor 

• Paul Grundy BCE(Hons) MEngSc Melb 

PhD Cantab. FIEAust MISOPE CPEng 

Adjunct Research Associates 

• Rahmi Akcelik MSc Istanbul T.U. PhD 

Leeds 

• A.S. Balasubramaniam BSc (Eng), PhD 

• Sushil Bhandari BE(Mining) Jodhpur 

MSc(Mining) Banaras PhD NSW 

• Sing Ki (Xavier) Choi BE(Hons) PhD 

GradDip Computing 

• Hugh Duncan BE(Hons), MEngSc, 

MIEAust, CPEng 

• Christopher Haberfield BSc Syd 

BE(Civil) Syd PhD FIAust MAGS 

MISRM MISSMGE 

• Robert J. Keller BE(Hons) PhD 

Canterbury NZ MASCE MIEAust 

MIPENZ 

• Anthony R. Ladson BE(Hons) Melb 

MSc Minn. PhD Melb GradCertHighEd 

• Russell Mein BE(Agr) Melb MEngSc 

Melb PhD Minn. FIEAust 

• Henry Robert Milner BE MEngSc Qld 

PhD London FIEAust CPEng NPER 

AIWS 

• Valerie Grace Mitchell BE (Hons) 

Canterbury NZ PhD 

• Rory Nathan BE(Agr) Melb MSc DIC 

London PhD 

• Anthony J. Richardson BE(Hons) 

MEngSc UNSW PhD FIEAust MITE 

• Rita Seethaler MEc&PolSc Berne PhD 

• Julian Peter Seidel BE(Hons) PhD 

MIEAust CPEng 

• Geoffrey Robert Taplin BE(Hons) Tas 

MEngSc PhD CPEng NPR MICE 

MIStructE MIEAust 

• John Tilleard BE Civil(Hons) Melb MSc 

Colorado PhD Melb CPEng MIEAust 

MASCE 

From left to right: Russell Mein, Norm Sneath and 

Peter Darvall at Bob Keller’s retirement function 

Clockwise, from left: Rick Wootton, Astrid de Alwis, 

John Molloy, Erwin Weinmann, Wendy Mein, 

Russell Mein, Daphne Laurenson at Bob Keller’s 

retirement function 

From left to right: Bob Keller, Judy Keller and Ian 

Donald at Bob’s retirement function 

Clockwise from left: Norm Sneath, Ian Donald, 

Peter Darvall, Gracie Murray, Margaret 

Schoonbeek, Paul Grundy at Bob Keller’s 

retirement function 


2.7 Staff changes in 2009 

New staff members 

• Dr Yu Bai 

• Dr Nathan Rajeev 

• Dr Rao Martand Singh 


• Dr David McCarthy 

Promotions 

• Dr Bill Wong (from Senior Lecturer to 

Associate Professor) 

Resignations 

• Dr Chaminda Gallage 

• Associate Professor Riadh Al-Mahaidi 


• Dr Michael Bambach 

• Dr Zhigang Xiao 

• Dr Grace Mitchell 

• Mr Justin Lewis 

Retirement 

Nil 

2.8 Visitors to the 

Department 

The following visitors came to Civil 

Engineering at Monash University in 2009: 

Visiting Academics 

Professor G-Q Li from Tongji University 

(China) visited the Department in 

February. His visit was hosted by 

Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao. Prof Li met with 

members of the Structures Group to 

discuss research projects of mutual 

interest and benefit. 

Associate Professor Hiroyuki Oneyama 

from the Department of Civil & 

Environmental Dept, Graduate Schools of 

Urban Environment Sciences, Tokyo 

Metropolitan University (Japan) visited Dr 

Majid Sarvi of the Institute of Transport 

Studies. 

Mr Lalith Kumar Donakonda who was 

the recipient of an Endeavour Executive 

Award, visited the Department from May 

to September. The purpose of his visit 

was to collaborate with Dr Ranjith PG in 

the research area of mutual interest. 

Professor Amir Fam, Professor and 

Canada Research Chair in Innovative and 

Retrofitted Structures, Chair of 

Undergraduate Studies, Department of 

Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, 

Kingston (Canada) visited the Department 

as a presenter for a short course entitled 

‘FRP Composites to Retrofit Concrete and 

Steel Structures’. 

Professor Dusan Prodanovic from the 

Faculty of Engineering, University of 

Belgrade (Serbia), visited Professor Ana 

Deletic of the Water Group to collaborate 

on a project entitled ‘Uncertainties in 

Urban Drainage Models’. 

Ms Jingqiu Guo of the Transport and 

Logistic Business School, University of 

Western Australia, visited the department 

in November. The purpose of her visit was 

to collaborate with Dr Yibing Wang on 

research matters of mutual interest. 

Professor Lin-Hai Han from Tsinghua 

University was a Visiting Professor in the 

department in 2009. During his visit, in 

addition to the collaborative research 

work carried out with staff from the 

structures group, Professor Han was a 

speaker at a short course entitled ‘FRP 

Composites to Retrofit Concrete and Steel 

Structures’ which was held in August. 

Associate Professor Xiaoyan Jin of the 

Department of Civil Engineering, Jinnan 

Railway Institute of Technology, Jinan City 

(China), arrived in the department in 

October for a 5-month visit. Vice- 

Professor Jin collaborated with Dr Bill 

Wong in the research area of ‘Fire after 

earthquake’. 

Professor Pinnaduwa Kulatilake visited 

the department in July to deliver lectures 

and discuss possible research 

cooperation with staff in the 

Geomechanics Group. 

Dr Riane Nunes, from the Environmental 

Planning Area of Energy Planning 

Programme – PPE at Federal University of 

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) arrived in the 

department in September. She has been 

collaborating with staff from the Water 

Group within the Civil Engineering 

Department. 

Professor S. R. De Silva 

Chandrakeerthy of the Department of 

Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, 

Sri Lanka visited the department during 

the period 31 st July to 31 st December. Dr 

Ranjith hosted this visit. 

Professor Sofia Alisjahbana, Director of 

the School of Graduate Studies and 

Vice- Rector for Academic Affairs, 

Tarumanagara University, Jakarta 

(Indonesia), visited the department in 

October. The purpose of the visit was to 

explore more in research collaboration 

between Tarumanagara University and 

Monash University in the field of structural 

dynamics and other potential fields which 

are suitable to both universities. 

Dr Sharif Mohamed, Professor and 

Director, Centre for Infrastructure 

Engineering and Management, Griffith 

University (Gold Coast Campus) 

Queensland, visited the department in 

November to conduct a two-day course 

to Postgraduate Students in the Civil 

Engineering Department. 

Professor Daniel Sperling, Director of 

Transportation Studies, Acting Director of 

the Energy Efficiency Centre, Professor of 

Civil & Environmental Engineering, 

Professor of Environmental Science and 

Policy, University of California (USA), was 

invited to be the Guest Speaker at the 

2009 Ogden Transport Lecture. 

Associate Professor Fathi Shaqour 

from the Department of Applied Geology 

and Environment at the University of 


Jordan, Amman (Jordan), has been 

visiting the department and collaborating 

with Associate Prof Malek Bouazza. 

Dr Russell Thompson of the Department 

of Civil and Environmental Engineering at 

The University of Melbourne, visited the 

department in October working with staff 

members of the Institute of Transport 

Studies. 

Dr Tao Yu of the Department of Civil and 

Structural Engineering at the Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University, (China) was a 

visitor in the department from April – July. 

His visit was hosted by Professor Xiao- 

Ling Zhao. 

Professor Chien Ming Wang, Director, 

Engineering Science Program, Faculty of 

Engineering, National University of 

Singapore, visited the department in June. 

His visit was hosted by Dr Wenhui Duan. 

Professor Jorge G. Zornberg, Fluor 

Centennial Associate Professor, Civil 

Engineering Department, University of 

Texas-Austin (USA) visited the department 

in July-August to participate in a short 

course on Lining and Cover Systems for 

Waste. 

Dr Carol Boyle of University of Auckland 

visited Dr Gavin Mudd in April for 

collaboration on research into sustainable 

infrastructure. 

Occupational Trainees 

Ms Emilie Plessis, from the Energy and 

Environmental Engineering Department, 

National Institute of Applied Sciences 

(INSA), Lyon (France), arrived in the 

department in April for a 5-month visit. 

She was enrolled in a MEng degree and 

her visit was hosted by Associate 

Professor Tim Fletcher. 

Mr Arnaud Bourachot, Masters student 

at Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan 

(France), visited the Department during 

the period 3 rd May to 7 th August 2009. He 

was supervised by Dr Ranjith. 

Mr Christian Helbach from RWTH 

Aachen University, Institute of 

Environmental Engineering, visited the 

Department between January and May. 

His visit was hosted by Dr Gavin Mudd. 

Mr Yang Peng of the Department of 

Structural Engineering, Tongji University 

(China) arrived in the Department in 

March 2009 for a 12-month visit. His visit 

was hosted by Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao 

who supervised him on a research project 

entitled ‘Fatigue behaviour of cast steel 

connections’. 


3. Education 

3.1 Course offerings 

The Department offers undergraduate 

single degrees in Civil Engineering, 

Environmental Engineering and 

Infrastructure Engineering and 

Management, namely the Bachelor of 

Engineering, the Bachelor of 

Environmental Engineering and the 

Bachelor of Technology (Infrastructure). 

The Civil program is combined with Arts, 

Law, Commerce and Science to offer 

undergraduate double degrees, namely 

the Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of 

Arts, the Bachelor of Engineering/ 

Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of 

Engineering/Bachelor of Laws, the 

Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of 

Commerce, the Bachelor of Engineering/ 

Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering. 

As part of the undergraduate programs in 

Civil and Environmental Engineering, ITS 

(Monash) had responsibility for transport/ 

traffic related subjects. With core units 

offered in both Level Two (CIV2282 

Transport and Traffic) and Level Three 

(CIV3283 Road Engineering) of the 

undergraduate civil engineering degree, 

two electives in Final Year (CIV4283 

Transport Planning and CIV4284 

Transport Systems) and the option to do 

a final year transport project, the program 

has proven itself to not only motivate, but 

also prepare students to pursue careers 

in the transport and traffic industry. 

The Department also offers two 

postgraduate coursework degrees via 

distance education (Graduate Diploma, 

Postgraduate Diploma and Masters): 

one in Infrastructure Engineering and 

Management, the other in Transport 

and Traffic. 

3.2 Undergraduate scholarships and prizes 

Scholarships (Faculty) 

Traffix Group Scholarships: 

Level 2 (partly funded by Mirabito family) 

Level 3 

Golder Associates Scholarship 

Prizes (Faculty) 

GHD Civil Engineering Award Prize 

Civil Contractors Federation Prize – the Ian Jacka Award 

Golder Associates Prize 

Prizes (Department) 

Level 1 Prizes 

Highest achieving single degree 

student commencing 

Civil Engineering in 2008 

Average 87% 

Professor Zhao and Prize Winner, Jarrod Lawson 


Railand Prize for Water Engineering 

(Best overall performance in 2nd Year 

Water Supply – CIV2263) 

Shanika Ekanayake 

David Beaton 

Matthew Greenough 

Madeleine Tillig 

John Fitzgerald 

Avi Shonberg 

Highest achieving double degree 

student commencing 

Civil Engineering in 2008 

Average 90% 

Professor Zhao and Prize Winner, Laura Cantwell 

SRIA Prize for Concrete Structures 

(for outstanding achievement in 

reinforced concrete design) 

Associate Professor Fletcher and Prize Winners, 

Hong Huei Yak and Chia Chung-Kiat 

Associate Professor Sanjayan and Prize Winner, 

Harsha Fowdar 



Australian Steel Institute 

Prize (Greatest proficiency in 

the field of steel structures 

CIV3221) 

Douglas Partners Prize 

for Geomechanics 

(Greatest proficiency at Level 3 

in geomechanics units, 

CIV3247 & CIV3248) 

Railand Prize of Urban 

Water Systems 

(Best overall performance in 

CIV3264, Urban Water & 

Wastewater systems) 

GHD Highway Design Prize 

(to the group who submitted 

the best highway design 

project in CIV3283) 

Associate Professor Al-Mahaidi and 

Prize Winners, Peter Bach (left) and 

Luke McKenzie (right) 

Prize Winner, Graham James and 

Peter McDonald, Director of Douglas 

Partners 

Associate Professor Fletcher and 

Prize Winner, Anna Lintern 

Robert van Oorschot of GHD with the 

winning group, Jenny Leung, Oscar 

Sun, Peter Bach and Monique de Moel 


Foundation Industry Prize 

for Soil Engineering (Best 

Foundation Design in Soil 

Engineering – CIV4249) 

GHD Prize in Water 

Engineering 

(Greatest proficiency in the 

water engineering subjects 

at Level 4) 

Richardson Prize in 

Transport 

(Greatest proficiency in one 

transport elective and 

transport final year project) 

Thiess Prize for Civil 

Engineering Design 

(Group who has submitted the 

Best Design in Civil 

Engineering Practice 4) 

Associate Professor Kodikara and 

Prize Winner, Benjamin Shannon 

Robert van Oorschot of GHD and 

Prize Winner, Andrew Dodson 

Professor Bill Young and Prize 

Winner, Nick Hurley 

From left to right: Chris Greeland, Nick 

Manuelpillai, Professor Zhao, Emma 

Wardrop and Madeleine Tillig 

Foundation QA Prize 

(for the Best Final Year Project 

in Geomechanics) 

Traffix Group Prize 

(Greatest proficiency in 

transport engineering) 

Civil Engineering Vacation 

Work Prize 

Left to right: Associate Professor 

Kodikara and Prize Winner, Andrew 

Kuzmanovic 

Left to right: Nathan Woolcock of 

Traffix with Prize Winners Nick Hurley 

and Leigh Furness 

Left to right: Professor Zhao with 

Prize Winner, David Tricarico 


3.3 Graduating Class of 2009 (Undergraduate students) 

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 

Chun Ho Au 

Jeffrey Peter Bates 

Michael Kollen Bryce 

Luning Li 

Kok Yung Lester Lo 

Gomata Makhmalbaf 

Charles Reiner 

Tsun Kun Shum 

David Michael Tricarico 

Ka Kin Lun 

Angel Chan 

Xuexu Li 

Kee Yew Sia 

Benjamin Tran 

Ka Ming Chan 

Fung Shing Lam 

Ho Yin Li 

Ka Ming Chan 

Fung Shing Lam 

Ho Ying Li 

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 

with Honours 

Jazper Redmon Blizzard 

Vincenzo Bonacci 

Daniel Calache 

Rachel Tiu Callery 

Nicholas Lee Chung 

Tiago Alexandre Coelho 

Michel Youssef Daher 

Pooja Harish Desai 

Andrew Geoffrey Dodson 

Nelson Kwame Dzadey 

John Michael Fitzgerald 

Michael John-Paul Guthridge 

Nicole Anne Guy 

Tony Harika 

Nicholas James Hurley 

Anthony John Kaissidis 

Andrew Michael Kuzmanovic 

Ritchie Dong Leong Lau 

Terry William Leach 

James Alexander Lewis 

Zhi Zhong Li 

Josip Lovrencic 

Patrick James MacKenzie 

Amira Mourad 

Rahayu Oetomo 

Nathan David Peiper 

Sangye William Rigzin 

Sean Rodney Robertson 

Joseph Mark Scata 

Aleya Shalar 

Adem Temel 

Kimon Tsitsopoulos 

Joel Velasco 

Bradley Ronald Warters 

Anthony Wood 

Bo Yuan 

Shaun William Kent 

Stephen Paul O’Hern 

Walid Ahmad Ahmadzai 

Denham Anthony Alphonso 

Muditha Chamara Ariyarathna 

Nathan Olaf James Bachmann 

Edwin Engua 

Fang Jiarong 

Gyu-Sang Hwang 

Zi Jeat Lim 

Melanie Elizabeth Scerri 

James Luke Westcott 

Eko Saputro Wijaya 

Peter Marcus Bach 

Gurdeep Singh Jeswan Singh 

Han Soon Ling 

Jing Yi Luo 

Shu-Cheng Albert Pan 

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor 

of Engineering (Hons) in the 

field of Civil Engineering 

Emer Louise Donnelly 

Joanne Le 

Ross Edward Sanual McEwan 

Huylin Ream 

Bachelor of Science and 

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) 

in the field of Civil Engineering 

Camilla Jane Bachet 

Kirsty Patricia Carroll 

Adam John Mcgregor Dawson 

Leigh Alan Furness 

Mandy Lee Gook 

Zuzzanna Marta Graszkiewicz 

Christopher Greenland 

Thomas Peter Hennessy 

Carlo Ross Morello 

Benjamin Michael Shannon 

Bachelor of Commerce and 

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) 

in the field of Civil Engineering 

Nicholas Mariaraj Manuelpillai 

Susan Maxwell Patrick 

Christopher James Paxino 

Madeleine Therese Tillig 

Emma Judith Wardrop 

Stephanie Mei-Wen Yu 

Minh Thong Nguyen Huu 

Bachelor of Environmental 


Chui Ying Kathy Wan 

Bachelor of Environmental 

Engineering (with Honours) 

Ugyen Choden 

Andrew David Churcher 

Sarah Christina De Man 

Thamara Dasun Gunasekera 

Thomas James Harvey 

Chiu Kit Aaron Hui 

Khalif Ardhi Jusuf 

Radha Rockwood 

Tara Jane Smith 

Michael Edward South 

Christopher Noel Tancheff 

Kevin Yip Chee Fong 

Sam Worrall 

Bachelor of Technology 

(Infrastructure – Design, 

Construction and 

Management) 

Sajmir Bella 

Franklin Francis Koon Pak Ming 

Carmen Lai 

Ben Jones Atchia 

Kai Tai Lau 

Timothy John Danckert 

Ping Yu Kwok 

Peter Wayne Good Tafdzwa Tiyago 


4. Research 

4.1 Research projects undertaken in 2009 

Geotechnical Engineering 

Projects 

Stone columns 

Unsaturated flow behaviour of geotextiles 

Thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of GCLs and porous media 

Unsaturated behaviour of GCLs 

Ground Anchors 

Moisture dynamics in GCLs 

Geothermal Energy Geostructures 

Biological applications to Geotechnical Engineering 

Filtration behaviour of capping material under dynamic loading condition 

Research into Geosequestration of Carbon Dioxide (CO2), including geomechanical behaviour due to the 

stored supercritical CO2, Formation and swelling behaviour of rock media, Migration of CO2 due to change 

in insitu stresses. 

Slope Stability of large deep, open cut mines 

Stability of wellbore analysis 

Underground longwall mining 

Enhanced coal bed methane recovery, ECBM 

Hydro-fracturing and other simulation methods for depleted and tight reservoirs 

Two-phase and multiphase flow in fractured rock media 

Coupled Hydro-mechanical behaviour of fractured and porous rocks 

Gas outbursts and groundwater inundation in mines 

Rock physics under high pressure conditions 

Characterization of weathered rocks 

Tunneling in soft and hard ground 

Pile foundation: Laterally loaded piles 

Railway Geotechnics : Filtration behaviour of subballast under cyclic loading condition. 

Rock joints : Numerical modelling on infilled joints 

Soil improvement : Triaxial and macrostructural behaviour of lime-slag treated clay 

Strength and compressibility behaviour of Coode Island Silt . 

Optimisation of lime content for lime-slag treated clay 

Atmosphere and soil interaction modelling 

Modelling of shrinkage cracking 

Deterioration modelling of road pavements 

Study of desiccation cracking of clay 

Particle flow and compaction analysis 

Pipe failures due to ground movement in reactive soils 

Axial response of seabed pipelines 

Modification of marginal soils with hydrophobic additives 

Incorporation of climate influence into road pavement design. 

Use of thermal imager for civil engineering applications . 

Stone columns 

Investigators 

Bouazza 

Bouazza 

Bouazza 

Bouazza 

Bouazza 

Bouazza 

Bouazza 

Bouazza 

Haque/Bouazza 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Ranjith 

Haque/Ranjith 

Haque/Bouazza 

Haque 

Haque 

Haque 

Haque 

Kodikara 

Kodikara 

Kodikara 

Kodikara 

Kodikara 

Kodikara 

Kodikara 

Kodikara 

Kodikara 

Kodikara 

Bouazza 


Structural Engineering 

Projects 

Development of epoxy/nanomaterials as adhesives for bonding CFRP to steel plates 

Bond characteristics of CFRP strengthened steel members under extreme temperature cycles 

The study of bond behaviour of CFRP reinforced steel plates under high-amplitude cyclic loading 

Bond characteristics between steel members and carbon fibre reinforced polymer ‘CFRP’ 

composites 

Performance of FRP retrofitted concrete structures under thermal loading 

Fatigue performance of steel joints bonded with CFRP fabrics 

Quality control procedures for EWPs 

Evaluation of the engineering properties of Resak laminated timber veneer 

Evaluation of tension strength and flexural proof load level for finger jointed Supachord Beams 

Interaction of carbon nanotubes and cement particles 

Use of smart materials for structures in fire 

Temperature prediction and heat transfer of dual tubes 

Behaviour of elliptical hollow sections 

Fatigue of welded cast steel tubular joint 

Fatigue performance of CFRP-repaired tubular joints 

Steel bollard circular cantilever beams with and without CFRP subjected to impact 

Fire resistance of CFDST tubular columns filled with SCC 

Fatigue of subsea pipelines 

Interaction of carbon nanotubes and epoxy 

Fatigue performance of rolled steel-cast steel butt welded joints 

Axial interaction between subsea pipeline and seabed 

Unified modelling of thermally induced material degradation 

Time-dependent mechanical and structural response of polymer-matrix composites under 

elevated temperatures 

Investigators 

Al-Mahaidi/Zhao 




Al-Mahaidi/Wong 

Zhao/Al-Mahaidi 

Adam 

Adam 

Adam 

Collins/Duan 

Wong /Al-Mahaidi/Zhao 

Wong 

Zhao 

Zhao/Duan 

Zhao/Xiao 

Bambach/Grzebieta/Zhao 

Zhao 

Zhao/Xiao 

Zhao/Al-Mahaidi/Duan 

Zhao/Xiao 

Kodikara/Xiao 

Bai 

Bai/Keller (EPFL) 

Transportation Engineering 

Projects 

A joint state-parameter estimation mechanism for real-time freeway traffic surveillance (2009) 

An innovative approach to automatic freeway traffic incident detection 

A model of a transport research organisation (2009) 

Assessing the impacts and effectiveness of the Melbourne CBD parking levy 

Bus Association of Victoria – Bus Industry review, R&D Project 

Bus Priority Research (2009) 

Cement Industry EcoDrive pilot field trial – Cement Industry Federation and Sustainability Victoria 

Comparison of parking policy in various cities (2009) 

Concrete pavement behaviour (2009) 

Department of Transport – Smartbus patronage drivers, R&D Project 

Design strategies for the amelioration of anti-social behaviour on Public Transport 

Does car ownership contribute to social exclusion Exploring the links between arts and cultural 

participation, transport and social exclusion 

EcoDrive as a road safety tool for Australian conditions, Australian Transport Safety Bureau 

EcoDriver training 

Investigators 

Wang/Rose/Young 

Wang 

Shackleton/Young/Currie 

Currie/Young 

Currie/Delbosc 

Currie/Nelson/Mulley 

Rose/Symonds 

Kifli/Young/Rose 

Yeo/Young 


De Bono/Currie 

Currie/Stanley 

Rose/Symmonds 

Rose 


Projects 

Exploring bus transfer behaviour in Metropolitan Melbourne 

Exploring the drivers of Light Rail route ridership (2008-9) 

Exploring the transit network effect in Melbourne and Toronto 

Exploring trip rates in an ageing population 

Freeway travel time prediction 

Fundamental research of vehicle-infrastructure-integration (VII) 

Future Bus – route-bus bodywork design for specification diversity 

Improving methodologies to estimate the economic impacts of agglomeration economies in urban 

rail projects 

Investigating transport disadvantage, social exclusion and well-being in Metropolitan, Regional and 

Rural Victoria (2008-2010) 

Investigating travel time and variability prediction for Road-based Public Transport 

Investigating trip linking behaviour in public transport 

Land use/transport study of Melbourne 

Local ramp metering in the presence of random bottlenecks downstream of a metered on-ramp 

Measuring transfer penalties from revealed preference data 

Modelling lane changing behaviour of heavy vehicles 

Modelling of pedestrian behaviour under panic conditions 

Modelling the safety of intersections 

Motorcycles and transport strategy 

Multi axel loading of infrastructure 

Operational impacts of alternative vehicles 

Optimising transit priority at the network level 

Predicting driver behaviours 

Public Transport measures for road traffic congestion relief 

Problems of governance for mutual recognition of bus and coach operator accreditation in 

Australia 

Rail passenger arrrival behaviour and unreliable rail services 

Real-time freeway traffic state estimation under traffic flow inhomogeneity 

Regional mobility to remote aboriginal communities – w/University of South Australia for Desert 

Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre 

Review of Australasian Bus Rapid Transit – University of Southern Florida and the US Federal 

Transit Authority 

Review of Australian US and Canadian Trends in Public Transport 

Road pricing and parking pricing 

Setting long bus headways – When less is more 

Social research in Transport (SORT) Clearinghouse 

Understanding the impacts of the ‘free before 7’ program on rail overloading 

Investigators 

Currie/Loader 

Currie/Ahern 

Currie/ Shalaby/Woo 


Wang/Rose 

Wang 

Burns/Currie/De Bono 

Currie/Stanley/Malden 

Currie 

Currie/Rose/Sarvi 


Kadir/Sarvi/Young 

Wang/Rose/Young 

Currie/Hurley 

Sarvi/Rose 

Sarvi/Rose/Burd 

Sobhani/Archer/Young/Sarvi 

Rose 

Moffatt/Young 

Rose 

Sarvi/Currie 

Sarvi 

Currie/Sarvi 

De Alwis 

Currie/Rose 

Wang 

Currie 

Currie 

Currie/Pucher 

Bonsall/Young 

Currie 

Currie/Forbes 

Currie 


Water/Environmental Engineering 

Projects 

Facility for Advancing Water Biofiltration Projects: 

Project 3 – Design tools and Guidelines (major output of FAWB’s research program) 

eWater CRC Projects: 

MUSIC Version 4 (Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation) 

Climate and Catchments 

Other Projects: 

Application of reed filters for treatment of stormwater domestic wastewater – project undertaken 

through French National Research Agency, in partnership with INSA Lyon, Cemagref. 

Calculating a bacterial budget for a waterways environment 

Can dispersed application of WSUD result in the restoration of urban streams ARC Linkage 

Coping with uncertainty in stormwater models 

Could porous pavements be part of our urban water solutions – ARC Linkage 

Developing an improved unified equation for prediction of stormwater treatment 

Development of a Global Engineering Education accreditation model 

Development of a modular stormwater treatment and harvesting system (Water Harvesting 

Technologies) 

Effective monitoring and assessment of contaminants impacting the mid to lower Yarra 

catchments – Temporal Scale Assessment 

Flow characterization in vegetated open channels 

Groundwater quality and ASR in Melbourne 

Groundwater recharge modelling under long-term climate change scenarios 

Maximum water savings at minimum cost by education & auction (funded through SmartWater) 

Monitoring the Banyan Reserve stormwater treatment train (Melbourne Water industry grant, 

$238k) 

Monitoring the Clifton Hill biofiltration system (Melbourne Water industry grant, $92k) 

Natural Spatial and Temporal Hydraulic Habitat Variability in Victoria; Implications for Regional 

Environmental Flow Planning. 

New technologies for mitigating risks of stormwater reuse 

Piloting stormwater biofilters in Israel for aquifer recharging, Jewish National Fund ($330K) 

Planted filters for management of stormwater and combined sewers – project funded by French 

National Research Agency 

Quantifying and coping with uncertainty in stormwater models; French-Australian Science and 

Technology (FAST) funded project, in collaboration with INSA Lyon, France 

Sustainable groundwater resource modelling 

Sustainable mining 

Water and CO 2 fluxes in biofiltration systems 

Investigators 

Hatt/Deletic/Fletcher 

Deletic/Fletcher/Daly/Hatt 

Mudd/Daly 

Fletcher/Deletic 

McCarthy/Deletic 

Fletcher/Walsh 

Fletcher/Deletic/McCarthy 

Deletic/Fletcher 

Deletic/Fletcher 

Codner 

Deletic/Fletcher/McCarthy 

McCarthy 

Daly 

Mudd 

Mudd/Ladson 

Fletcher/Ladson/Walsh 

Hatt/Fletcher/Deletic 

Hatt/Fletcher/Deletic 

Codner/Stewardson (Melb Uni) 

McCarthy/Deletic/Fletcher 

Zinger/Deletic/Fletcher 



Mudd 

Mudd 

Daly/Deletic 


4.2 Research grants and income 

Research Funding for 2009 was as follows: 

Investigators Project title Amount 

awarded 

ARC Discovery Projects 

Kodikara Modelling of shrinkage crack development in porous media 42,469 

Ranjith et al Hydro-mechanical interactions in coal geo-sequestration of carbon dioxide 108,228 

ARC Linkage Projects 

Bouazza Improved landfill barrier design for changing climates 53,338 

Kodikara, Zhao and Bouazza Prediction and controlling of pipe failures in buried water and gas pipe systems 74,956 

Currie et al 

Investigating transport disadvantage, well being and social exclusion in Metropolitan, 54,095 

Regional and Rural Victoria 

Deletic et al Could porous pavements be a part of the urban water solution 16,229 

Collins et al 

Securing longevity of reinforced concrete infrastructure through enhanced cathodic 38,223 

protection design 

Collins et al 

Improved management of Australian port infrastructure by development of predictive 53,338 

ageing simulation* 

Walsh/Fletcher (Melb Uni Can dispersed, catchment-scale urban stormwater retention restore stream 

48,682 

submission w/Civil Eng 

participation 

ecosystems 

Fletcher et al Understanding the role of vegetation in nitrogen removal by biofiltration 28,566 

ARC Future Fellowship 

Ranjith An assessment of carbon dioxide storage capacity of water bearing sedimentary basins 87,538 

ARC Research Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Grants 

Bambach (Civil participation) Rollover crash research infrastructure capacity building 35,000 

Beringer/Daly et al (Flinders 

Univ. submission w/Civil Eng 

participation) 

Airborne hyper-spectral scanning for advanced monitoring and assessment of 

vegetation and water properties 

42,061 

Gates (Civil participation) Versatile scanning x-ray microscopy facility at the Australian Synchrotron 80,000 

CSIRO Flagship Collaborate Research Program 

Zhao and Kodikara Subsea pipelines cluster structural integrity 75,000 

Contract Research – Commonwealth Government 

Currie Ninti One Ltd – Desert transport 5,000 

Contract Research – State Government 

Al-Mahaidi VicRoads – Westgate Bridge 106,750 

Currie Dept of Transport 40,000 

Currie Dept of Infrastructure (Vic) 53,000 

Haque Powerlink Queensland 10,909 

Hatt Melbourne Water – Banyan Reserve 114,167 

Hatt Melbourne Water 92,000 

Keller Barwon Water Region Corporation 58,805 

Keller Melbourne Water 45,510 

Keller Melbourne Water (STaPS) – EIP G&S upgrade 51,810 

Rose Vic Roads Motor cycles transport strategy 9,750 

Rose Dept Transport (Vic) – Eco Driving 11,625 

Sarvi VicRoads 21,800 

Sarvi VicRoads – Research 21,800 


Investigators Project title Amount 

awarded 

Wang VicRoads – Multi bottlenecks 15,000 

Young Vic Government – Public Transport Chair 278,640 

Young VicRoads – Safety 80,000 

Contract Research – Local Government 

Currie City of Melbourne – Pedestrian activity 21,000 

Grants – Research (Local Government) 

Kodikara Ipswich Water 5,000 

Grants – Research (State Government) 

Bouazza Sustainability Victoria 90,000 

Collins State Government Partner (Linkage Project) 15,000 

Currie Department of Infrastructure 45,000 

Fletcher Dept of Sustainability & Environment (via Melb Uni) 53,494 

Kodikara City West Water (Industry component to Linkage Grant) 35,000 

McCarthy Smart Water Fund Round 5 30,667 

Grants – Research (Commonwealth Government) 

Deletic et al DIISR – PREPARED – Enabling change 45,000 

Fletcher Dept of Science Education & Training 6,291 

Grants – Research (Australian Industry) 

Adam Glued Laminated Timber Assoc. Aust 15,000 

Adam ITC Timber Heyfield Pty Ltd 45,000 

Adam CHEP Aust Ltd Performance Evaluation 31,730 

Bouazza Golder Assoc/VibroPile – Sustainability Victoria 20,000 

Bouazza Geotech 38,000 

Collins Industry Partners (ARC Linkage Grant) 15,000 

Currie Business Assoc. Vic 45,000 

Currie Business Assoc. Vic 25,000 

Darlington BHP Billiton 58,333 

Deletic Water Harvesting Technology Pty Ltd 615,739 

Deletic/Fletcher CERES Inc (Industry component to Linkage Grant) 5,000 

Deletic et al Jewish National Fund 137,520 

Kodikara Alinta Net Services (Industry Component to Linkage Project 37,000 

Mudd Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corp 13,295 

Rose Aust Roads Res Board – Alt vehicles 86,500 

Cooperative Research Centres 

Shukla CO 2 CRC Scholarship 32,520 

Deletic/Fletcher MUSIC 4 Development 107,038 

eWater Scholarships 43,022 

Forest and Wood Research and Development Corporation 

Adam Glulam design on lamination grades and the use of mill shorts 40,000 

Faculty of Engineering Small Grants Scheme 

Total Funds Received 111,500 

Faculty of Engineering New Staff Member Grants Scheme 

Total Funds Received 78,892 

Total Funding Awarded in 2009 $3,801,830 


4.3 Research activity in Centres ( ITS, FAWB, MAPPS) 

Institute of Transport Studies 

The research activities of ITS (Monash) 

continued to grow in 2009 as evidenced 

by the 24 tier-one international journal and 

conference papers being published during 

the year and the attraction of over 

$1,000,000 in research funds. ITS 

(Monash) has increased its role in 

multi-disciplinary sustainability-related 

research. It has been involved in research 

with Department of Psychological Studies, 

Sustainability Victoria, Cement Industry 

Federation, Austroads, Monash University 

Accident Research Centre (MUARC), 

ARRB Transport Research and 

Department of Transport, covering areas 

of traffic safety, public transport use, 

freeway operations, freight performance 

and bicycle travel. Reflecting the growth in 

the research activities, ITS (Monash) has 

seen continued increase in the number of 

students enrolled in research degrees 

with over 25 Higher Degree Research 

students now enrolled. 

Further details about the Institute can 

befound at its website at: 

http://civil.eng.monash.edu.au/its 

FAWB (Facility for Advanced 

Water Biofiltration) 

The Facility for Advancing Water 

Biofiltration (FAWB) is a joint venture 

research facility between EDAW Australia 

and Monash University. It was established 

in 2005 with the support of $1.46 million in 

funding from the third round of the STI 

Infrastructure Grant Program and almost 

$1 million from Industry partners. FAWB 

aims at providing better and safer 

solutions for the on-site treatment and 

management of stormwater through 

improved stormwater biofiltration. FAWB 

established agreements with seven 

collaborators at the onset of the research 

program. Novel biofiltration systems were 

built by FAWB’s collaborators in 

consultation with FAWB across 18 sites in 

Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. These 

demonstration sites allowed collaborators 

to assess facilities and gave them 

confidence to proceed with the adoption 

of innovative biofiltration technologies. 

In 2009, staff continued the Monash 

University-led project called ‘Water 

Sensitive Cities’ believing the time was 

right for a bold idea that could produce 

20 to 30 percent of Melbourne’s future 

water needs. The project will harness 

stormwater to overcome water shortages, 

reduce urban temperatures and improve 

the landscape and liveability of Australian 

cities. Most models involve capturing 

stormwater in neighbourhood parks and 

creeks, letting nature clean it through 

bio-filtration, then reusing it in toilets, for 

washing and on gardens. The stormwater 

treatment systems will also help cool 

increasingly hot cities and protect the 

health of urban waterways. The systems 

can be adapted to most major cities and 

the team is currently running pilots in 

Israel and Singapore. The official launch of 

a biofilter in the Israeli town of Kfar Sava, 

designed to recycle the town’s rainwater, 

was carried out in November 2009, the 

technology being the work of Mr Yaron 

Zinger who is working towards a PhD. 

FAWB is also an invited partner to a 7 

Million Euros project for the European 

Union on adaptation of urban water 

systems to climate change. 

Further details about the Facility can be 

found on its website at: 

www.monash.edu.au/fawb/ 

Management And Prediction of 

Pipe BurstS (MAPPS) 

The activities of MAPPS Group included 

activities in current ARC Linkage Grant 

on water and gas reticulation pipelines, 

activities in CSIRO Cluster on seabed 

pipelines and submission of a Linkage 

Grant application on the advanced 

condition assessment and failure 

prediction technologies for optimal 

management of critical water supply 

pipelines. Current ARC Linkage project 

work involved field monitoring of two 

instrumented pipeline locations in Altona 

and Falkner and monitoring of moisture 

profiles in insitu pipe sites at 22 locations 

in Melbourne and surrounding areas using 

a neutron probe. Dr Chaminda Gallage 

resigned from the position of Research 

Fellow in June 2009 to join Queensland 

University of Technology as a lecturer. 

Dr Nathan Rajeev took up the position 

vacated by Chaminda in June as well. 

Various publications and outcomes were 

generated from current linkage project, 

which can be found at: 

http://civil.eng.monash.edu.au/ 

expertise/geomechanics/mapps. 

Another interesting activity the Group 

embarked into was the use of thermal 

imaging to research detection of leaks 

in reticulation pipe systems. In addition, 

Associate Professor Kodikara led the 

submission of an ARC Linkage Grant 

application on large diameter pipelines in 

November 2009, involving a large number 

of local and overseas partners and three 

local universities. The proposed project 

carried a total cash and in-kind budget 

of $25.6 million. 


4.4 Research seminars 

By visitors to the Department 

Presenter 

Professor Guo-Qiang Li, Tongji University, Shanghai, PR China 

Associate Professor Yoshiaki Okui, Saitama University, Japan 

Dr Andreas Ciroth 

Dr Manas Shome, Worley Parsons, Canada 

Dr Tom Beer, (CSIRO) Transport Biofuels Stream 

Dr Ian Bennetts, Principal Risk Consultant, Noel Arnold & 

Associates 

Dr John St George, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 

University of Auckland, New Zealand 

Professor Amir Fam, Professor and Canada Research Chair in 

Innovative and Retrofitted Structures, Dept of Civil Engineering, 

Queens University, Canada 

Associate Prof Fathi Shaqour, Dept Applied Geology and 

Environment, University of Jordan, Jordan 

Dr Jay N. Meegoda, P. E., Professor of Civil & Environmental 

Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Neward NJ, USA 

By staff and postgraduate students 

Seminar topic 

Behaviour of restrained steel components in fire 

Investigation on bending moment capacity of steel concrete 

bridges 

Open Source LCA: Earthster and other developments 

Development of an integrated hydrologic-hydraulic model using 

MIKE SHE for the Lesser Slave River Basin, Alberta, Canada 

Energy and the environmental future of Australian transport 

Aspects of the fire resistance of structures 

Permeability studies related to the assessment of carbon 

dioxide sequestration in the Waikato Coalfields 

FRP applications for retrofitting steel girders and columns and 

in prestressed piles made of concrete-filled tubes 

Some Geo-environmental impacts of the Gulf Wars: Examples 

from Jordan and Kuwait 

Innovation and research for water infrastructure for the 21st 

century 

Presenter 

Seminar topic 

Eric Chong 

Uplift and lateral capacity of single piles socketed into jointed rock mass 

Michael Moffatt 

The effect of multiple axle group loads on road pavement performance 

Associate Professor Geoff Rose Emerging types of private vehicles and their implications for road system management 

Harpreet Kandra 

Performance assessment of porous pavements/fine media filter systems 

David Choy 

Developing a framework for assessing the environmental sustainability of Aquifer storage and 

recovery 

Professor William Young 

Sustainable Research Structures 

Professor Graham Currie Exploring links between changes in fuel prices and rail ridership – Australia and North American 

experience 

Evan Gwee 

Expanding the cost-benefit analysis framework for urban passenger rail-estimation of 

agglomeration benefits 

Associate Professor Bob Keller Interdisciplinary projects – stories from the front line or collaboration blues – a light hearted look 

at how I learned to stop worrying and love statistics 

Kok Yun Lee 

Continuous mechanistic deterioration modelling of road pavements 

Paul Hamer 

Travel and parking impacts of the Melbourne CBD parking levy 

Siavash Hashemi 

Cement based bonding materials for FRP strengthening of RC structures 

Jawdat Tashan 

Detection of bond defects in CFRP systems bonded to concrete using infra-red thermography 

Amir Sobhani 

Assessing safety performance of intersections using simulation models 

Mike Shackleton 

Towards road infrastructure research performance measures 

Victoria Johnson 

Investigating the role of transport in arts participation and social inclusion 

Hussein Sadiq 

Strengthening of structural steel members in fire using shape memory alloys 

Tanveer Saeed 

Subsurface flow constructed wetlands for the treatment and recycle of domestic wastewater 

Ali Zavabeti 

Development of a platform to study driver’s behaviour using real traffic data 

Rawaa Al-Safy 

CFRP strengthening of concrete structures using nanomaterials modified adhesives 

Mr Mike Moffatt won the ‘Best Departmental Seminar Presentation’ Award for 2009. 

Mr Ben Shannon won the ‘Best Departmental Seminar Attendance’ Award for 2009. 


4.5 Publications 

Books 

Packer, J.A., Wardenier, J., Zhao, X.L., 

van der Vegte, G.J. and Kurobane, Y. 

2009, ‘Design guide for rectangular hollow 

section (RHS) joints under predominantly 

static loading’, 2nd edition, CIDECT, 

Canada, pp. 1-149. 

Wong, B. 2009, ‘Plastic analysis and 

design of steel structures’, Elsevier-BH, 

UK, pp. 1-246. 

Book Chapters 

Milner, H.R. 2009, ‘Sustainability of 

engineered wood products in 

construction’ in Sustainability of 

construction materials, eds. J.M. Khatib, 

Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge 

UK, pp. 8-11. 

Wang, Y. 2009, ‘The role of macroscopic 

modeling in the simulation, surveillance 

and control of motorway network traffic’ 

in Transportation Simulation – Beyond 

Traditional Approaches, eds. E. Chung 

and A.G. Dumont, EPFL Press, Lausanne 

Switzerland, pp. 3-25. 

Edited Books 

Mudd, G.M. (Chief Editor), 2009, 

Proceedings of the SSEE International 

Conference 2009 – Solutions for a 

Sustainable Planet, Society for 

sustainability and Environmental 

Engineering, Engineers Australia, 

Melbourne VIC Australia, November 2009. 

Journal papers: Peer-reviewed 

Abuel-Naga, H.M., Bergado, D.T., 

Bouazza, A. and Pender, M.J. 2009, 

‘Thermomechanical model for saturated 

clays’, Geotechnique, Vol. 59, No. 3, pp. 

273-278. 

Abuel-Naga, H.M. and Bouazza, A. 

2009, ‘Equivalent diameter of a 

prefabricated vertical drain’, Geotextiles 

and Geomembranes, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 

227-231. 

Abuel-Naga, H.M., Bergado, D.T., 

Bouazza, A. and Pender, M.J. 2009, 

‘Thermal conductivity of soft Bangkok 

clay from laboratory and field 

measurements’, Vol. 105, No. 3-4, pp. 

211-219. 

Adam, C. and Milner, H.R. 2009, 

‘Developments in adhesive bonding of 

structural timber’, Australian Journal of 

Structural Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 

159-168. 

Adam, C. and Milner, H.R. 2009, 

‘Newly-developed shear connectors for 

timber bridges’, Australian J. of Structural 

Engineers, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 169-180. 

Aly, T. and Sanjayan, J.G. 2009, 

‘Development of model parameters for 

early-age properties and crack-width 

prediction of slag concretes’, Magazine of 

Concrete Research, Vol. 61, No. 5, pp. 

379-386. 

Archer, J.M. and Young, W. 2009, 

‘Signal treatments to reduce heavy vehicle 

crash-risk at metropolitan highway 

intersections’, Accident Analysis and 

Prevention, Vol. 41, No. 3, p. 404-411. 

Arulrajah, A. Abdullah, A., Bo, M.W. and 

Bouazza, A. 2009, ‘Ground improvement 

techniques for railway embankments’, 

Ground Improvement, Vol 162, No. G11, 

pp. 1-14. 

Bai, Y. and Keller, T. 2009, ‘Modeling of 

strength degradation for fiber-reinforced 

polymer composites in fire’, J. of 

Composite Materials, Vol. 43, No. 21, pp. 

2371-2385. 

Bai, Y. and Keller, T. 2009, ‘Shear failure 

of pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer 

composites under axial compression’, J. 

of Composites for Construction, Vol. 13, 

No. 3, pp. 234-242. 

Bai, Y. and Keller, T. 2009, ‘Time 

dependence of material properties of FRP 

composites in fire’, J. of Composite 

Materials, Vol. 43, No. 21, pp. 2469-2484. 

Bai, Y. and Keller, T. 2009, ‘Pultruded 

GFRP tubes with liquid cooling system 

under combined temperature and 

compressive loading’, Composite 

Structures, Vol. 90, No. 2, pp. 115-121. 

Bai, Y. and Keller, T. 2009, ‘Modeling of 

mechanical response of FRP composites 

in fire’, Composites – Part A: Applied 

Science and Manufacturing, Vol 40, No. 

6-7, pp. 731-738. 

Bambach, M.R., Elchalakani, M. and 

Zhao, X.L. 2009, ‘Composite Steel-CFRP 

SHS tubes under axial impact’, 

Composite Structures, Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. 

282-292. 

Bambach, M.R. 2009, ‘Photogrammetry 

measurements of buckling modes and 

interactions in channels with edgestiffened 

flanges’, Thin-Walled Structures, 

Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 485-504. 

Bambach, M.R. 2009, ‘Design of 

uniformly compressed edge-stiffened 

flanges and sections that contain them’, 

Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 

277-294. 

Bambach, M.R., Tan, G. and Grzebieta, 

R.H. 2009, ‘Steel spot-welded hat 

sections with perforations subjected to 

large deformation pure bending’, Thin- 

Walled Structures, Vol. 47, No. 11, pp. 

1305-1315. 

Bambach, M.R., Elchalakani, M. and 

Jama, H.H. 2009, ‘Axial capacity and 

design of thin-walled steel SHS 

strengthened with CFRP’ Thin-Walled 


Bambach, M.R., Jama, H.H. and 

Elchalakani, M. 2009, ‘Static and 

dynamic axial crushing of spot-welded 

thin-walled composite steel-CFRP square 

tubes’, Int. J. of Impact Engineering, Vol. 

36, No. 9, pp. 1083-1094. 

Barton, A.F., Keller, R.J. and Katopodis, 

C. 2009, ‘Verification of a numerical 

model for the prediction of low slope 

vertical slot fishway hydraulics’, Australian 

J. of Water Resources, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 

53-60. 

Blecken, G.T., Zinger, Y., Deletic, A., 

Fletcher, T.D. and Viklander, M. 2009, 

‘Impact of a submerged zone and a 

carbon source on heavy metal removal in 

stormwater biofilters, Ecological 

Engineering, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 769-778. 

Blecken, G.T., Zinger, Y., Deletic, A., 

Fletcher, T.D. and Viklander, M. 2009, 

‘Influence of intermittent wetting and 

drying conditions on heavy metal removal 

by stormwater biofilters’, Water Research, 

Vol. 43, No. 18, pp. 4590-4598. 

Bouazza, A. and Gniel, J.R. 2009, 

‘Improvement of soft soils using geogrid 

encased stone columns’, Geotextiles and 

Geomembranes, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 

167-175. 

Bouazza, A., Haque, A. and Wang, D.W. 

2009, ‘Assessment of some hydraulic 

properties of slime slurries from sand 

mining pits using a modified triaxial cell’, 

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 

Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 115-121. 


Bouazza, A., Gates, W.P. and Ranjith, 

P.G. 2009, ‘Hydraulic conductivity of 

biopolymer –treated silty sand’, 

Geotechnique, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 71-72. 

Byrne, M., Albrecht, D.W., Sanjayan, 

J.G. and Kodikara, J.K. 2009, 

‘Recognizing patterns in seasonal 

variation of pavement roughness using 

minimum message length inference’, 

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure 

Engineering, Vol.24, No. 2, pp. 120-129. 

Collins, F. and Sanjayan, J.G. 2009, 

‘Prediction of capillary transport of alkali 

activated slag cementitious binders under 

unsaturated conditions by elliptical pore 

shape modeling’, Journal of Porous 

Materials, Vol. 1, pp. 1-8. 

Currie, G.V. and Delbosc, A. 2009, 

‘Exploring public transport usage trends 

in an ageing population’, Transportation, 

Online First, pp. 1-14. 

Currie, G.V., Johnson, V. and Stanley, 

J.R. 2009, ‘Measures of disadvantage: is 

car ownership a good indicator Social 

Indicators Research, Online First, pp. 1-12. 

Currie, G.V., Richardson, T., Smyth, P., 

Vella-Brodrick, D.A., Hine, J., Lucas, 

K., Stanley, J.R., Morris, J., Kinnear, R. 

and Stanley, J. 2009, ‘Investigating links 

between transport disadvantage, social 

exclusion and well-being in Melbourne – 

Preliminary results’, Transport Policy, Vol. 

16, No. 3, pp. 97-105. 

Currie, G.V. 2009, ‘Australian urban 

transport and social disadvantage’, 

Australian Economic Review, Vol. 42, 

No. 2, pp. 201-208. 

Currie, G.V. and Gook, M. 2009, 

‘Measuring the performance of transit 

passenger information websites’, 

Transportation Research Record, 

Vol. 2110, pp. 137-148. 

Currie, G.V and Loader, C. 2009, ‘High 

ridership growth from extended transit 

service hours – an exploration of the 

causes’, Transportation Research Record, 

Vol. 2110, pp. 120-127. 

Currie, G.V. 2009, ‘Using a public 

education campaign to improve driver 

compliance with street car transit lanes’, 

Transportation Research Record, Vol. 

2112, pp. 62-69. 

Daly, E., Palmroth, S., Stoy, P.C., 

Siqueira, M.B., Oishi, C.A., Juang, J.Y., 

Oren, R., Porporato, A. and Katul, G.G. 

2009, ‘The effects of elevated 

atmospheric CO2 and nitrogen 

amendments on subsurface CO2 

production and concentration dynamics in 

a maturing pine forest’, Biogeochemistry, 

Vol. 94, pp. 271-287. 

Daly, E., Zinger, Y., Deletic, A. and 

Fletcher, T.D. 2009, ‘A possible 

mechanism for soil moisture bimodality in 

humid-land environments’, Geophysical 

Research Letters, Vol. 36, pp. 1-5. 

Daly, E. and Porporato, A. 2009, 

‘Correlation-anti-correlation by statedependent 

Poisson noise’, Physica D: 

Nonlinear Phenomena, Vol. 238, pp. 

170- 174. 

Deletic, A. and Haydon, S. 2009, ‘Model 

output uncertainty of a coupled pathogen 

indicator – hydrologic catchment model 

due to input data uncertainty’, 

Environmental Modelling and Software, 

Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 322-328. 

Dotto, C.B.S., Deletic, A. and Fletcher, 

T.D. 2009, ‘Analysis of parameter 

uncertainty of a flow and quality 

stormwater model’, Water Science and 

Technology, Vol. 60, No. 3, pp. 717-725. 

Duan, W. and Wang, C.M. 2009, 

‘Nonlinear bending and stretching of a 

circular graphene sheet under a central 

point load’, Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, 

No. 7, pp. 1-7. 

Duan, W. , Quek, S.T. and Wang, Q. 

2009, ‘A novel ring type ultrasonic motor 

with multiple wave numbers: design, 

fabrication and characterization’, Smart 

Materials and Structures, Vol. 18, No. 12, 

pp. 1-13. 

Epley, N., Converse, B.A., Delbosc, 

A.R., Monteleone, G.A. and Cacioppo, 

J.T. 2009, ‘Believer’s estimates of God’s 

beliefs are more egocentric than estimates 

of other people’s beliefs’, Proceedings of 

the 2009 National Academies of Science 

of the United States of America, Vol. 106, 

No. 51, pp. 1-6. 

Fernando, D., Yu, T., Teng, J.G. and 

Zhao, X.L. 2009, ‘CFRP strengthening of 

rectangular steel tubes subjected to end 

bearing loads: effect of adhesive 

properties and finite element modelling’, 

Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 47, No. 10, 

pp. 1020-1028. 

Gamage, K., Al-Mahaidi, R. and Wong, 

M.B. 2009, ‘Durability of CFRPstrengthened 

concrete members under 

extreme temperature and humidity’, 

Australian Journal of Structural 


Gates, W.P., Bouazza, A. and 

Churchman, G.J. 2009, ‘Bentonite clay 

keeps pollutants at bay’, Elements, Vol. 5, 

No. 2, pp. 105-110. 

Gniel, J.R. and Bouazza, A. 2009, 

‘Predicted site behaviour of geogrid 

encased stone columns’, Australian 

Geomechanics, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 11-16. 

Guerrieri, M., Sanjayan, J.G. and 

Collins, F. 2009, ‘Residual compressive 

behavior of alkali-activated concrete 

exposed to elevated temperatures’, Fire 

and Materials, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 51-62. 

Guerrieri, M., Sanjayan, J.G. and 

Collins, F. 2009, ‘Residual strength 

properties of sodium silicate alkali 

activated slag paste exposed to elevated 

temperatures’, Materials and Structures, 

Vol. 1, pp. 1-9. 

Guo, Z., Jin, L., Li, F. and Bai, Y. 2009, 

‘Applications of the rotating orientation 

XRD method to oriented materials’, J. 

of Physics D – Applied Physics, Vol. 42, 

No. 1, pp. 1-4. 

Haedir, J., Bambach, M.R., Zhao, X.L. 

and Grzebieta, R.H. 2009, ‘Strength of 

circular hollow sections (CHS) tubular 

beams externally reinforced by carbon 

FRP sheets in pure bending’, Thin-Walled 

Structures, Vol. 47, No. 10, pp.1136-1147. 

Han, L.H., Huang, H. and Zhao, X.L. 

2009, ‘Analytical behaviour of concretefilled 

double skin steel tubular (CFDST) 

beam-columns under cyclic loading’, Thin- 

Walled Structures, Vol. 47, No. 6-7, pp. 

668-680. 

Hatt, B.E., Fletcher, T.D. and Deletic, A. 

2009, ‘Hydrologic and pollutant removal 

performance of stormwater biofiltration 

systems at the field scale’, Journal of 

Hydrology, Vol. 365, No. 3-4, pp. 310-321. 

Hatt, B.E., Deletic, A. and Fletcher, T.D. 

2009, ‘Pollutant removal performance of 

field-scale stormwater biofiltration 

systems’, Water Science and Technology, 

Vol. 59, No. 8, pp. 1567-1576. 


Jama, H.H., Bambach, M.R., Nurick, 

G.N., Grzebieta, R.H. and Zhao, X.L. 

2009, ‘Numerical modelling of square 

tubular steel beams subjected to 

transverse blast loads’, Thin Walled 


Keller, R.J. 2009, ‘On the physical 

modelling of large vortex drop structures 

in municipal sewerage systems’, 

Australian J. of Water Resources, Vol. 13, 

No. 1, pp. 61-68. 

Kilic, A.M., Yasar, E., Erdogan, Y. and 

Ranjith, P.G., 2009, ‘Influence of rock 

mass properties on blasting efficiency’, 

Scientific Research and Essays, Vol 4, No. 

11, pp. 1213-1224. 

Kristinof, R., Ranjith, P.G. and Choi, 

S.K.X. 2009, ‘Finite element simulation 

of fluid flow in fractured rock media’, 

Environmental Geology, Online First, pp. 

1-9. 

Kodikara, J.K., Arthur. M., Choi, S.K.X., 

Ranjith, P.G., Li, H.H. and Jasinge, D. 

2009, ‘Mechanical properties of 

reconstituted Australian black coal’, J. 

of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental 

Engineering (ASCE), Vol. 135, No. 7, 

pp. 980-985. 

Le Coustumer, S.M., Fletcher, T.D., 

Deletic, A., Barraud, S. and Lewis, J. 

2009, ‘Hydraulic performance of biofilter 

systems for stormwater management: 

Influences of design and operation’, J. of 

Hydrology, Vol. 376, No. 1-2, pp. 16-23. 

Lee, C.G., Fletcher, T.D. and Sun, G. 

2009, ‘Nitrogen removal in constructed 

wetland systems’, Engineering in Life 

Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 11-22. 

Liu, H., Xiao, Z., Zhao, X.L. and Al- 

Mahaidi, R. 2009, ‘Prediction of fatigue 

life for CFRP-strengthened steel plates’, 

Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 47, No. 10, 

pp. 1069-1077. 

Liu, H., Zhao, X.L. and Al-Mahaidi, R. 

2009, ‘Boundary element analysis of 

CFRP reinforced steel plates’, Composite 


Liu, H., Al-Mahaidi, R. and Zhao, X.L. 

2009, ‘Experimental study of fatigue crack 

growth behaviour in adhesively reinforced 

steel structures’,Composite Structures, 

Vol. 90, No. 1, pp. 12-20. 

Lu, H., Han, L.H. and Zhao, X.L. 2009, 

‘Analytical behavior of circular concretefilled 

thin-walled steel tubes subjected to 

bending’, Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 

47, pp. 346-358. 

Lu, H., Zhao, X.L. and Han, L.H. 2009, 

‘Fire behaviour of high strength selfconsolidating 

concrete filled steel tubular 

stub columns’, J. of Constructional Steel 

Research, Vol. 65, No. 10-11, pp. 1995- 

2010. 

McCarthy, D. 2009, ‘A traditional first 

flush assessment of E. coli in urban 

stormwater runoff’, Water Science and 

Technology, Vol. 60, No. 11, pp. 2749- 

2757. 

Mudd, G M and Diesendorf, M, 2009, 

Response to Comments on ‘Sustainability 

of Uranium Mining : Towards Quantifying 

Resources and Eco-Efficiency’. 

Environmental Science & Technology, 

43 (10), pp 3969–3970. 

Pan, Z., Rangan, B.V. and Sanjayan, 

J.G. 2009, ‘An investigation of the 

mechanisms for strength gain or loss of 

geopolymer mortar after exposure to 

elevated temperature’, J. of Materials 

Science, Vol. 44, No. 7, pp. 1873-1880. 

Pang, N.L., Zhao X.L., Mashiri, F.R. and 

Dayawansa, P.H. 2009, ‘Full-size testing 

to determine stress concentration factors 

of dragline tubular joints’, Engineering 

Structures, Vol. 31, pp. 43-56. 

Pang, N.L. and Zhao, XL. 2009, ‘Finite 

element analysis to determine stress 

concentration factors of dragline tubular 

joints’, Advances in Structural Engineering, 

Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 463-478. 

Quek, S.T., Tran, V.A., Hou, X.Y. and 

Duan, W. 2009, ‘Structural damage 

detection using enhanced damage 

locating vector method with limited 

wireless sensors’, J. of Sound and 

Vibration, Vol. 328, No. 4-5, pp. 411-427. 

Ranjith, P.G., Quy, N.M., Choi, S.K., 

Jasinge, D. and Giao, P.H. 2009, 

‘Analytical assessment of horizontal well 

efficiency with reference to improved oil 

recovery of the South-East Dragon oil field 

southern offshore of Vietnam’, J. of 

Petroleum Science and Engineering, 

Vol. 66, pp. 75-82. 

Sarvi, M. and Kuwahara, M. 2009, 

‘Improving the efficiency of freight traffic 

at congested freeway merging sections’, 

Transportation Letters, Vol 1, No. 4, pp. 

309-322. 

Scott, B., Ranjith, P.G., Choi, S.K.X. 

and Khandelwal, M. 2009, ‘Geological 

and geotechnical aspects of underground 

coal mining methods with Australia’, 

Environmental Geology, Online First, pp. 

1-13. 

Seethaler, R. and Rose, G. 2009, ‘Using 

odometer readings to assess VKT 

changes associated with a voluntary travel 

behaviour change program’, Transport 

Policy, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 325-334. 

Sentry, M.R., Bouazza, A., Al-Mahaidi, 

R., Loidl, D., Bluff, C. and Carrigan, L. 

2009, ‘Use of carbon fibre reinforced 

polymer (CFRP) as an alternative material 

in permanent ground anchors’, Australian 

Geomechanics, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 47-56. 

Shiwatoki, N., Sarvi, M., Rose, G. and 

Burd, M.C. 2009, ‘Enhancing the safety 

of pedestrians during emergency egress’, 

Transportation Research Record, Vol. 

2137, pp. 31-37. 

Sun, G. and Saeed, T.F. 2009, ‘Kinetic 

modelling of organic matter removal in 80 

horizontal flow reed beds for domestic 

sewage treatment’, Process Biochemistry, 

Vol. 44, pp. 717-722. 

Vallee, T., Keller, T. and Bai, Y. 2009, 

‘Delamination of pultruded glass-fiberreinforced 

polymer composites subjected 

to axial compression’, Composite 


Walsh, C.J., Fletcher, T.D. and Ladson, 

A.R. 2009, ‘Retention capacity: A metric 

to link stream ecology and storm-water 

management’, J. of Hydrologic 


Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, Messmer, A., 

Coppola, P., Tzimitsi, A. and Nuzzolo, 

A. 2009, ‘An adaptive freeway traffic state 

estimator’, Automatica, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 

10-24. 

Wang, W.D., Han, L.H. and Zhao, X.L. 

2009, ‘Analytical behavior of frames with 

steel beams to concrete-filled steel tubular 

column’, J. of Constructional Steel 

Research, Vol. 65, No. 3, pp. 497-508. 


Wang, S.H., Lee, C.I., Ranjith, P.G. and 

Tang, C.A. 2009, ‘Modeling in the effects 

of heteroneneity and anisotropy on the 

excavation damage/disturbed zone (EDZ)’, 

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 

Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 229-258. 

Yellishetty, M., Ranjith, P.G. and Kumar, 

L. 2009, ‘Metal concentrations and metal 

mobility in unsaturated mine wastes in 

mining areas of Goa, India’, Resources, 

Conservation and Recycling, Vol 53, No. 

7, pp. 379-385. 

Yellishetty, M., Ranjith, P.G., 

Tharumarajah, A. and Bhosale, S.V., 

2009, ‘Life cycle assessment in the 

minerals and metals sector: a critical 

review of selected issues and challenges’, 

Int. J. of Life Cycle Assessment, Vol. 14, 

pp. 257-267. 

Young, W. and Archer, J.M. 2009, 

‘Traffic microsimulation modeling to study 

a traffic signal incident reduction function’, 

Transportation Research Record, Vol 2, 

No. 2103, pp. 80-87. 

Zhang, Y.Y., Wang, C.M., Duan, W., 

Xiang, Y. and Zong, Z. 2009, 

‘Assessment of continuum mechanics 

models in predicting buckling strains of 

single-walled carbon nanotubes’, 

Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, No. 39, pp. 1-8. 

Zhao, X.L. and Al-Mahaidi, R. 2009, 

‘Web buckling of lightsteel beams 

strengthened with CFRP subject to 

end-bearing forces’, Thin-Walled 

Structures, Vol. 47, No. 10, pp. 1029‐1036. 

Zhao, X.L. and Packer, J.A. 2009, ‘Tests 

and design of concrete-filled elliptical 

hollow section stub columns, Thin-Walled 

Structures, Vol. 47, No. 6-7, pp. 617-628. 

Zhou, F., Young, B. and Zhao, X.L. 

2009, ‘Tests and design of aluminum 

tubular sections subjected to 

concentrated bearing load’, J. of 

Structural Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 7, 

pp. 806-817. 

Conference papers: 

Peer-reviewed 

Aftabuzzaman, M., Currie, G.V. and 

Sarvi, M. 2009, ‘Understanding 

congestion relief impacts of public 

transport in monetary terms – Evidence 

from Australasia, Europe and the US’, in 

Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting 

of the Transportation Research Board, Ed. 

R.E. Skinner, Transportation Research 

Board of the National Academies, 

Washington DC USA, pp. 1-14. 

Amarasiri, A.L., Kodikara, J.K. and 

Costa, S. 2009, ‘Numerical modelling of 

laboratory tests on dessication cracking’, 

in Proceedings of the 1st Int. Symposium 

on Computational Geomechanics, Eds. S. 

Pietruszczak, G.N. Pande, C. Tamagnini 

and R. Wan, Int. Centre for Computational 

Enginering, Rhodes Greece, pp. 302-310. 

Archer, J.M. and Young, W. 2009, ‘The 

application of a micro-simulation model to 

study the safety performance of a traffic 

signal incident-reduction function’, in 

Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting 

of the Transportation Research Board of 

the National Academies, Ed. R.E. Skinner, 

Transportation Research Board, 

Washington D.C. USA, pp. 1-16. 

Bai, T., Zhao, X.L. and Al-Mahaidi, R. 

2009, ‘Experimental investigation of CFRP 

strengthened damaged steel plates 

subjected to static loading’ in Proceedings 

of the Second Asia-Pacific Conference on 

FRP in Structures, Ed. J. Sim, Hanyang 

University, Int. Institute for FRP in 

Construction, Korea, pp. 105-110. 

Bos, D., Walsh, C.J., Fletcher, T.D., 

Nemes, V. and Rossrakesh, S. 2009, 

‘Restoring urban streams by managing 

stormwater in the catchment’, in 

Proceedings of Australia’s National Water 

Conference and Exhibition, Ed. A. Gale et 

al, Australian Water Association, St 

Leonards NSW Australia, pp. 1-7. 

Chan, C.C., Gallage, C., Gould, S., 

Kodikara, J.K., Bouazza, A. and Cull, 

J.P. 2009, ‘Field instrumentation of water 

reticulation pipe buried in reactive soil’, in 

Proceedings of Australia’s National Water 

Conference and Exhibition, Ed. A. Gale, 

Australian Water Association, St Leonards 

NSW Australia, pp. 1-8. 

Chong, W.L., Haque, A., Ranjith, P.G. 

and Shahinuzzaman, A. 2009, 

‘Numerical modelling of laboratory 

behaviour of single leterally loaded piles 

socketed into jointed rocks’, in 

Proceedings of the 9th Int. Conf. on 

Analysis of Discontinuous Deformation 

– New Developments and Applications, 

Eds. G. Ma and Y. Zhou, Research 

Publishing Services, Singapore, pp. 

413-420. 

Currie, G.V. and Loader, C. 2009, 

‘Exploring bus transfer behaviour in 

metropolitan Melbourne’, in Proceedings 

of the 2009 Australasian Transport 

Research Forum, Ed. L. Cooper, New 

Zealand Ministry of Transport, Auckland 

NZ, pp. 1-16. 

Currie, G.V. 2009, ‘Exploring the impacts 

of the ‘Free before 7’ campaign on 

reducing overcrowding on Melbourne 

trains’, in Proceedings of the 2009 

Australasian Transport Research Forum, 

Ed. L. Cooper, New Zealand Ministry of 

Transport, Auckland NZ, pp. 1-13. 

Currie, G.V. and Delbosc, A. 2009, 

‘Car ownership and low income on the 

urban fringe – Benefit or hindrance’, in 

Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian 

Transport Research Forum, Ed. L. 

Cooper, New Zealand Ministry of 


Glaister, B. and Mudd, G.M. 2009, 

‘Platinum mining and sustainability – 

understanding the environmental costs of 

future technologies’, in Proceedings of the 

4th Int. Conference on Sustainable 

Development Indicators in the Minerals 

industry, Ed. D. Brereton, Australasian 

Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Carlton 

VIC Australia, pp. 259-271. 

Gould, S., Boulaire, F., Marlow, D. and 

Kodikara, J.K., 2009, ‘Field 

instrumentation of water reticulation pipe 

buried in reactive soil’, in Proceedings of 

Australia’s National Water Conference and 

Exhibition, Ed. A. Gale, Australian Water 

Association, St Leonards NSW Australia, 

pp. 1-8. 

Grima, V. and Mudd, G.M. 2009, 

‘Calculating greenhouse gas emissions in 

the construction industry’, in Proceedings 

of the SSEE 2009 Int. Conference – 

Solutions for a Sustainable Planet, Ed. 

G.M. Mudd, Society for Sustainability and 

Environmental Engineering, Melbourne 



Hamer, P., Currie, G.V. and Young, W. 

2009, ‘Exploring travel and parking 

impacts of the Melbourne CBD parking 

levy’, in Proceedings of the 2009 


Ed. L. Cooper, New Zealand Ministry of 


Johnson, V., Currie, G.V. 2009, ‘Can 

measures of disadvantage perpetuate 

the problems they seek to solve’, in 

Proceedings of the 11th Australian Social 

Policy Conference – An inclusive society 

Practicalities and Possibilities, Ed. D. 

Brennan, University of New South Wales, 

Australia, pp. 1-12. 

Lu, H., Zhao, X.L. and Han, L.H. 2009, 

‘Tests on fibre reinforced SCC filled 

double skin tubular stub columns 

exposed to standard fire’, in Proceedings 

of the Sixth Int. Conf. on Advances in 

Steel Structures, Ed. S.L. Chan, Hong 

Kong Institute of Steel Construction, 

China, pp. 802-809. 

Mashiri, F.R., Zhao, X.L. and Han, L.H. 

2009, ‘Fatigue design of square hollow 

section tubular T-joints with concrete-filled 

chords under in-plane bending’, in 

Proceedings of the Sixth Int. Conf. on 

Advances in Steel Structures, Ed. S.L. 

Chan, Hong Kong Institute of Steel 

Construction, China, pp. 620-627. 

Mendes, A., Sanjayan, J.G. and Collins, 

F.G. 2009, ‘Influence of cooling methods 

on the mechanical properties of OPC and 

OPC/Slag concretes after exposure to 

elevated temperatures’ in Proceedings of 

the 2nd International RILEM Workshop – 

Concrete Life’09 – Concrete Durability 

and Service Life Planning, Ed. K. Kovler, 

RILEM Publications France, pp. 515-523. 

Mesbah, M., Sarvi, M., Ouveysi, I. and 

Currie, G.V. 2009, ‘Optimization of transit 

priority in the transportation network using 

a decomposition methodology’ in 

Proceedings of the 18th Int. Symposium 

on Transportation and Traffic Theory, Eds. 

W. Lam, S.C. Wong and H. Lo, Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University China, pp. 

1-18. 

Mudd, G.M. 2009, ‘Sustainability 

reporting in Australia: An important part of 

the solution’, in Proceedings of the SSEE 

2009 Int. Conference – Solutions for a 

Sustainable Planet, Ed. G.M. Mudd, 

Society for Sustainability and 

Environmental Engineering, Melbourne 


Mudd, G.M. 2009, ‘Sustainability 

reporting and mining – An assessment of 

the state of play for environmental 

indicators’, in Proceedings of the 4th Int. 

Conf. on Sustainable Development 

Indicators in the Minerals Industry, Ed. D. 

Brereton, Australasian Institute of Mining 

and Metallurgy, Carlton VIC Australia, pp. 

377-391. 

O’Keeffe, S., Zhao, X.L., Sanjayan, J.G. 

and Lu, H. 2009, ‘Geopolymer concrete 

filled steel tubes at elevated temperatures’, 

in Proceedings of the Sixth Int. Conf. on 

Advances in Steel Structures, Ed. S.L. 

Chan, Hong Kong Institute of Steel 

Construction, China, pp. 786-793. 

Ooi, W.S. and Collins, F.G. 2009, 

‘Carbon capture by concrete: Lifecycle 

assessment of built concrete 

infrastructure within Australia’ in Concrete 

Solutions 09, adding value in changing 

climates – Proceedings of the 24th 

Biennial Conference of the Concrete 

Institute of Australia, Ed. R.I. Gilbert, 

Concrete Institute of Australia, Rhodes 

NSW Australia, pp. 1-11. 

Rose, G. and Symmons, M.A. 2009, 

‘Training heavy vehicle drivers to reduce 

fuel consumption: Results from a pilot 

EcoDrive project’ in Proceedings of the 

88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation 

Research Board, Ed. R.E. Skinner, US 


Washington D.C. USA, pp.. 1-14. 

Rose, G. 2009, ‘Motorcycles: A growing 

dot on the transport policy radar’ in 

Proceedings of the 32nd Australasian 

Transport Research Forum, Ed. G. 

Strachan, New Zealand Ministry of 

Transport, Wellington NZ, pp. 1-15. 

Shomali, E.M., Currie, G.V., Rose, G. 

and Sarvi, M. 2009, ‘Using SCATS data 

to predict bus travel time’, in Proceedings 

of the 2009 Australasian Transport 

Research Forum, Ed. L. Cooper, New 

Zealand Ministry of Transport, Auckland 

NZ, pp. 1-14. 

Toleman, R.F. and Rose, G. 2009, 

‘Towards a moving target: delivering 

outcomes for sustainable transport’ in 

Proceedings of the 32nd Australasian 

Transport Research Forum, Ed. G. 

Strachan, New Zealand Ministry of 

Transport, Wellington NZ, pp. 1-15. 

Valero, A, Valero, A and Mudd, G M. 

2009, ‘Exergy – A Useful Indicator for the 

Sustainability of Mineral Resources and 

Mining’ in SDIMI 2009 – 4th International 

Conference on Sustainable Development 

Indicators in the Minerals Industry, 

AusIMM, Gold Coast, Queensland, 

Australia, July 2009, pp 329-336. 

Wang, Y. and Papageorgiou, M. 2009, 

‘A joint state and parameter estimation 

approach to freeway traffic state 

estimation, incident alarm and detector 

fault diagnosis’ in Proceedings of the 

Transportation Research Board 88th 

Annual Meeting, Ed. R. Skinner, 

Transportation Research Board of the 

National Academies, Washington DC 

USA, pp. 1-24. 

Wong, M.B., Gamage, K. and Al- 

Mahaidi, R. 2009, ‘Investigation of 

CFRP-concrete bond under long-term 

exposure to cyclic temperature’, in 

Proceedings of the 9th Int. Symposium on 

Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement 

for Concrete Structures, Eds. D. Oehlers, 

M. Griffith and R. Seracino, University of 

Adelaide, South Australia, pp. 1-4. 

Wong, M.B. 2009, ‘Interventional strategy 

for engineering education’ in Proceedings 

of the ICEE and ICEER 2009 Korea – 

Engineering Education and Research 

under Knowledge-Based Society, Ed. 

H.S. Kim, Korea University of Technology 

and Education, Seoul Korea, pp. 1-6. 

Wong, M.B. 2009, ‘A numerical 

investigation into the temperature 

distribution of street hollow dual tubes’ in 

Proceedings of the 12th Int. Symposium 

of Tubular Structures, Eds. Z.Y. Shen, Y.Y. 

Chen and X.Z. Zhao, CRC Press UK, pp. 

651-658. 

Zhao, X.L. 2009, ‘Tests on CFRP 

strengthened open sections subjected to 

end bearing forces’ in Proceedings of the 

Second Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP 

in Structures, Ed. J. Sim, Hanyang 

University, Int. Institute for FRP in 

Construction, Korea, pp. 65-70. 


4.6 Postgraduate research projects 

Student name Project title Main supervisor 

MEngSc 

Farhana Ahmed 

Impact of weather on commuter cycling behaviour and possible 

effects of climate change 

Associate Professor G Rose 

David Barry-Macaulay Thermo-mechanical behaviour of Victorian Soils Associate Professor A Bouazza 

Matthew Burns Urban hydrology and waterway health Associate Professor Tim Fletcher 

Navinda De Silva 

An investigation of mechanical properties and permeability of Dr Ranjith PG 

coal with respect to CO2 sequestration 

Jason Ellerton 

The effect of competition between plants on the treatment Dr B Hatt 

performance of stormwater biofiltration systems 

Ip, Mau Chung Filtration behaviour of cohesionless soils under cyclic loading Dr A Haque 

Paul Hamer Monitoring the Impacts of the Melbourne CBD Parking Levy Professor G Currie 

Zulsam Kifli Relationship between parking and land use/transport policy Professor W Young 

Senthilkumar Muthukrishnan Modeling of degradation of Rock Joint Behaviour Associate Professor J Kodikara 

Alice Niculescu 

Impact of biofiltration systems on water and greenhouse gases in Dr E Daly 

urban areas 

Felipe Orellana 

Estimation and Modelling of Evapotranspiration in Groundwater Dr E Daly 

Dependent Ecosystems 

Brendan Pender Objectives in transport scheduling Professor G Currie 

Samintha Perera 

Effect of carbon dioxide sequestration on coal hydro-mechanical Dr Ranjith PG 

properties 

Tracey Mai Tram Pham The influence of vegetation on hydrology and pollutant removal in Dr B Hatt 

biofilter 

Michael Poustie 

Towards Sustainable Groundwater Management: A cast Study: Professor A Deletic 

Tagabe Catchment, Port Vila, Vanuatu 

Hassan Sabzehali 

Development of a framework for environmentally friendly 

Dr M Sarvi 

intelligent eco-vehicle 

Benjamin Shannon 

Fracture Propagation of Cohesive Soils under Tensile Loading Dr J Kodikara 

and Desiccation 

Binu Stanley 

Effect of pyrite oxidation on strength and compressibility of Dr A Haque 

treated Coode Island silt 

Guohui Tan 

Structural crashworthiness performance of vehicle roofs in Dr M Bambach 

rollover crashes 

Bill Wang Behavior of pile foundations subject to thermal loading Associate Professor A Bouazza 

Sasika Wijessoriya 

Modelling of desiccation cracking in compacted clay liners and Associate Professor J Kodikara 

covers 

Chao Wu 

Bond characteristics, fatigue and durability of steel plates Prof X-L Zhao 

strengthened with high modulus CFRP plate 

Ali Zavabeti 

The removal of metals and arsenics from contaminated water Dr M Sarvi 

using natural occurring minerals and construction wetlands 

PhD 

Basim Abbas 

Durability of CFRP repaired structural members and their cyclic 

temperature and humidity 


R Al-Mahaidi 

Siti Abdullah 

Md Aftabuzzaman 

Kayvan Aghabayk 

FRP Rehabilitation of Alkali Aggregate Reaction Damaged 

Concrete Structures. 

Understanding the road traffic congestion relief impacts of public 

transport 

Relationship between rate of accidents and road consistency 

parameters on rural two-lane highways in Australia 


R Al-Mahaidi 

Prof G Currie 

Prof W Young 



Rawa Al-Safy 

CFRP strengthening of concrete structures using nanomaterials 

modified adhesives 


R Al-Mahaidi 

Haider Al-Zubaidy FRP Strengthening of metal structures for impact and blast loads Dr M Bambach 

Tao Bai 

The study of bond behaviour of CFRP reinforced steel plates 

under high-amplitude cyclic loading 


R Al-Mahaidi 

Derek Chun Chuen Chan Prediction and controlling of water and gas pipe failures and Associate Professor J Kodikara 

ground response using surveying and geophysical testing 

methods. 

Wai Loong Chong 

Lateral and uplift load capacity of single piles socketed into Dr A Haque 

jointed rock mass 

Bishwajit Chowdhury Improvement of soft clay by mixing lime-slag Dr A Haque 

David Kam Wai Choy Developing a framework for assessing the environmental Dr G Mudd 

sustainability of aquifer storage and recovery 

Susanga Costa Modelling of shrinkage crack development in clay soils Associate Professor J Kodikara 

Daniel Csikos 

Identifying measures of public transport reliability performance Professor G Currie 

that are related to passenger perceptions 

Will Darlington 

Investigating of strength deformability and failure of mechanisms Dr Ranijth PG 

of rock slopes in large open pit mines 

Cintia Dotto 

Uncertainties and scale issues in stormwater pollution generation 

and treatment modelling 

Professor A Deletic 

Haydar Faleh 

An investigation of the delamination of FRP composites from 

steel plates using the material point method 


R Al-Mahaidi 

David Flower An Integrated Approach to Modelling Urban Water Systems Dr G Mitchell 

Matthew Francey Pollutant generation from urban catchments Prof A Deletic 

Kumari Gamage Fire resistance of CFRP plated concrete members Associate Professor 

R Al-Mahaidi 

Joel Gniel 

Investigation of the use of geogrid encasement for support of 

stone columns in very soft soils 


A Bouazza 

Scott Gould 

Prediction and controlling of pipe failures in buried water and gas Associate Professor J Kodikara 

pipe systems 

Tat Meng (Evan) Gwee) Development of a new methodology to estimate the economic Prof G Currie 

impacts of agglomeration economies in urban passenger rail 

projects 

Jimmy Haedir Development of high strength bollards Dr M Bambach 

Siavash Hashemi Evaluation of the properties of several types of repair concretes Associate Professor 

R Al-Mahaidi 

Young-Sun Heo Fire resistance of high strength concrete Associate Professor J Sanjayan 

Hussein Jama Thin-walled structures subjected to impact and blast loads Dr M Bambach 

Dileeka Jasinge 

An investigation of the effect of carbon dioxide sequestration on Dr Ranjith PG 

the behaviour of brown coal 

Victoria Johnson Transport disadvantage and social policy Professor G Currie 

Harpreet Kandra 

Performance assessment of porous pavements/fine media filter Professor A Deletic 

systems 

Daniel Lean Yew Kong Development of a high fire resistant geopolymer based concrete Associate Professor J Sanjayan 

Nurses Kurucuk 

Multi-scale studies of unsaturated granular geomaterials during Associate Professor J Kodikara 

one-dimensional compression 

Yang Liu 

Hydro-mechanical effects of microbially induced cementation of 

CO2 in carbonates 

Associate Professor A Bouazza 

Katherine Lizama 

The removal of metals and arsenics from contaminated water 

using natural occurring minerals and construction wetlands 

Dr G Sun/Associate Professor 

Tim Fletcher 



Hui Lu Fire resistance of composite tubular members Professor X-L Zhao 

Soheila Maduliat 

Inelastic behaviour of high strength steel channel sections in Dr M Bambach 

bending 

Tony Matacin 

A rational method of specification of unbound geomaterials in Associate Prof J Kodikara 

road pavements 

Ehsan Mazloumi 

The prediction of on-road public transport travel time and its Professor G Currie 

variability 

Alessandra Mendes Fire resistance of concrete made with slag blended cements Associate Professor J Sanjayan 

Mahmoud Mesbah 

A methodology to optimize transit road space priority at the Dr M Sarvi 

network level 

Sara Moridpour 

Modelling the lane changing behaviour of heavy vehicles in Dr M Sarvi 

congested traffic conditions 

Michael Moffatt The influence of multiple axle loads on pavement performance Professor W Young 

Tien Nguyen 

Environmental durability of steel structures strengthened with Dr M Bambach 

carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites 

Zhu Pan 

Investigation of geopolymer based concretes for the construction 

of high fire risk infrastructures 

Associate Professor J Sanjayan 

Avijit Paul 

(IITB-Monash) 

Emily Payne 

Balamurali Raju 


Development and testing of stormwater quantity and quality 

models based on radar rainfall data 

The role of vegetation in removal of nitrogen within stormwater 

biofiltration systems 

Geo-sequestration of carbon dioxide in coal seams 

Dr S Ghosh (IITB), Professor A 

Deletic/Dr D McCarthy 

Dr B Hatt 

Professor D Chandrasekharam 

(IITB), Dr Ranjith/Associate 

Professor A Bouazza 

Hussein Sadiq Steel structure – progressive collapse of steel structures in fire Dr B Wong 

Tanveer Saeed 

Subsurface flow constructed wetlands for the treatment and Dr G Sun 

recycle of domestic wastewater 

Matthew Sentry 

Investigation of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strands as an Associate Professor A Bouazza 

alternative for steel strands in High Capacity Ground Anchors 

Mike Shackleton Quality and impact of transportation research Prof W Young 

Kunal Kumar Singh 


Investigation of permeability of fractured, steep and deep rock 

slopes with high ground water pressures 

Dr Ranjith PG/ 

Prof D Singh (IITB) 

Nirajan Shiwakoti Simulating crowd dynamics under emergency conditions Dr M Sarvi 

Richa Shukla Geosequestration of carbon dioxide and caprock integrity Dr Ranjith PG 

Jawdat Tashan 

Non Destructive Tests – Evaluation of concrete structures using 

non destructive tests (NDT) 


R Al-Mahaidi 

Roger Toleman Parting of the Ways Toll Roads and Sustainability in Australia Associate Professor G Rose 

Mohan Yellishetty 

Achieving environmental stewardship in iron and steel sector Dr Ranjith PG 

through application of life cycle analysis 

Matthew Wightwick 

Improvement of the performance of water-sensitive geomaterials Associate Professor J Kodikara 

using hydrophobic additives 

Richard Yeo 

Effects of emerging large road freight vehicles on the 

performance of typical Australian road pavements 

Professor W Young 

Chui Fern Yong Could porous pavements be a part of the urban water solution Professor A Deletic 

David Young Protecting occupants in vehicle rollover crashes Dr M Bambach 

Ren Zhao 

Investigation of spalling of geopolymer based concrete of high 

fire risk infrastructures. 

Associate Professor J Sanjayan 


Staff members and Postgraduate students 

4.7 Theses accepted for Higher Degree in 2009 

MEngSc (Research) 

Last name First name Supervisor(s) Thesis title 

Klaas Dua Dr Gavin Mudd Indigenous water management sustainable water conservation 

strategies in karstic dominated area in Rote Island NTT 

Province, Indonesia 

Tan Guo hui Dr Mike Bambach Perforated hat sections subjected to large rotation pure 

bending 

PhD 

Last name First name Supervisor(s) Thesis title 

Li Yong Professor Ana Deletic/Associate 

Professor Tim Fletcher 

Modelling sediment behaviour in constructed stormwater 

wetlands 

Guerrieri Maurice Associate Professor Jay Sanjayan Fire performance of alkali activated slag and geopolymers 

Flower David Dr Grace Mitchell/Associate An integrated approach to modelling urban water systems 

Professor Gary Codner 

Richardson Shane Dr Mike Bambach Performance criteria for effective structural rollover protective 

systems for light passenger vehicles 

Gniel Joel Associate Professor Malek 

Bouazza/Associate Professor 

Jayantha Kodikara/Dr Chris 

Haberfield 

Jama Hussein Dr Mike Bambach/Professor 

Raphael Grzebieta 

Kong 

Daniel Lean Associate Professor Jay Sanjayan 

Yew 

Nahlawi Hani Associate Prof Malek Bouazza/ 

Associate Professor Jayantha 

Kodikara 

Wightwick Matthew Associate Prof Jayantha 

Kodikara/Dr Ranjtih 

An investigation into ground improvement using geogrid 

encased stone columns 

The behaviour of tubular steel beams subjected to transverse 

blast loads 

Fire resistance of geopolymer concretes 

Experimental and numerical investigation of the unsaturated 

hydraulic behaviour of geotextiles 

Improvement of the performance of water-sensitive 

geomaterials using hydrophobic additives 


4.8 Graduating Class of 2009 (Postgraduate Students) 

Master of Engineering Science 

(Research) 

• Guohui Tan 

Master of Infrastructure 

Engineering and Management 

• Aruna Welgama 

• Thyagie Samika Wettasinghe 

• James Shiu Tung Wong Michael 

Kenneth Hall 

• Wilfred Osa Ihegie 

• Russell King 

• Malcolm James Sharkey 

• Evan Tyrone Styles 

• Nicole Kristen Cooper 

• Inderbir Singh Grewal 

• Charles Sturt 

• Stanley Tapiwa Nyandowe 

Thillainayagam Santhaseelan 

• Mardi Leigh Squier 

• Master of Traffic 

• Anthony Lyle Barton 

• Amanda Jane Halley 

• Le Minh Tuan 

• Laura Denise Procter 

• Shan Shao 

• Queenie Hoi Wai Siu 

• Jeffrey Robert Garry 

• Anthony Russell Woods 

• Paul Nathan Carter 

• Michael John Smith 

• Master of Transport 

• Timothy David Rampton 

• Haider Yousif 

• Anthony Lyle Barton 

• Renee Mieka Frossinakis 

• Le Minh Tuan 

• Michael Adrian Salvatore Marsicovetere 

• Martin Conrad Ruschena 

Graduation ceremony, October 2009 – left to right, first row: Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao (Head 

of Department), Dr Hani Nahlawi, Dr Daniel Kong, Dr Maurice Guerrieri, Dr Hongbo Lui; 

second row: Dr Joel Gniel, Dr David Flower, Dr Hussein Jama, Professor Gary Codner 

(Associate Dean, Teaching) 

Postgraduate Diploma in 


Management 

• Janina Maria Pereira Mok 

Graduate Certificate in 


Management 

• Natasha Anne Cercarelli 

Doctor of Philosophy 

• Dr Yong Li 

• Dr David Thomas McCarthy 

• Dr Anke Wendelborn 

• Dr Sebastien Mael Le Coustumer 

• Dr David Jonathan Mark Flower 

• Dr Joel Robert Gniel 

• Dr Maurice Guerrieri 

• Dr Hussein Haji Jama 

• Dr Daniel Kong 


• Dr Hani Nahlawi 

• Dr Shane Andrew Richardson 


5. Services 

5.1 Contribution to 

professional organisations 

Adam, Con 

(Member, Standards Australia Committee 

TM-004 Glued Timber Products 

Member, ISO/TC165 Standard 

Committee, Timber Structures 

Al-Mahaidi, Riadh (Associate Professor) 

Member, ACI-ASCE Committee 447 

‘Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced 

Concrete Structures’ 

Convener, ACI-ASCE 447 subcommittee 

on ‘Finite element modelling for the repair 

and rehabilitation of RC and masonry 

structures’ 

Member, American Concrete Institute ACI 

Committee 440 ‘Fibre Reinforced Polymer 

Reinforcement’ 

Member, Standards Australia Committee 

BD-101, ‘Retrofitting Structures by Plating’ 

Member, Int. Advisory Panel for the Int. 

Symposium on Brittle Matrix composites 

held in Warsaw, Poland, 

Member, Local Organising Committee, 

FRPRCS-9 Conference, held in Sydney 

NSW 

Member, Int. Scientific Committee, 

FRPRCS-9 Conference, held in Sydney 

NSW 

Member, Int. Scientific Committee, 3 rd Int. 

Workshop on Conservation of Heritage 

Structures using FRM and SHM, to be 

held in Ottawa, Canada, August 2010 

Bouazza, Malek (Associate Professor) 

Member, Int. Geosynthetics Society 

Council 

Vice-President, Australasian Chapter of 

International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) 

Chair, Education and Asian activities 

committees, IGS 

Co-Chair, Education and African activities 

committees, IGS 

Core member and Coordinator, Technical 

Committee No 5 (Environmental 

Geotechnics) of the International Society 

of Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical 


Member, Australian Standard Committee 

on Geosynthetics 

Member ASCE, GI Institute, Geosynthetics 

Committee 

Member, Scientific Committee, 1st African 

Regional Geosynthetics Conf., held in 

South Africa 

Member, Scientific Committee, 7th French 

National Geosynthetics Conf., held in 

France 

Member, Scientific Committee, Int. Conf. 

on Environmental Geotechnics, held in 

China 

Member, Scientific Committee, 9th Int. 

Geosynthetics Conference, to be held in 

Brazil in 2010 


Congress Environmental Geotechnics, to 

be held in India in 2010 

Codner, Gary (Associate Professor) 

Chair, IEAust College of Environmental 

Engineers 

Collins, Frank (Dr) 

Member, ACI Committee 506.1 on 

Shotcrete for underground support 

Member, ACI Committee 365 on Service 

life prediction of concrete structures 

Member, Australian Standards 

Committees: CE-018-00-01 on Piling 

Code AS2159 and AS3600; Building 

Code of Australia 

Member, ACI Committee 222 on 

‘Corrosion of metals in concrete’ 

Member, ACI Committee 207 on ‘Mass 

concrete’ 

Member, RILEM (Reunion Int. des 

Laboratoires et Experts des Materiaux), 

TC-217-PRE 

Currie, Graham (Professor) 

Member, Transport and Social Inclusion 

Committee, Melbourne 

Member, Minister for Public Transport’s 

Victorian Road-Based Public Transport 

Advisory Group, Melbourne 

Member, Academic Network, Union 

Internationale des Transports Publics 

(UITP), France 

Member, US Transportation Research 

Board – Committee AP050-Bus Transit 

Systems, Committee AP975- Light Rail 

Transit Systems, Committee AP025- 

Public Transportation Planning and 

Development, USA 

Member, Australian Capital Territory Light 

Rail Reference Group 

Member, CILTA, Passenger Transport 

Group Committee 

Member, Organising Committee, 

Transport and Social Inclusion National 

Conference 

Member, Organising Committee, 9th Int. 

Transport Survey Methods Conference 

2011 

Daly, Edoardo (Dr) 

Member, Ecohydrology Technical 

Subcommitte for Hydrology Section of the 

American Geophysical Union 

Deletic, Ana (Professor) 

Chair, UNESCO IHP-VI Data for Integrated 

Urban Water Management 

Chair, Int. Working Group on Data and 

Models (under JCUD of IWA/IAHR) 

Member, Committee of Sewer Systems 

and Processes Working Group, working 

under Joint Urban Drainage Committee 

of IWA and IAHR 

Member, Data and Modelling Working 

Group, Joint Committee on Urban 

Drainage of IWA and IAHR 

Member, SOCOMA Working Group, Joint 

Committee on Urban Drainage of IWA 

and IAHR 

Treasurer, Joint Committee on Urban 

Drainage (under IWA/AIHR) 

Member, Scientific Committee of the 8th 

UDM Conf. held in Tokyo, Japan, April 

Fletcher, Tim (Associate Professor) 

Member, Water Sensitive Urban Design 

Working Group, Joint Committee on 

Urban Drainage of IWA and IAHR 

Member, Data and Modelling Working 

Group, Joint Committee on Urban 

Drainage of IWA and IAHR 


Conf. on Computing and Control for the 

Water Industry, held in Sheffield, UK, 

September 

Member, Scientific Committee, 7th 

International Conference on Sustainable 

Techniques and Strategies for Urban 

Water Management (NOVATECH 2010), 

to be held in Lyon, France, in July 2010 


Gates, Will (Dr) 

Founder Member, Soft X-ray Beamline 

Advisory Panel to develop 

microspectroscopy and imaging 

capabilities on the soft X-ray beamline 

at the Australian Synchrotron 

Chair, Clay Minerals Society Nominations 

Committee 

Co-Organiser, Session HE05 ‘Moisture 

Transport Through Clay’, XIV Int. Clay 

Conference, Castellaneta Marina, Italy, 

held in June 

Kodikara, Jayantha (Dr) 

Member, Council of the Centre for 

Pavement Engineering Education 

Core member and coordinator of 

Technical Committee on Pavement 

Geotechnics of the International Society 

of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical 


Member, Austroads Committee on Road 

Stabilisation 

Member, Australian Standard Committee 

on Soil Stabilisation 

Member, AGS, Victorian Chapter 

Committee 

Member, Council on Pavement Education 

Member, Organising Committee of 

IACMAG, ANZ 2011 

Mudd, Gavin (Dr) 

Elected member, Victorian Committee 

of the Society for Sustainability and 

Environmental Engineering (SSEE) 

Branch, Engineers Australia 

Member, Organising Committee of the 

3rd Int. Conf. on Mine Closure, held in 

Perth WA, September 

Co-Chair, Organising Committee of the 

Int. Conf. on Sustainability and 

Environmental Engineering, held in 

Melbourne, November 

Ranjith, P.G. (Dr) 

Member, American Society of Civil 

Engineers (ASCE) 

Member, Award Panel for Victorian 

Construction Award 

Rose, Geoff (Associate Professor) 

Member, IEAust National Committee 

on Transport 

University Representative, US 

Transportation Research Board 

Member, US Transportation Research 

Board, Committee ABE50 Travel Demand 

Management 

University Representative, US 

Transportation Research Board 

Member, Committee ABE50 on Travel 

Demand Management, US Transportation 

Research Board 

Member, Scientific Committee, 12th World 

Conf. on Transport Research, to be held 

in Lisbon, Portugal in 2010 

Sanjayan, Jay (Associate Professor) 

President, Concrete Institute of Australia, 

Victoria Branch 

Elected National Councillor, Concrete 

Institute of Australia 

Member, Permanent Committee of the 

International Association of Bridge and 

Structural Engineers 

Member, Concrete Structures (WC3) of 

the International Association of Bridge 

and Structural Engineers 

Member, Committee 233 – Ground Slag 

in Concrete (voting member), American 

Concrete Institute 

Member, Committee 216 – Fire 

Resistance and Fire Protection of 

Structures (voting member), American 

Concrete Institute 

Member and Convener, Organising 

Committee, Seminar on Cracking in 

Concrete for Concrete Institute of 

Australia, Victoria Branch 

Sarvi, Majid (Dr) 

Member, Engineers Australia, Transport 

Branch 

Sun, Guangzhi (Dr) 

Member, Constructed Wetland 

Association 

Member, Scientific Committee and 

Session Chair for the 12th Int. Conf. on 

Wetland Systems for Water Pollution 

Control to be held in Venice, Italy in 

October 2010 

Wang, Yibing (Dr) 

Member, Institute of Electrical and 

Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 

Member, IEEE Society of Intelligent 

Transportation Systems 

Member, Paper Review Sub-Committee, 

Freeway Operation Committee, 

Transportation Research Board of the 

National Academies (USA) 

Member, Organising Committee, 13th 

IEEE Annual Conference on Intelligent 

Transportation Systems to be held in 2010 

Member, Int. Federation of Automatic 

Control Technical Committee on Transport 

Systems 

Member, Int. Advisory Committee of the 

European Project NEARCTICS 

Wong, Bill (Dr) 

Member, Engineers Australia Structural 

Branch Committee, Victoria 

Member, Organising Committee for the 

Aust. Structural Engineering Conference, 

Melbourne 

Young, William (Professor) 

Member, Standards Association of 

Australia, Parking Committee 

Member, Committee CE-001, Parking 

Facilities, Part 6: Off-street parking for 

people with disabilities 

Zhao, Xiao-Ling (Professor) 

Chairman, IIW Subcommission XV-E 

on Tubular Structures 

Chairman, IIFC (Int. Institute for FRP in 

Construction) working group on FRPstrengthened 

metallic structures) 

Member, Int. Scientific Committee, 

Asia-Pacific Conf. on FRP in Structures 

(APFIS 2009), held in Korea, December 

Member, Int. Scientific Committee, 6th 

Int. Conf. on Advances in Steel Structures, 

held in Hong Kong, China, December 

Member, Int. Scientific Committee, 13th 

int. Symposium on Tubular Structures, to 

be held in Hong Kong, China in December 

2010 


5.2 Editorial services 

Adam, Con (Dr) 

Reviewer, J. of Structural Engineering 

(ASCE) 


Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Open 

Construction and Building Technology 

Journal, Bentham Science Publishers 

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Open 

Materials Science Journal, Bentham 

Science Publishers 

Guest Editor, Australian J. of Structural 

Engineering, Special Issue on fibre 

reinforcement in concrete structures 

Reviewer of the following journals: J. of 

Engineering Mechanics; J. of Structural 

Engineering; ACI Structural J.; ASCE 

Composites in Construction J.; 

Composites Part B J.; Open Construction 

and Building Technology J.; Advances in 

Structural Engineering J.,; J. of Thin Wall 

Structures, Australian Journal of Structural 


Reviewer, Grants for the Qatar National 

Research Fund (QNRF), Qatar Foundation 

Examiner, PhD thesis for the University of 

Southern Queensland, Australia 

Bambach, Michael (Dr) 


Engineering Mechanics (ASCE); J. of 

Structural Engineering (ASCE); 

Advances in Structural Engineering; J. of 

Thin-Walled Structures, J. of Composites 

Materials, J. of Composite Structures, J. 

of Engineering Structures 


Member, Editorial Board of the 

International Journal of Geotextiles and 

Geomembranes 

Member, Editorial Board of the 

International Journal of Lowland 

Technology 

Member, Editorial Board of Geosynthetics 

International 

Member, Editorial Board of the Journal of 

Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental 


Member, Editorial Board of the Journal of 

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 

Reviewer of the following journals: 

Geosynthetics International, J. of 

Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental 

Engineering, Geotechnique, J. of 

Hazardous Materials, Acta Geotechnica, 

Geotextiles & Geomembranes, J. of 

Geophysical Research-Solid Earth 

Panel Member, Landfill Award, Waste 

Management Association of Australia 

Panel Member, Awards from IGS 

Examiner, Doctoral thesis oral defence 

at University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble 

France, September 

Examiner, Doctoral thesis from National 

University of Singapore 

ARC/ERA Journals Review Committee; 

ARC OZReader 

Reviewer, Grant Applications from Swiss 

Research Council 

Collins, Frank (Dr) 

Reviewer for the following journals: ACI 

Materials Journal; Int. J. of Advances in 

Structural Engineering; Fire Safety J.; 

Corrosion and Materials J.; Cement and 

Concrete Composites J., Building and 

Environment J., Materials and Structures 

J. (RILEM) , Corrosion Science J. (NACE), 

Fire and Materials J., American Concrete 

Institute Materials J. 

Reviewer, RILEM TC-217-PRE ‘Progress 

of recycling in the built environment’ 

OzReader, ARC Discovery Grant 

Applications 


Member, Editorial Board, Road and 

Transport Research Journal 

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, 

Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) 

Transport Journal 

Reviewer for the following journals: 

Transportation Research Board, Road and 

Transport Research J., Transportation, 

Urban Policy and Research J., 

Transportation Research Part C, 

Transportation Research Part A, Transport 

Policy, Monash Business Review, J. of 

Transportation Engineering, European J. 

of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 

Environment and Planning A, J. of 

Sustainable Transportation, J. of Transport 

Geography, Transport Reviews 

Reviewer, Freeway Operation Committee 

papers, Transportation Research Board, 

USA 

Reviewer, Australian Transport Research 

Forum, held in Auckland NZ 

Reviewer, Annual Meeting of the 

Transportation Research Board USA, 

to be held in 2010 

Reviewer, PhD thesis for Victoria 

University of Wellington, NZ on ‘The Social 

Environment of Public Transport’ 


Reviewer for the following journals: Water 

Resources Research, Int. J. of 

Climatology, J. of Hydrology 


Associate Editor, Water Research 

Reviewer for the following journals: Water 

Research, Chemosphere, J. of Hydrology, 

J. of Environmental Management, Urban 

Water, J. of Hydraulic Research, J. of 

Microbiology, Hydrological Processes, 

Water Resources Research 

ARC, OzReader 

Duan, Wen Hui (Dr) 

Reviewer for the following journals: Smart 

Materials and Structures, 

Nanotechnology, Carbon, Materials-An 

Int. Open Access J., Current 

Nanoscience, J. of Physics: Condensed 

Matter, Physica E., Int. J. of Structural 

Stability and Dynamics, J. of Applied 

Physics, Cnano, J. of Nanotechnology, 

Semiconductor Science and Technology, 

J. of Sound and Vibration 


Associate Editor, Urban Water 


Environmental Management, Urban Water, 

Water Research, J. of Hydraulic Research, 

J. of Microbiology, Hydrological 

Processes, Water Resources Research, 

J. of Hazardous Materials 

Reader, ARC Discovery and Linkage 

projects 

OzReader, ARC 

Examiner (PhD Rapporteur) and Jury 

Member for thesis of Damien Granger 

at INSA Lyon, France 



Associate Editor, Clay and Clay Minerals 

Member, Editorial Board, J. of Applied 

Clay Science 

Special Publications Editor, Clay Minerals 

Society 

Reviewer of the following journals: Applied 

Clay Science, J. of Near Infrared 

Spectroscopy; Geosynthetics 

International; Geotextiles and 

Geomembranes; J. of Geotechnical and 

Geoenvironmental Engineering; Clays 

and Clay Minerals; Molecular Modeling; 

Colloids and Interface Science; Vibrational 

Spectroscopy 

Hatt, Belinda (Dr) 


Ecological Engineering, Science of the 

Total Environment, Urban Water, Water 

Research, J. of Hydrology 

Haque, Asadul (Dr) 

Reviewer, Canadian Geotechnical Journal 

Kodikara, Jayantha 

(Associate Professor) 

Associate Editor, Canadian Geotechnical 

Journal 


Canadian Geotechnical J. ; Geotechnical 

Testing J.; Computer and Geotechnics 

Examiner, PhD thesis from Deakin 

University 

Examiner, PhD thesis from the University 

of Sydney 

McCarthy, David (Dr) 

Reviewer of the following journals: Water 

Research, Water and Environmental 

Journal 



Canadian Geotechnical J., Applied 

Radiation and Isotopes, Int. J. of 

Environment and Solid Waste 

Management, Atmospheric Environment, 

Urban Water Journal 


Reviewer of the following journals: Journal 

of Hazardous Materials, Int. J. of Impact 

Engineering; Geotechnical Testing 

Journal; Journal of Geotechnical and 

Geoenvironmental Engineering; Int. J. of 

Rock Mechanics and Mining Science, 

Computers & Geotechnics, J. of Flow 

Measurement and Instrumentation 

Reviewer, PhD Thesis from University 

of Queensland 

Reviewer, Grant Proposal by European 

Commission (Cordis) 

Reviewer, ARC Discovery Grant 

Applications 

Examiner, PhD thesis from the University 

of Melbourne 


Reviewer of the following journals: IEEE 

Journal of Intelligent Transport Systems; 

ASCE J. of Transportation Engineering; 

Transportmetrica, Transport Policy, 

Transportation Research Record, 

Transportation Research Part C, J. of 

Sustainable Transportation, Omega: Int. 

J. of Management Science 

Member, Editorial Board, Int. Assoc. of 

Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR) 

Reviewer, Research Proposal for Israel 

Science Foundation 

Sanjayan, J.G. (Associate Professor) 

Chairman, Editorial Panel, Concrete in 

Australia (Journal published by Engineers 

Australia on behalf of the Concrete 

Institute of Australia 

Reviewer, papers for Concrete ’09 

Conference held in Sydney NSW, 

September 

Examiner, PhD thesis for IIT Madras, India 


Reviewer of the following journals: ASCE 

J., IEEE-Intelligent Transportation J., JAT 

J., Intelligent Transport, Transportation, 

Transport Research Part A, Transport 

Research Part C 



Ecological Engineering, J. of Hazardous 

Materials, Engineering in Life Sciences, 

Chemosphere, Desalination, Process 

Biochemistry, Environmental Pollution, 

CLEAN-Soil, Air and Water 


Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on 

Intelligent Transportation Systems 

Associate Editor, Int. J. of Vehicle 

Information and Communication Systems 

Member, Editorial Board, the Open 

Transportation Journal and Transportation 



Transportation Research Part C-Emerging 

Technologies , Transportation Research 

B, Transportation Research Record, The 

Open Transportation Journal, IEEE 

Transactions on Control Systems 

Technology, IEEE Transactions on 

Knowledge and Data Engineering, J. 

of Advanced Transportation 

Examiner, PhD defence at Delft Technical 

University, Netherlands, October 

Reviewer, Research proposal for the US 

National Science Foundation 

Reviewer, Research proposal for the 

Chile National Science Foundation 



Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 

Int. J. of Steel and Composite Structures, 

J. of Constructional Steel Research, 

Engineering Structures, Fire Safety J., 

Communications in Numerical Methods 

in Engineering, Int. J. of Steel Structures, 

Australian J. of Civil Engineering, Int. J. 

of Fatigue, Australian J. of Structural 

Engineering, J. of Constructional Steel 

Research 

Reviewer, ARC Discovery grants 

Reviewer, ARC Fellowship, March 

Examiner, PhD thesis for the University 

of New South Wales, School of Civil and 

Environmental Engineering 


Grant Referee, Australian Research 

Council 

Grant Referee, Research Council of 

the University of Kuwait 

Reviewer of the following 

journals: Transportation, Transport Policy, 

E, Int. J. of Simulation and Process 

Engineering, J. of Urban Planning and 

Development- ASCE, J. of Transport 

Planning and Technology, ASCE J. of 

Transportation Engineering, Transport 


Member, Editorial Board, Proceedings 

of Transportation Engineering ICE 

Member, Editorial Board, Transport for 

Developing Countries Workshop, 

IIT(Bombay), India 



Member, Editorial Board, Thin-Walled 

Structures 

Member, Editorial Board, International J. 

of Structural Stability and Dynamics 

Member, Editorial Board, Advanced Steel 

Construction 


Bridge Engineering (ASCE), Thin-Walled 

Structures, Engineering Structures, J. of 

Constructional Steel Research, 

Construction and Building Materials, Steel 

and Composite Structures, Advances in 

Structural Engineering, Int. J. of 

Fatigue, Australian J. of Structural 

Engineering, J. of Structural Engineering 

(ASCE) 

Examiner, PhD Oral Defence at Ecole 

Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, 

Switzerland 

Examiner, PhD thesis for Tongji University, 

China 

5.3. Services to expert 

bodies and expert advice 


Advisory member and inspector for Glued 

Laminated Timber Association of Australia 

(GLTAA) 

Collins, F.G. (Dr) 

Member, Expert Panel reviewing outputs 

from ‘Climate Change Impacts on 

Concrete Infrastructure’, project 

undertaken by the Federal Department of 

Climate Change and CSIRO 

Currie, Graham (Prof) 

Academic Member, Victorian Road-Based 

Public Transport Advisory Group of the 

Minister for Public Transport, Melbourne 

Victoria 

Member, submission to the Federal 

Senate Inquiry into Public Transport 

Standing Committee on Rural and 

Regional Affairs and Transport, March 

Research expert, invited to give evidence 

at the Federal Senate Inquiry into Public 

Transport Standing Committee on Rural 

and Regional Affairs and Transport, March 

Media interview with ABC Radio National, 

Tony Delroy Late Show Hour, on Public 

Transport, April 

Presentation, ‘Visioning Melbourne’s 

Transport Futures’, to the Committee for 

Melbourne –Shaping Melbourne 

Taskforce, May 

Research Expert, Victorian Parliamentary 

Enquiry into Training in the Rail Industry, 

Faculty of Engineering submission 


Research expert representative , 

Melbourne Water Waterways Advisory 

Committee 

Chair, River Health Expert Input panel, 

Melbourne Water 

Research expert, Barwon Water Advisory 

Panel 


Advisor on mining and groundwater 

issues 

Environment Representative on Working 

Group developing two new booklets on 

Leading Practice for Sustainable 

Development – Environmental Risk 

Management; Monitoring Auditing and 

Evaluating Performance (auspiced 

through Commonwealth DITR) 

Reviewer, Groundwater components of 

the Annual State of the Catchment Report 

for Port Philip and Westernport 

Catchment Management Authority 

Independent environmental expert, 

Alligator Rivers Region Technical 

Committee (ARRTC), A national level 

committee for uranium mining research 


Media interview with ABC Radio National, 

The Science Show, on ‘the Future of the 

Car’ 

Panel Member, Low Emissions Vehicle 

Partnership Forum and Drive Day 

Research Expert, Victorian Parliamentary 

Enquiry into Training in the Rail Industry, 

Faculty of Engineering submission 

5.4 External seminars, 

workshops and special 

presentations 


Tri-University Workshop on Post-quake 

Reconstruction, Tsinghua University, 

China, November 

Seminar presentations at Istambul 

Technical University (Turkey), 

Mustansiryah University and American 

University of Sharjah (UAE) 

Short course and seminar delivered at the 

University of Baghdad, Iraq 

Short course on the use of Australian 

Standards in Design of Structures, 

delivered to 2+2 students at Central South 

University, China, June 

Currie, Graham (Prof) 

Seminar to SSEE on ‘Does the Victorian 

Transport Plan contribute to a sustainable 

future’, at Engineers Australia, 

Melbourne, February 

Seminar to Australian Labor Party 

Electorate Council Discussion Group, 

Clayton, May 

Video-Conference on Collaborative 

Research Initiatives with University 

of Auckland, New Zealand 

Keynote address to Prahran Electoral 

Conference of the Liberal Party on 

‘Transport Alternatives’, March 

Seminar on Sustainable Cities, 

Sustainable Transport, March 

Presentation to the Liberal Party Policy 

Discussion Group, Eastern Metro 

Regional Electorate Council, March 

Presentation to the BTRE Colloquium, 

BRT/LRT, Canberra, June 

Presentation to the Transport and Social 

Inclusion Committee on ‘Climate change, 

transport and social inclusion, Melbourne, 

August 

Presentation to the Transport Policy 

Group of the Department of Transport on 

‘ARC Project on Transport and Social 

Exclusion- Update’, Melbourne, August 

Seminar on ‘Investigating links between 

transport disadvantage, social exclusion 

and well being in Melbourne-An update 

of results’, South Melbourne, October 


Presentation to the Senior Transport 

Management Group, Department of 

Transport on ‘ARC Project on Transport 

and Social Exclusion – Update’, 

Melbourne, October 

Seminar on ‘Back to Basics 5’ at AITPM 

NSW – Keynote Speech on ‘ARC Project 

on Transport and Social Exclusion – 

Update – Implications for Public Transport 

in Sydney’, Parramatta, October 


Short course on ‘Fluid Mechanics’ for final 

year and postgraduate students. 

Invited seminar at the ‘Centre for 

Modelling of Stochastic Systems’, Monash 

University 


Short course on ‘Stormwater Treatment 

Technologies’ for industry audience, 

Clayton, November 

Grundy, Paul (Emeritus Professor) 

Tri-University Workshop on Post-quake 

Reconstruction, Tsinghua University, 




Workshop on Pipe Asset Management, 

Sydney, July 


Invited seminar, Community public 

meeting on Mining and Water issues in 

South Australia, March 

Invited lecture on Sustainability, Faculty of 

Engineering Leadership Program, March 

Special invited Public Lecture on In Situ 

Leach Uranium Mining, Fort Collins 

(Colorado), USA, August 

Invited Seminar on the Environmental 

Impacts of Uranium Mining, Ottawa 

(Ontario), Canada, August 

Invited Keynote Seminar for New Zealand 

Society for Sustainability Engineering and 

Science, October 



Research Initiatives with University of 

Auckland, New Zealand 


Presentation at Tri-University Workshop, 

Central South University Changsha, 


Presentation at Beijing Mining Technology 

University, Beijing, China, December 


Seminar on ‘Does the Victorian Transport 

Plan contribute to a sustainable future’ 

for the Society for Sustainability and 

Environmental Engineering, Engineers 

Australia, Melbourne, February 

Presentation on ‘Research activity of the 

Transport Theme of the Monash 

Sustainability Institute’ at the Monash 

University Early Career Researchers 

Breakfast 

Transport Alternatives Seminar (Keynote 

Speaker), Prahran Electoral Conference of 

the Liberal Party, Melbourne, March 

Seminar on ‘Sustainable Cities, 

Sustainable Transport’, Melbourne, March 

Presentation to TREK Centre at the 

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 

Canada, June 

Presentation to ORTEC (Portland State 

University Transport Centre), Portland, 

USA, June 

Presentation on ‘What does EcoDriver 

Training Achieve Insight from a Victorian 

Pilot Project’, at College of Road Safety, 

Victoria 

Presentation on ‘Implications of emerging 

types of private passenger vehicles’ at the 

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 

New Zealand 




Seminar on ‘Sustainable Transport’ 

(keynote speech) to the Australian 

Conservation Foundation, Federal 

Parliament House, Canberra, November 


Presentation to Cheongju University 

students, Seoul, Korea, March 





Seminar on ‘Local ramp metering in the 

case of random downstream bottlenecks’, 

at VicRoads, Melbourne 


Short course on Steel Design, delivered to 

2+2 students at Central South University, 

Changsha, China, June 

Short course on Steel Design, Shanghai, 

China, July 

Presentation entitled ‘Structural Design of 

steel Structures in Fire: Comparative 

Study on Australian and European 

Practice, at a seminar for the Association 

of Structural Consulting Engineers, at Box 

Hill TAFE, Victoria, September 

Presentation at a seminar on ‘The modern 

method of plastic design – Quick, 

Economical and Painless’, for Engineers 

Australia , North Melbourne, August 






Presentation at the Monash-Tsinghua 

Workshop on Earthquake, Beijing, China, 

February 

Presentation to promote 2+2 Civil 

Program to students at Tongji University, 

Beijing, China, February 

Presentation at the Monash-Sichuan 

Workshop on Earthquake, Sichuan 

University, Chengdu, China, February 

Presentation to promote 2+2 Civil 

Program to students at Sichuan 

University, Chengdu, China, February 

FRP Shortcourse, Monash, August 

Tri-University Workshop on FRP 

Strengthening of Steel Structures, Central 

South University, China, November 

Presentation to Tongji University students 

on 2+2 Civil Program, China, November 

Seminar on studying civil engineering at 

Monash, delivered at the Careers Night, 

Scotch College, Melbourne 


5.5 Consulting and 

Contract Research 


Consultant to Iraq Higher Education 

Committee, London UK 


Review of the Victorian Transport 

Connections program 

‘Literature Review of Induced Demand’ for 

City of Boorondarah, April 

Delbosc, Alexandra (Ms) 

‘Literature Review of Induced Demand’ for 

City of Boorondarah, April 


Independent Expert reporting on 

Proposed Exploration Drilling and 

Groundwater for Alcorns & Browns v. Coal 

Mines Australia Ltd 

Expert report for Mrs R. Horridge on 

Proposed Billen Cliffs Cemetery 

Expert report for Gundjeihmi Aboriginal 

Corporation on Ranger Tailings Dam Lift 

to RL54m – Conceptual modelling of 

potential seepage rates and associated 

environmental aspects 

Adviser, Coal seam gas in Australia, 

groundwater and environmental impacts 

Review, Olympic Dam EIS 

Member, Tailing Storage Facility Technical 

Working Group 

Independent Expert witness for Liverpool 

Plains Court Case on groundwater issues 

associated with coal exploration 


Research expert advising CIC 

Corporation, China, on real-time complete 

surveillance of freeway traffic 

5.6 Professional 

development 


Senior Management Summit, Monash 

University, February 


Graduate Certificate in Higher Education 

International Research Staff Exchange 

Scheme (IRSES), Polytechnic of Turin, 

Italy, May 


Outside Study Program, January to 

February 


Graduate Certificate in Higher Education 



Monash University Leadership course 

(two modules) 


Outside Study Program at Int. Centre for 

Sustainability Engineering, University of 

Auckland and Institute of Environmental 

Studies, University of New South Wales, 

July-Nov 

Powell, Christopher (Mr) 

Contract Negotiation and new business 

development – Opening of the FAWB 

Biofiltration facility for the Kfar Saba 

Council and liaison with Australian/Israeli 

Sustainability Trade Mission, local councils 

and water authorities, Tel Aviv, Israel, 

November 


Supervision Level 2 Certificate 


Outside Study Program at the Chinese 

Northeast Institute of Geography and 

Agricultural Ecology, Changchun City, 

China, December 2009-March 2010 

5.7 Conference attendance 


23rd Int. Meeting of ISO/TC 165 – Timber 

Structures, Bordeaux, France, October 

Amarasiri, Aruna (Dr) 

ComGeo I, Int. Symposium on 

Computational Geomechanics, Juan-les- 

Pins, France, April 


15 th Int. Conference on Composite 

Structures, Porto, Portugal, June 

Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in 

Structures (APFIS2009), Seoul, Korea, 

November 

Bratieres, Katia (Ms) 

6th Int. Water Sensitive Urban Design 

Conference (Hydropolis #3), Perth, 

Western Australia, May 


Geosynthetics 2009 Conference, Salt 

Lake City, Utah USA, February 

1 st African Regional Geosynthetics 

Conference, Cape Town & Johannesburg, 

South Africa, September 

TENSAR Jubilee Conference, London UK, 

September 


88th Annual Meeting of the US 


Washington DC, USA, January 

Urban Transport World Conference, 

Public Transit Planning in the 21st 

Century, Sydney, February 

UrbanRAIL 2009, Conference on ‘Igniting 

the rail revolution: the land use 

agglomeration benefits of new urban 

railways’, Australasian Railway 

Association, Sydney, March 


Auckland NZ, September 

Future City Transport 2nd Annual 

Conference, Melbourne, July 

Melton Transport Connections Forum 

(keynote address), July 

Transport Economics Forum on ‘ARC 

Project on Transport and Social Exclusion’ 

Update, Melbourne, September 

Bus Industry Confederation National 

Conference on ‘ARC Project on Transport 


and Social Exclusion – Update’, Hobart, 

October 

Victorian Transport Infrastructure Summit 

on ‘Rethinking public transport: What 

more is needed for continued patronage 

growth’, Melbourne, November 

VCOSS Annual General Meeting on ‘ARC 

Project on Transport and Social Exclusion 

– Update’, Melbourne, November 

National Conference of the Transport 

and Social Inclusion Committee on 

‘ARC Project on Transport and Social 

Exclusion-Update’, ‘Improving 

understanding and capturing learning’ 

and ‘Workshop Management’, Melbourne, 

November 

11th Int. Conference on Competition and 

Ownership in Land Passenger Transport, 

Delft University of Technology, Delft, 

Netherlands, September 


Workshop on Developing Integrated 

Catchment Management Strategies for 

Sustainable Water Use in response to 

Climate Change, held in Hanoi Vietnam, 

June-July 

Workshop related to groundwatervegetation 

Research Program at the 

National Centre for Groundwater 

Research and Training, the University 

of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, July 

International Symposium on Integrated 

Catchment Management for Sustainable 

Water Use in response to Climate Change, 

held in Melbourne VIC, September 

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 

San Francisco, California, USA, December 

Delbosc, Alexandra (Ms) 




Creating Water Sensitive Cities in 

Australia, Conference in held in Perth, 

Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and 

Adelaide in February 


Conference (Hydropolis #3), Perth WA, 

May 

International Symposium on Integrated 

Catchment Management for Sustainable 

Water Use in response to Climate Change, 

Melbourne VIC, September 

8th Int. Conf. on Urban Drainage 

Modelling held in Tokyo, Japan in 

September 


9th Int. Conf. on Computing and Control 

for the Water Industry (CCWI), Sheffield, 

UK, September (invited Keynote 

Presentation) 


Modelling held in Tokyo, Japan, 

September 

Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce 

Sustainability Trade Mission to Israel 

2009, Tel Aviv, Israel, November 


49th Annual Meeting of the Clay Minerals 

Society, Billings, Montana USA, June 

Grundy, Paul (Emeritus Professor) 

International Disaster and Risk 

Conference, Chengdu, China, July 


Alternative Technology Association 

Seminar: Alternative water supply options 

for Melbourne, February 



May 



September 

Keller, Robert (Dr) 

IAHR Int. Conference, Vancouver, British 

Columbia, Canada, August 

McCarthy, David (Dr) 



May 



September 

AusAid-funded Workshop on ‘Integrated 

Catchment Management under Climate 

Change’, Orissa (Mumbai), India, 

November 


48th Annual Conference of Metallurgists, 

Canadian Metallurgical Society, Sudbury, 

Ontario, Canada, August 

Young Earth Scientists International 

Congress, Young Earth Scientists 

Network, Beijing, China, October 

Solutions for a Sustainable Planet – SSEE 

International Conference 2009, Society for 

Sustainability and Environmental 

Engineering, Melbourne, Victoria, 

Australia, November 

SDIMI 2009 – 4th International 

Conference on Sustainable Development 

Indicators in the Minerals Industry, 

Australasian Institute of Mining and 

Metallurgy (AusIMM), Gold Coast, 

Queensland, Australia, July 

Poelsma, Peter (Mr) 


Conference (Hydropolis #3), held in Perth 

WA in May 


Underground Coal Gassification 

Workshop, Imperial College, London UK, 

September 



Research Board, Washington DC, USA, 

January 

Australian Davos Connection, Future 

Summit 2009, Melbourne 

GHD Executive Forum, Melbourne 

Interface Councils CEO Forum, Municipal 

Association of Victoria, Melbourne, August 

Local Government National Conference, 

Municipal Association of Victoria, East 

Melbourne, August 


Auckland, NZ, September 

US Institute of Transportation Engineers 

Conference on Transportation Engineering 

Education, Portland Oregon USA, 

September 

Transport Connections Coordinators 

Forum on ‘Transport Connections – A 

Sustainable Future’ (keynote speech), 

Melbourne, October 



Int. Seminar on Improvement of Fire 

Resistance Performance of High Strength 

Concrete, Seoul, Korea, March 

24th Biennial Conference of the Concrete 

Institute of Australia, Sydney NSW, 

September 




January 

ISTTT18 Conference, Hong Kong, China, 

July 

Australasian Transport Research forum, 


Wong, M.B. (Dr) 

9th Int. Symposium on Fiber Reinforced 

Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete 

Structures, Sydney NSW, July 

International Conference on Engineering 

Education and Research, Seoul, Korea, 

August 

ISCM II and EPMESC XII Conference, 

Hong Kong and Macau, China, 

November-December 


Tri-University Workshop, Central South 

University, Changsha, China, November- 

December 




January 

Australasian Transport Research forum, 



CIDECT Annual Meeting, Tampere, 

Finland, August 

3rd Int. Forum on Advances in Structural 

Engineering, Shanghai, China, November 

Second Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP 

in Structures (APFIS2009), Seoul, Korea, 

December 

Int. Conf in Advances in Steel Structures 

(ICASS’09), Hong Kong, China, 

December 



D&P 7-09

Department of Civil Engineering - Faculty of Engineering - Monash ...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?