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NEWS AND NOTICES
Transport museum recognised
On 15 November, the Tasmanian Transport Museum in Glenorchy was recognised by Engineers Australia for its collection of transport items that have engineering heritage significance.
The formal ceremony, which was attended by 160 guests, included an address from governor of Tasmania Peter Underwood.
The transport collection began in 1962 with the donation of tram no 141 when Hobart’s electric tram system was closed and the formation of the Tasmanian Transport Museum Society. In 1972 the Glenorchy City Council leased the site to the society, conveniently beside the main north-south railway, and the museum officially opened in 1983.
Guests at the ceremony boarding an historic train carriage.
Photo: Stuart Dix
High performance sportsground for Dubbo
Dubbo Group of Engineers Australia held its final event for 2011 with 45 engineers embarking on a site visit to the Apex Oval stormwater harvesting and high performance playing field reconstruction.
A technical presentation by Dubbo City Council’s works manager Ian Bailey was followed by a guided tour with director of technical services Stewart Mcleod to the heights of the grandstand for a birds eye view of the detention tank.
Dubbo City Council is engaged in an $11.5 million upgrade of Apex Oval, for which a federal grant of $4.5 million has been obtained under the Water for the Future Program. One of the major components of the project is the construction of a 10ML underground storage tank which will harvest stormwater for playing field irrigation from the Council’s East Dubbo Drainage Scheme.
Storage tank construction has commenced following completion of the bulk earthworks, which were complicated by the fact that Apex Oval had been a municipal landfill prior to its conversion to a premium football field.
The tank will be composed of thousands of plastic Rain Smart Ellipse modules stacked together like Lego. These modules will be wrapped as a 10ML unit, in a watertight HDPE/geofabric skin welded at the seams. Once the tank has been completed, a high performance playing field will be reinstated as a premium sand-based turf surface of national playing standard.
Engineers interested in the activities of the Dubbo Group can contact stewart.mcleod@dubbo.nsw.gov.au.
The Apex Oval in Dubbo is being revamped with a large water storage tank and a new turf surface of national playing standard.
Calls for papers
Abstracts are being invited for the 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference on 25-27 September 2012 in Adelaide. The conference is convened by Engineers Australia’s National Committee on Water Engineering and sponsored by the Environmental & Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The deadline for abstracts is 12 Feb 2012. Inquiries: http://www.wdsa2012.com/cfp.html
Abstracts are being invited for the 34th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium on 19-22 Sep 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.hwrs2012.org.au
Calls for nominations
Nominations for the 2012 AGM Michell Medal have been extended until 30 December 2011. For nominations click here.
Nominations for the Sir George Julius Medal have also been extended until 30 December 2011. For nominations click here.
Nominations are now open for the following railway awards:
• 2012 Biennial Railway Project Award
• 2012 Young Railway Engineer Award
• 2012 Railway Engineering Individual Awards
More information on these awards and how to nominate someone can be viewed at http://rtsa.com.au/awards/
PUBLICATIONS
Australian Coastal and Marine Law
Rachel Baird, Donald R. Rothwell
$122.73 + GST = $135.00
2011 9781862878440 416pp Paperback
Australia
is heavily dependent upon sea-borne trade. Our economy, shipping
industry, ports and harbours all benefit from the maritime activity.
High volumes of shipping also bring the risk of pollution and maritime
incidents. In addition to the economic importance of the maritime
domain, it has a significant place in the national psyche. The
Australian legal framework depends upon two regimes – the international
legal regime founded principally upon the law of the sea and a complex
national regime in which the Commonwealth, states and territories and
local authorities share responsibility for governance. Click here to buy this book.
Belt Conveyors: Principles for Calculations
Kazimierz Golka, George Bolliger, Costa Vasili
$120.00 + GST = $132.00
2007 9780975181928 288pp Paperback
The
process and issues associated with design of a belt conveyor or belt
conveyor system can be a daunting one for both the novice and
experienced engineer. Many standards covering this subject matter are
convoluted, making it difficult for entrants to this area of engineering
to identify and design the correct type of conveyor for the job.
Written by three Australian engineers with broad experience in the
field, this text takes a logical, step approach to the design process,
building up from bulk material parameters, through the initial selection
of components to refinement of conveyor designs. Click here to buy this book.
Engineers Australia conferences
The Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference will be held on 31 Jan–2 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.pacific2012imc.com.
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS2012) will be held on 31 Jan–3 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.apos2012.org.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design conference (WSUD2012) will be held on 21-23 Feb 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.wsud2012.com.
The conference on Practical Responses to Climate Change 2012 will be held on 1-3 May in Canberra. Inquiries: www.climatechange2012.org.
The 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference will be held on 30 May–2 June 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.elc2012.org.
The Asset Management Council’s ICOMS Asset Management Conference will be held 4–8 June, 2012, at Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart. Inquiries: www.amcouncil.com.au.
The Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2012) will be held on 11-13 Jul 2012 in Perth. Inquiries: www.asec2012.com.
The 11th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics will be held on 15-18 Jul 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.anz2012.com.au.
CORE2012, the Conference on Railway Engineering, will be held on 10-12 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.core2012.com.
The 34th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium will be held on 19-22 Sep 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.hwrs2012.org.au
The Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society (MEMMES) Convention will be held on 21-22 Sep 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/mining-electrical-and-mining-mechanical-engineering-society/.
The Risk Engineering Society Conference (RISK 2012), organised by Engineers Australia’s Risk Engineering Society, will be held on 21-22 Sep 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/risk.
The 28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences will be hosted by the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society, in cooperation with Engineers Australia, on 23-28 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: click here.
Chemeca 2012, organised by the Chemical College, IChemE in Australia and New Zealand, and RACI, will be held on 23-26 Sep 2012 in Wellington, NZ. Inquiries: www.chemeca2012.com.
For a complete list of Engineers Australia National Conferences click here.
Engineering Education Australia
Engineering Education Australia is offering a range of new course in 2012. To view the courses click on the title:
CER Writing Workshop Series
Conducting Effective Performance Appraisals
Design of Buried HDPE Piping Systems (with ASME)
Gas Piping Systems (with ASME)
Introduction to Asset Management
Managing Productive Meetings
Non-Destructive Examination Master Class (with ASME)
Profesional Performance Innovation & Risk (PPIR) Protocol Workshop
Process Piping Materials, Fabrication, Examination & Testing (with ASME)
Strategic Financial Imperatives
Transitioning from Manager to Leader
Engineering Education Australia is Engineers Australia’s subsidiary company organising professional development courses, seminars and other events. For a full list of its offerings go to www.eeaust.com.au.
Other events
The 52nd Floodplain Management Association Conference will be held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay on 21-24 Feb. Inquiries: http://www.floodplainconference.com/.
The 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference will be held on 25-27 Sep 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: http://www.wdsa2012.com/cfp.html.
The Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference will be held on 31 Jan–2 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.pacific2012imc.com.
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS2012) will be held on 31 Jan–3 Feb 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.apos2012.org.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design conference (WSUD2012) will be held on 21-23 Feb 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.wsud2012.com.
The conference on Practical Responses to Climate Change 2012 will be held on 1-3 May in Canberra. Inquiries: www.climatechange2012.org.
The 2012 Engineering Leadership Conference will be held on 30 May–2 June 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: www.elc2012.org.
The Asset Management Council’s ICOMS Asset Management Conference will be held 4–8 June, 2012, at Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart. Inquiries: www.amcouncil.com.au.
The Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2012) will be held on 11-13 Jul 2012 in Perth. Inquiries: www.asec2012.com.
The 11th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics will be held on 15-18 Jul 2012 in Melbourne. Inquiries: www.anz2012.com.au.
CORE2012, the Conference on Railway Engineering, will be held on 10-12 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: www.core2012.com.
The 34th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium will be held on 19-22 Sep 2012 in Sydney. Inquiries: www.hwrs2012.org.au
The Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society (MEMMES) Convention will be held on 21-22 Sep 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/mining-electrical-and-mining-mechanical-engineering-society/.
The Risk Engineering Society Conference (RISK 2012), organised by Engineers Australia’s Risk Engineering Society, will be held on 21-22 Sep 2012 at the Crown Plaza Hunter Valley. Inquiries: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/risk.
The 28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences will be hosted by the Australian Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society, in cooperation with Engineers Australia, on 23-28 Sep 2012 in Brisbane. Inquiries: click here.
Chemeca 2012, organised by the Chemical College, IChemE in Australia and New Zealand, and RACI, will be held on 23-26 Sep 2012 in Wellington, NZ. Inquiries: www.chemeca2012.com.
For a complete list of Engineers Australia National Conferences click here.
Engineering Education Australia
Engineering Education Australia is offering a range of new course in 2012. To view the courses click on the title:
CER Writing Workshop Series
Conducting Effective Performance Appraisals
Design of Buried HDPE Piping Systems (with ASME)
Gas Piping Systems (with ASME)
Introduction to Asset Management
Managing Productive Meetings
Non-Destructive Examination Master Class (with ASME)
Profesional Performance Innovation & Risk (PPIR) Protocol Workshop
Process Piping Materials, Fabrication, Examination & Testing (with ASME)
Strategic Financial Imperatives
Transitioning from Manager to Leader
Engineering Education Australia is Engineers Australia’s subsidiary company organising professional development courses, seminars and other events. For a full list of its offerings go to www.eeaust.com.au.
Other events
The 52nd Floodplain Management Association Conference will be held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Batemans Bay on 21-24 Feb. Inquiries: http://www.floodplainconference.com/.
The 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference will be held on 25-27 Sep 2012 in Adelaide. Inquiries: http://www.wdsa2012.com/cfp.html.