Infrastructure
Weir safety: Strategies to reduce risk in Australia’s waterways
Water engineer Tony Ladson explains why weirs can prove so dangerous and shares some possible solutions.
Boost retention with a collaborative contracting model
If collaborative contracting leads to less conflict and a happier workplace, could it reduce turnover and help to tackle the...
Could self-healing concrete be the solution to wastewater pipeline corrosion?
A UniSA professor is researching the use of water treatment sludge and ‘self-healing’ concrete to counteract corrosion of concrete in...
Managing construction challenges during the building boom
The Department of Transport and Main Roads is on the front foot in dealing with major construction challenges.
Six highlights from the AFR Infrastructure Summit
From technological and materials innovations to the cost, scale and pace of projects – this is how we need to...
Designing buildings for extreme weather
Resilience measures are required to protect structures against earthquakes, wind and fire.
Underground stormwater tanks: an engineer’s guide based on regulation and real-world structural behaviour
Poor specification can lead to subsurface stormwater tank failures from either short term dynamic or long term dead loads.
How UNSW combined flood resilience with aquifer recharge
The perfect solution to this university’s stormwater management challenges arrived with the delivery of one of the world’s largest percolation...
Building the skills to tackle complex engineering problems
Two senior engineers explain how the skills they honed through credentialing helped them address different contemporary problems – from well...
Bold vision underpins major SA dam upgrade
South Australia’s largest reservoir is set to receive a major upgrade in coming years to meet renewed national safety standards,...
