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This monthly news magazine is produced in two editions – a General edition and a Civil edition. It covers news related to all disciplines of engineering. The General Edition circulates mainly to members affiliated with the Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Biomedical, Environmental and ITEE Colleges of Engineers Australia. The Civil Edition circulates mainly to members affiliated with the Civil and Structural Colleges of Engineers Australia. Produced by Engineers Media.

Engineers Australia members can view and search an archive of the current and previous issues. Log in at www.engineersaustralia.org.au, then go to "Resources and Library", then "Online Library/Engineers Australia magazine".

May 2013

Included in this issue:

Cover story: Hong Kong
A look at international engineering contributions to some of the city's major projects, including transportation, drainage and structures.

Asset Management (General)
The article discusses cooperation between Australian and Brazilian asset management bodies.

Continuing Education (General/Civil)
The lead story claims incentives in universities discourage researchers from engaging with industry.

Concrete (Civil)
Major concreting efforts are taking place around the country, from light rail construction on the Gold Coast, to road works in Brisbane and rail works in Perth.

April 2013

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Cover story: Engineering focus on Newcastle
This month's cover story takes a look at a range of projects under way in the Hunter region, including coal handling, chemical engineering and bulk materials.

Fire Engineering (General)
Pro bono advice on fire safety for a temporary cardboard cathedral being constructed in Christchurch leads this feature. It also contains news about the regulation of using lifts during evacuation and insight into an innovative approach used at the Royal North Shore Hospital.

Roads (Civil) The lead story reports on the Kempsey Bypass in NSW. Also included are articles on the Great Eastern Highway in Perth, Legacy Way in Brisbane, asphalt plant upgrade in Melbourne and new products.

March 2013

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Cover story: Rebuilding with resilience
As damage from cyclones, floods and bushfires increases, does Australia need to change its design standards to ensure its infrastructure can withstand extreme weather events?

Building Services (General)
The lead story of this feature highlights the issues with information management in buildings. Also included are articles on a heliostat, fire protection maintenance standards, and Green Star university buildings.

This month we take a look at tunnelling beneath Sydney’s most famous landmark and a novel new tunnel borer from Aker Wirth and Rio Tinto. There’s also an article on tunnel ceiling collapse, the Victorian coroner’s recommendations on tunnel safety and South Australian rollers being used in Qatar. Lastly, there’s a report on the activities of the Australasian Tunnelling Society.

Gas Industries (General) This month’s feature takes a look at a groundwater report released by coal seam gas (CSG) explorers and Osmoflo’s desalination contract for the Ichthys LNG project. Also covered is the Queensland government’s new plan for CSG, Australia’s training deal with Indonesia and new software from Intergraph.

Coastal/Marine Engineering (Civil)The lead story discusses a new pontoon developed for Darwin. Other stories look at the Port Lambert project in WA, an artificial reef made up of concrete modules, port expansion in urbanised environments and forecasting sea level rise.

February 2013

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Cover story: Lessons from Christchurch
At 4:35am on 4 September 2010, an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck Christchurch and the surrounding Canterbury region in New Zealand. The earthquake was succeeded by aftershocks that are still continuing.

Project Management (General/Civil)
The lead story introduces the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership. Also included are articles on checking forecasts, water projects in South Australia and new products.

Control/SCADA (General)
This month’s feature covers automated cattle management, an automation system at Grosvenor mine, a partnership of Yokogawa and McAfee, as well as ABB giving the University of Queensland access to automation technology. There’s also an announcement of Windows 8 support and a US report on SCADA vulnerabilities. Lastly there’s new products from Rockwell Automation, Advantech, Omron, Automated Control and Turck.

Structural Engineering (Civil) This feature delves deep into the finer structural detail involved during the construction of a rooftop venue in Sydney and a major hospital in Perth. We also hear from the Structural College about the year past and the year ahead.

January 2013

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Cover story: Incoming President: Marlene Kanga
Incoming Engineers Australia national president Marlene Kanga wants to make the organisation more relevent to its members and encourage more input from young engineers.

Mining 2013 (Genera/Civill)
The January 2013 issue of this Mining supplement brings news about a massive coal mining and logistics project about to take off in Queensland. Another article looks at the bauxite expansion proposed for the Gulf country. Communication is also a hot topic, with a new research centre announced, and a new product released.

Shackleton's leadership – 100 years on (General/Civil)
This year marks the centenary of Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic voyage of survival in Antartica.

Asset Management (Civil) In this month's feature we take a look at work done by the Napier City Council in New Zealand where they consolidated two asset management systems.

Pumps (General) This feature includes stories on upgrades in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia, a new dosing test rig, a fire pump being used for geotechnical work and new products.

December 2012

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Cover story: 2012 Engineering Excellence awards
Engineers Australia celebrated engineering excellence last month at a function at Parliament house in Canberra. Awards were presented for engineering projects as well as individual achievements. The top honour was the Sir William Hudson Award..

Pike River coal mine tragedy (Genera/Civill)
On Friday 19 November 2010, an explosion occured at the Pike River underground coal mine on the west coast of New Zealand's south island.

Large flood lessons (General/Civil)
This feature includes articles on lessons from Queensland floods, decentralised water supplies, stormwater harvesting, dam upgrads, sewer leaks, training and technology exports.

Vale Bill Rourke (General/Civil) The first chief executive of Engineers Australia, William "Bill" Rourke, passed away last month.

Maintenance a safety threat at Melbourne City Loop (General/Civil) In this issue we look at a report highlighting chronic maintenance problems in the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop, rebuilding wharves in Sydney and the expansion of defence contractor Austral in darwin.

November 2012

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Cover story: Bringing wild ideas to life
The cover story investigates sculptures that require advanced engineering to function and performance spaces where engineers work back stage and on set designs, like that of Cirque du Soleil (pictured on the cover).

Aeronautical Engineering (General)
The lead story discusses the growth of unmanned aircraft in both military and civil applications. Also included are a review of an international aeronautical engineering conference in Brisbane and an article on flight plan optimisation research.

Process Engineering (General)
This section contains articles on coal and gold processing plants, as well as a biofuel agreement and the Chemeca Medal, awarded for contributions to aluminium smelting.

Roads/Road Maintenance (Civil) Infrastructure Australia has announced a $30 billion dollar strategy, a NSW council completes road repair with new technology and David Shteinman talks about industrial mathematics solving real road problems.

Concrete (Civil) This month we look at the redevelopment of the Royal North Shore Hospital, the start of works on a wall foundation in the Hume Dam, and the Fraunhofer Institute's research into using artificial lightning to recycle concrete. There's also an award for a concrete mixer stability system and a University of Queensland building using geopolymer concrete.

October 2012

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Cover story: Engineering fous on regional Queensland
Regional Queensland continues to be full of opportunity for engineers, in areas ranging from community and infrastructure development to resource-related industries.

Building Services (General)
The Australian building services industry is at the forefront of innovation, and this feature looks at a new university building and a new laboratory that will continue to push the industry forward with advanced technological facilities. The feature also covers the impetus for change as a result of the carbon tax.

Power Construction (Civil)
In this feature we look at two large-scale photovoltaic projects in NSW, funded by the federal and state governments, a wind farm to be built in Ballarat, a gas power plant expansion and a new photovoltaic project in the ACT.

September 2012

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Cover story: Bypassing Brisbane's bottlenecks
The cover photograph shows the AirportlinkM7 tunnel under construction, with a TBM machine back-up on its journey to the Lutwyche caverns. The lining of the tunnel is made of rings, illustrated by the diagram of a tunnel ring segmentation superimposed on the image. Ten of these segments (9+1 key) assembled in a specific configuration fit tightly together to form a ring, which is actually a 2m tunnel section.

Railways (Civil), Railways/ Rolling Stock (General)
In addition to rail projets around Australia and in Hong Kong, this feature contains articles on signal standardisation, improving erformance and an update from the Railway Technical Society of Australasia.

Safety (Civil & General)
This feature discusses research by CSIRO, commentary on the 2001 Toulouse explosion and Australian safety standards, come novel aerospace research as well as a health and safety development course.

August 2012

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Cover story: Capturing the essence of engineering
The 2012 Photo Competition attracted hundreds of entries, providing an insight into the vast range of projects that engineers are involved in and the multitude of locations they work from.

Bridges (Civil)
Works on the Pacific Highway bypass of the mid north coast town of Kempsey continue, especially on a $185 million river and floodplain bridge, as detailed in the lead article. Innovative solutions in other bridge projects are also covered, including a single formwork traveller used for a bridge in Canberra, and earthquake and subsidence protection in the Hunter. This feature also looks at the human factors in bridge catastrophes.

Steel Construction( Civil)
This feature discusses steel construction projects around the country and new technical guidance documents.

Materials Handling (General)
This month Engineers Australia magazine talks to Associate Professor Peter Wypych and takes a look at some recent industry developments. There’s also a call for papers for a conference and a call for nominations for an awards ceremony.

Fabrication/Welding (General)
This feature includes articles on shipbuilding, subsea and mining fabrication projects as well as technical guidance documents.

July 2012

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Cover story: Engineering focus on the Pilbara
As massive projects are built to access the region's resources, engineers are also upgrading public infrastructure.

Hospital Construction (Civil)
Key challenges for hospital engineering are revealed in an interview with three experts in the field. A profile of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital captures details of one of the most advanced hospital projects currently taking place in Australia. This feature also includes articles on achievements and methods used in hospital construction.

Biomedical Engineering( General)
The first story gives a preview of the Australian Biomedical Engineering conference. Also included are articles on health informatics, biomechanical modelling and aid to Pacific countries.

Executive Engineer (Civil & General)
– Interview with Hamish Tyrwhitt
– Storytelling and leadership
– Continuing professional development

June 2012

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Cover story: Australia's engineering leaders
In its ninth year, Engineers Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Engineers reveals engineering leaders in business, government and research.

Australian Construction Achievement Award (Civil & General)
Australian Constructors Association and Engineers Australia celebrated the annual Australian Construction Achievement Award in Perth last month.

Recruitment (Civil & General)
Engineers Australia Western Australia Division is concerned about the effect the resources boom is having on local engineering capability, as discussed in the lead article. It is a problem getting national attention with another article looking into the Senate Inquiry into the skills shortage. Further in the feature we highlight the career progression of a regional engineer in far north Queensland, while another reveals a young engineering student in Melbourne who has been invited into an engineering consultant’s chief executive office for a mentoring program.

Engineering Leadership Conference (Civil & General)
Report from the Engineering Leadership Conference in Adelaide.

May 2012

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Cover story: Building information modelling (BIM)
BIM is increasingly being used in design and maintenance in Australia and overseas.

Concrete (Civil & General)
News from major infrastructure projects like the Perth City Link rail project and the South Road Superway project in Adelaide open this feature. Another article looks at amplitude testing, a capability of ground penetrating radar, to assess the condition of reinforcement and concrete. The feature also contains a safety alert for concrete batching plants, news from a school repair program and details of a number of upcoming courses.

Natural Broadband Network (General)
The lead story in this feature explores the commencement of the National Broadband Network’s rollout in Tasmania. Other stories cover the NBN’s trajectory over the next three years, the installation of an NBN-supporting telecommunications facility in southern NSW and the development of orbital satellites to provide internet to rural homes by 2015.

April 2012

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Cover story: Learning from London
Engineers Australia magazine takes a look at the engineering behind the 2012 Olympics and the lessons learned during construction.

Corrosion control (Civil & General)
The lead story details a recent project to waterproof the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Other stories cover a newly developed paint which is designed to detect corrosion early, and a new kind of marine-grade steel created to resist corrosion.

Coastal engineering (Civil)
An extraordinary meeting was needed by Tweed Shire Council to approve emergency works required to prevent erosion ahead of Easter king tides, as the lead article details. Inundation remains a major area of concern for coastal councils uncertain how they should respond, as another article reveals. A feasibility study for the expansion of the Port of Albany is also looked at in more detail.

Software Engineering (General)
The lead article reveals a new partnership formed to set up the Australia-India Research Centre for Automation Software Engineering. Another article states that more is needed to be done to create a thriving ICT industry. The feature also contains details of a codeathon challenge to develop applications that make use of the vast amounts of data coming from space missions.

March 2012

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Cover story: Engineering focus on Mongolia
After being a satellite of the Soviet Union for decades, Mongolia has established itself as a democracy and its economy is growing with help from a mining boom. Australian engineering companies are increasingly active in the country, focusing mostly on mining and associated infrastructure projects.

Timber (Civil)
The lead story in this feature examines the work being carried out by an international timber consortium. Other stories detail the upcoming World Conference in Timber Engineering, a new graduate timber course being offered at the University of Tasmania, and a number of recently completed timber-based civil projects.

Geotechnical/Tunneling/Earthmoving (Civil)
A current project in Perth is seeing a rail line sunk underground so the land above can be opened to development, creating a number of interesting civil works in the construction phase, as the lead article describes. We also visit a road tunnel in Auckland which is set to be completed this month, and look at the geotechnical solutions used to build a road through a soft soil region in northern NSW.

Fire (General)
After a nitrogen pressurised foam suppression system was deemed too costly to maintain, engineers have implemented a mist suppression system at a museum in Darwin, as the lead article reveals. In other articles, a bushfire simulator has tested sustainable building materials, and Engineers Australia’s Society of Fire Safety national president Elissa Fazio reports from a conference in Singapore.

Lighting (General)
The lead story covers a multimedia lighting spectacular in Singapore. Other stories detail an upcoming lighting conference, a new mobile illumination unit, and a debate for and against the phasing out of old lighting.

February 2012

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Cover story: Fills and cuts and viaducts
The Hunter Expressway is the biggest road project currently under way in NSW. Split into two sections, the project is being delivered by two different groups. Danny Cameron visited the works and filed these reports.

Pipes and Pumps (General/Civil)
This feature looks at pumps and pipes being used in water, sewerage, building services, and oil and gas applications.

Instrumentation/Process Control/Pneumatics (General)
This feature contains stories on a coal seam gas to liquefied natural gas conversion plant in Queensland, a desalination rig for teaching at a university and a report from Engineers Australia’s National Committee on Automation, Control and Instrumentation. Also included are new products.

Facades/Roofing/Flooring (Civil)
The lead story in this feature explores a facades engineer’s views on the benefits of double skin facades. Other stories detail facades and roofing redevelopments at two educational facilities, university research into multi-skin facade systems, and the award-winning redesign of the Adelaide Oval Western Grandstand.

January 2012

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Cover story: Regional Engineering
Engineers Australia has declared 2012 the year of the Regional Engineering Team. The year aims to recognise and celebrate the contribution of all those engineers, technologists and associates who work and live in regional Australia.

Liability/Risk (General/Civil)
The lead story compares the new harmonised work health and safety laws to existing risk management standards. Also included are articles on professional indemnity, anti-terrorism expenditure, preparing for variable climate and the Professional Performance, Innovation and Risk Protocol.

Defence (General and Civil)
The lead story in this feature explores the engineering skills required to deliver new submarines for Australia, while another article suggests nuclear vessels should be considered.

December 2011

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Cover story: Engineering Excellence Awards 2011
Engineers Australia celebrated engineering excellence last month with a function at Parliament House in Canberra. Nine national prizes were presented, including the top honour – the Sir William Hudson Award. Three individual awards and the President's Prize were also given out.

Sustain ability (General/Civil)
The last major event of Engineers Australia's Year of Humanitarian Engineering was held at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne between 30 November and 2 December. Danny Cameron attended the Humanitarian Engineering conference, which ran under the title "imagineering", and filed these articles. The conference was organised by Engineers Australia and Engineers Without Borders Australia, in event partnership with SKM and AusAID.

Safety (General and Civil)
The first story proposes a confidential structural failure reporting scheme for Australia based on a UK model. Other articles discuss new model workplaces safety laws, drug and alcohol use in construction, and awards for safety innovations.

November 2011

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Cover story: Incoming President: David Hood
Incoming national president David Hood has been an advocate for more sustainability in all engineering activities for many years. He believes engineers must go beyond what is required by law.

Shipbuilding (General)
The lead story covers the Australian design and construction of a liquefied natural gas-powered ferry. Other stories detail a new fleet of Australian-made catamarans designed to support offshore wind farms, the upcoming 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, and progress on the Navy’s Air Warfare Destroyer.

Process Engineering (General)
This feature includes reports from the recent Chemeca conference in Sydney, a story about a control systems upgrade at a biosecurity facility in Victoria, previews of forthcoming events and new products.

Concrete (Civil)

This feature leads with the awards for excellence in concrete, presented last month at the biennial conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia. The conference also featured a number of international speakers, whose keynote addresses are covered in an article. A concrete pour on a new social housing development in Perth; innovative use of all forms of concrete on a rehabilitated site in Sydney; and a concrete burial for the tunnel boring machine cutterheads and shields in Brisbane’s Airport Link are also covered in this feature.

Roads/Road Maintenance (Civil)

An Adelaide company has supplied a comprehensive materials testing and reporting system to a major road project in Texas, as outlined in the lead article. Also included in this feature are reports on new bridges to prevent road flooding in the Northern Territory and a new sustainability rating tool for roads developed by VicRoads.

October 2011

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Cover story: Queensland
After the floods of the 2010/2011 summer season, Queensland was faced with a long and challenging recovery process. Beyond the obvious economic and humanitarian problems posed by the floods, much of the infrastructure in the affected areas was significantly damaged.

Building Services (General)
A new high rise development in Sydney has building services features that will save an estimated $2 million in annual operating costs, as the lead article describes. Another article looks at the requirements to extract heat from a new data centre, while another reveals the latest grants awarded to developments around Australia to improve building services.

Software (Civil)

A number of solutions to modelling flood flow around buildings have been tested as part of an Australian Rainfall and Runoff revision project, as the lead article details. The feature also contains articles on software used for project management, procurement, planning and environmental health.

September 2011

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Cover story: Dream jobs
Engineers work in many and varied areas and locations. In this cover story we profile 10 engineers who have found their dream jobs in unusual places, often combining their occupation with their personal interests.

Railways (General/Civil)
The lead story details the response of Engineers Australia and other rail experts to the release of the federal government’s high speed rail study. Other stories cover the manufacture and maintenance of a fleet of diesel electric locomotives, a new type of mechanised track patrol vehicle, an advancement on a Sydney project and the opening of a new rail depot and train crew barracks in rural NSW.

Communications (General)
The lead story covers NBN Co’s plans to release video services such as Foxtel as part of the NBN.
Other stories cover a nationwide replacement of en route radars, an upgrade in air traffic management infrastructure, the upcoming Broadband World Forum, a new broadband service for Alice Springs and the development of an ICT award-winning eyesight treatment technology.

Airports (Civil)

Expansion programs are being rolled out for airports around Australia – particularly in Perth, as the lead article describes, where the fly-in, fly-out activity of those in the resource sector is exerting pressure on existing infrastructure. The nationwide air control tower modernisation program is also detailed. Other projects covered include a new terminal in Canberra, a masterplan design competition, and a massive kinetic art piece under construction at Brisbane airport.

August 2011

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Cover story: Engineering photo competition
More than 400 images were entered in Engineers Australia magazine’s 2011 photo competition, illustrating the many interesting and varied facets of the work engineers do and locations they work in.

Materials Handling (General)
The lead story highlights the upcoming construction of a new bulk liquids berth for Sydney Ports. Other stories cover a new contract for coal handling by engineering provider Downer, a novel adaptation for a pneumatic ram at a coal handling and preparation plant, and a series of new tools and applications to aid in the materials handling process.

Biomedical (General)
The lead story details the role biomedical engineering plays in Australia’s healthcare system. Other stories cover the opening of the Australian Centre for Nanomedicine; the research and development being conducted into tissue engineering, cardio disease detection devices, and the bionic eye; a series of upcoming bioengineering events; and a call for nominations for the David Dewhurst Award.

Steel (Civil)

This feature leads with a new Australian house designed to withstand extreme weather events. A new steel contract on the Gorgon project is detailed against another article voicing the concerns of Western Australia’s local industry that it is not winning enough work on the state’s major resources projects. A design update incorporating the new wind code and new technical guides are also discussed.

Bridges (Civil)

In the lead article, an engineer reports on his deployment to inspect and replace bridges in Liberia. Other stories discuss bridge projects around Australia and in South Africa. Also included is an article on a structure in rural Victoria designed by Sir John Monash that will receive an Engineering Heritage Marker this month.

July 2011

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Cover story: New projects promise a bright future for Newcastle
In this feature on Newcastle and the surrounding Hunter Region, Danny Cameron reports on a number of developments setting up a long-term future for the region right accross the engineering spectrum.

Recruitment/Careers (Both editions)
The lead story details an odour management program being undertaken for a number of Sydney wastewater treatment plants.

June 2011

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Cover story: Top 100 — Australia's most influential engineers
There are 34 new names in this year's list of Australia's 100 most influential engineers, with fresh ones appearing in each of the seven categories. This is an indication of the breadth of leadership talent in the engineering profession in this country.

Pipes/Drainage (Civil)
The lead story reports on a drainage upgrade being carried ou in Dubbo, NSW. Also included are articles on irrigation scheme in Tasmania, a water pipeline in Adelaide and mapping underground infrastructure.

Positioning/GPS (Civil)
The lead story details the application of mapping technology in the coverage of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. Other stories cover the development of an unmanned vehicle used in aerial mapping, and Australian research efforts to combat criminal GPS jamming.

Software (General)
The advent of the smart grid will see a large increase in automated data collection. It will become common for power quality (PQ) data to be available on line, using the many existing and proposed PQ instruments.

May 2011

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Cover story: More than just war drones
As the use of unmanned aerial vehicles becomes more widespread, Australia is continuing to make a significant contribution in the realm of aerial robotics. A recent collaboration between an Australian company and the US Air Force marks one of the industry's many developments.

Coastal Engineering (Civil)
The lead story describes ho engineers Australia's National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering is updating existing guidelines and developing new ones. Other articles describe the impact of noise from pile driving on marine animals and an assessment of how vulnerable coastal communities are to rising sea levels.

Concrete (Civil)
Concrete continues to be poured on the complex Perth Arena project, as the lead article reveals, while the following article takes readers to Melbourne, where the final touches are being applied to the ground-breaking concrete strengthening of the West Gate Bridge. Dam safety upgrades continue around the country and this feature follows up on two - one in the southwest of WA and one in NSW.

Pollution Control (General)
The lead story details an odour management program being undertaken for a number of Sydney wastewater treatment plants.

April 2011

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Cover story: Coal seam challenges
As the coal seam gas industry grows, there are concerns about access to land for bore holes and gas pipelines, management of the massive amount of associated coal seam gas water and the use of hydraulic fracturing.

Mining (Civil & General)
Only three massive Liebherr excavators exist in the world, yet a mine in central Queensland now has two of them, as the lead article reveals. Details about federal government programs to improve the skill set of the nation are detailed in another article. The feature also includes snapshots of iron ore and coal expansion projects as well as a couple of new products.

Corrosion Control (Civil & General)
The lead story explores the measures taken to combat and prevent corrosion at a refinery in Thailand. Other stories detail an upcoming corrosion control conference in Perth and a five-year review of anti-corrosion material installed in potable water tanks in Melbourne.

March 2011

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Cover story: Focus on Western Australia
Although Western Australia is famous for its ore and gas riches, it is also pursuing excellence in other areas, such as hospital and ship engineering.

Lighting (General)
The lead article examines the lighting of the external façade on Melbourne’s Aami Stadium, a component that is competing for awards at the SPARC international lighting conference in Sydney in June. Other articles look at efficiency improvements made at a shopping centre, and a multifaceted lighting package for a multipurpose building. The final article looks at the lighting solution for an impressive new art gallery in Tasmania.

Earthmoving/Tunnelling (Civil)

The lead story covers a tunnel breakthrough in Brisbane’s Airport Link project. Other stories include a summary of a tunnelling conference in Auckland, the opening of a new museum built into an excavated cliff, a sewerage project in Melbourne, the earthmoving works for an interstate highway, a proposed pedestrian tunnel development in Sydney’s CBD and an underground addition to the Opera House.

Feburary 2011

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Cover story: Engineerin focus on sub-Saharan Africa
Many Australian engineering companies are pursuing business opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa. The cover story looks at the benefits and pitflls of working in the region.

Defence (Both editions)
The lead article describes a problem encountered in the Collins Class submarine generators, and the current repair program being carried out to rectify the situation. Another article looks at the Landing Helicopter Dock project – the build of two of the largest amphibious craft to be operated by the Australian Navy. The feature also includes news on an Australian Truman design selected for the US Navy.

Fire protection (General)
The lead story details the design and development of fire safety scenarios for the Gold Coast's Tugun Bypass tunnel. Other stories cover fire safety innovation in a building in Melbourne's Docklands, a new award-winning fire extinguishing system, the upcoming 2011 Fire Safety Engineering conference and some of the year's other fire safety events.

Facades/Roof/Fllor (Civil)

The lead story reports on the Westfield Sydney project . Also included are articles on Star City redevelopment, and LED screen facade installed in Saudi Arabia and the recommendations of a coronial inquiry, which found that awning collapses are a widespread safety issue.

January 2011

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Cover story: 2011 Year of Humanitarian Engineering
The cover story describes what humanitarian engineering is and profiles some recent projects. Also included is a review of Engineers Australia's activities to mark this special year.

Risk (Both editions)
The findings from the inquiry into the Montara oil spill recommend establishing a national regulatory body to minimise the risk of a similar event ever happening again, as the lead article details. The feature also includes articles on environmental risk management in construction, a new climate change factor for flood risk studies and prelitigation protocols being introduced in NSW.

Power (General)
The lead article of this feature provides an update on waterless solar research in Newcastle. Other articles examine the planning tools Australia is using for its future power needs, new research to extract energy from wastelands and a report that looks at what power generation technologies will be important in the future.

Timber (Civil)

An earthquake resistant structural design ha been used in a new multistorey building in New Zealand. the lead story explains the design features. Other article cover the restoration of a heritage timber bridge in Victoria, the success of engineers at the 2010 Australian Timber Design Awards ad the role timber can play in sulfur storage.