Meet the engineers adapting water infrastructure to climate change
A global team of researchers is adapting water infrastructure to meet the challenges posed by climate change.
Tag: water engineering
Surf’s up: The giant plunger making waves in surf park technology
A Queensland team of engineers has unveiled a new wave machine designed to generate ocean-like surf in a lake.
“There is hope”: WA’s Professional Engineer of the Year on changing the world
Kala Senathirajah has been honoured with an Engineers Australia Excellence Award in recognition of her commitment to the water industry.
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.
Ensuring Indigenous communities have access to clean water
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is working with remote communities to co-design fit-for-purpose and fit-for-place water supply systems.
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, ...
Looming water challenges mean engineers need new skills
Technical skills won’t be enough to solve engineering problems around water, says this year’s Engineers Australia Engineering Associate of the ...
An inside look at rapid deployment water engineering
It’s late on a Friday afternoon and a worksite’s water pipe has burst, a rain event has caused inundation, or ...
Deep impact: Daniel Lambert on the power of engineering for good
Civil engineer Daniel Lambert has accomplished a lot with his work in the water industry. But it is his embrace ...
‘I don’t think I’ve ever done the same thing twice’: One engineer on the rewards of working in the water industry
Chartered engineer Marnie Coates CPEng has seen a lot of the water industry, but she continues to find new ways ...
