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New University Web Portal, MyUWA Launch -- 24 July 2008

As a part of the University’s commitment to improve its services to staff and students the university is today launching MyUWA. MyUWA is a university-wide initiative with the primary aim of “Improving the Student Experience”.

MyUWA is a web portal, or online gateway, that provides users with personalised access to important applications and information services, essential to study and research at UWA.

MyUWA is intended to become the “one stop shop” for access to the university’s online services; for example MyUWA will allow students to create a personalised gateway to:

  • read and send email from the student email system;
  • link to a unit’s WebCT course, CMO list or Lectopia recordings;
  • check your personal timetable for lecture and tutorial times;
  • review your Internet usage quota;
  • upload and download files from your student storage area;
  • read news and official university announcements;
  • review the items you have on loan from the Library, and see if any are due for return;
  • search for books or journal articles using many of the Library’s search tools, including the catalogue and SuperSearch;
  • add personal bookmarks and RSS news feeds;
    plus much more...

MyUWA is intended to become the central point for official communications, email, search, discussion groups, syndicated content (e.g. weather, news, announcements) and links to tailored information for students.   MyUWA will provide a student-friendly online experience, delivering relevant information and services to meet the needs of the current generation of students.

The University is committed to improving the breadth of services that it provides to staff and students through MyUWA. While MyUWA has been initially targeted at the student population it is expected that staff research and administration functions will be catered for in the near future.

MyUWA is available right now at:  http://www.uwa.edu.au/myuwa

Users of MyUWA are encouraged to submit their suggestions and comments by email to portal-help@uwa.edu.au or via the Support portlet within the MyUWA portal itself.

PhD Student Tarrant Elkington Won 2008 MERIWA Scholarships -- 30 April 2008

Congratulations to Tarrant Elkington who has won the 2008 Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia (MERIWA) supplementary scholarships. Five post-graduate students researching important areas within the minerals and petroleum sectors have won the scholarships. The scholarship recipients each receive a $5,000 stipend and $5,000 for project maintenance.

MERIWA is a State Government organisation supporting research into mineral and petroleum exploration, development and production. It has helped create a strong technological base for the resource industries through universities, other Government and private laboratories.

Tarrant Elkington's project is concerned with developing optimisation tools for making strategic decisions in the planning and operation of underground mines. His work will fill a gap in established computer-based mine modelling systems.

More information can be found at: http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Results.aspx?ItemId=130066

Mining Undegraduate Student Desmond Koh Won Prestigious Sir Frank Espie/Rio Tinto Scholarships -- 22 April 2008

Congratulations to Desmond Koh who has won the 2008/2009 Sir Frank Espie/Rio Tinto Scholarship, the most prestigious (and valuable - $14k) scholarship available for mining related courses in Australia. It is awarded by the AusIMM. The three winners of the 2008/2009 Sir Frank Espie/Rio Tinto Scholarship are:

            Robert Gelson- University of New South Wales, BE (Mining Engineering)
            Desmond Koh- University of Western Australia, BE (Mining Engineering)
            Dominique Tanner- Australian National University, BSc (Double Geology)

All three were considered to be exceptional students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and dedication to the minerals industry.

Western Australia Geothermal Centre of Excellence Received $2.3 Million Funding from the State Government -- 7 March 2008

On Friday 29/02/08 WA Premier Alan Carpenter announced that the proposed Western Australia Geothermal Centre of Excellence has received the requested funding, $2.3 million over 3 years, under the Western Australian Centres of Excellence in Science and Innovation program. It is a collaborative venture between the UWA, CSIRO and Curtin.

The Centre will establish capacity within the state to lead the exploration and exploitation of geothermal heat in a modern society. A significant Geothermal Energy contribution to the worldwide demand for power is timely within the current context of growing climate awareness and the need to meet emission targets. The Centre will also build critical momentum in WA towards a national Geothermal MNRF/CRC/COE initiative to be launched in conjunction with the other proposed and established State Centres of Excellence, South Australia and Queensland, respectively. It is an initiative that would make Australia an international leader in Geothermal Energy.

The Centre will be headed by Prof Klaus Regenauer-Lieb who has been recently appointed as Premier's Fellow. Prof Arcady Dyskin will lead the Extraction of deep heat subprogram of the WA Geothermal Centre of Excellence because of his expertise in fracture mechanics and micromechanical modelling.

Click here for Alan Carpenter's media statement

PhD Student Jonathan (Zhongyuan) Liang Won Best Paper Prize -- 26 November 2007 

Congratulations to Jonathan has just won the Best Student Paper award at the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference, 23-25 November, Wollongong, NSW. Well done!

ARC Grant Success – 9 October 2007

Congratulations to Prof Andrew Deeks, Prof Hong Hao and Prof Barry Lehane for their successes in the latest round of ARC Discovery grants.  The following projects have been funded:

Prof Andrew Deeks and Prof Hong Hao  Rapid structural condition assessment using adaptive model updating
ARC Discovery Project 2008-2010, $280,000


Summary:  The proposed project has potential to significantly enhance the accuracy with which the condition (and hence load bearing capacity) of existing infrastructure can be determined. By providing a technique of model updating that can be applied effectively in real time, location of damage will be able to be determined accurately. Economic benefits will be reaped, both through saving infrastructure from demolition where the condition is found to be adequate, and by replacing or repairing inadequate structures before costly failure occurs. This is particularly important as much of Australia's infrastructure is aging, and unnecessary periodic replacement of infrastructure is not sustainable.

Prof B Lehane  Ageing of pile shaft friction in sand
ARC Discovery Project 2008-2010, $225,731

Summary: Piles driven in sand are very commonly used to support structures in Australia. Their design, however, is based on pile capacities measured shortly after installation even though capacities are observed to increase significantly with time. This proposal seeks to develop a methodology through which the effects of time can be incorporated in design and hence lead to cheaper foundation solutions.

UWA Final Year Student Sheela Siddiqui Wins Concrete Institute Bursary -- 15 August 2007

The WA branch of The Concrete Institute of Australia* offers an annual student bursary of $1000 to one exceptional UWA final year student undertaking a project related to concrete. This year, four UWA students competed in the heats (Jessica Armstrong, Ryan Eales, Sheela Siddiqui and Michael Wu).

The two selected finalists (Sheela and Ryan) presented their research proposals to members of the Concrete Institute board. Students were judged on a combination of technical merit and presentation style.

This year the recipient of the bursary was Sheela Siddiki for her project entitled ‘Long term strength and durability of low calcium flyash-based geopolymer concrete culverts '. Ryan Eales received a consolation prize for his presentation on ‘Using Insulated Concrete Formwork to build houses’. In December Sheela will be invited to present the outcomes of her research to Concrete Institute members.

Student enquiries for the 2008 bursary should be directed to Andrew Grime.

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* The Concrete Institute of Australia (CIA) is an independent, non-profit organisation made up of many members who share a common interest in staying at the forefront of concrete technology, design & construction in this country.

The mission of the Concrete Institute of Australia is to promote and develop excellence in concrete technology, application, design, and construction throughout Australia.

For more information: www.concreteinstitute.com.au

PhD Student Shazzad Hossain Won Best Paper Prize -- 22 June 2007 

Congratulations to Shazzad, Yuxia, Mark and Dave for recently being awarded the "BGA Prize" for the best paper authored by a member of the British Geotechnical Association.

Their paper entitled "Limiting cavity depth for spudcan foundations penetrating clay" was published in Geotechnique.

New Research Project and Postgraduate Studentships of AUS $35,000 in the Field of Mining Backfill -- 1 June 2007

The Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG), in collaboration with the School of Civil & Resource Engineering at The University of Western Australia, has secured industry sponsorship for a research programme on the geomechanics of underground backfilling. The project will focus on the application of effective stress theory to minimise the geotechnical risks associated with backfilling procedures,and the optimisation of the backfilling process in order to reduce costs. It will require laboratory testing (including the use of a geotechnical centrifuge), numerical modelling and some field work. Entitlements include a tax-free stipend of A$35,000 for up to 3.5 years, as well as all travel, computer and study materials.

The position will suit a civil, resource or mining engineering graduate. The research project is in a completely new field within the mining industry and will provide successful candidates with a niche qualification in a rapidly expanding field. The research programme will include collaboration with researchers in Canada and there may be opportunities for exchange visits.

Australian citizens and permanent residents are considered priority applicants, although international students may also apply. Click here for more information.

AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR GEOMECHANICS
PO Box 3296 - Broadway
Nedlands, Western Australia
Australia 6009
Phone: +61 8 6488 3300
Fax: +61 8 6488 1130
acg@acg.uwa.edu.au
www.acg.uwa.edu.au

Unique Partnership to Benefit UWA Engineering Students -- 27 March 2007

Every second year Bachelor of Engineering in Mining Systems student at The University of Western Australia will be provided with a laptop computer free of charge thanks to a new partnership with BHP Billiton Iron Ore.

The company has donated $25,000 for the computers, which will be given to more than 20 students.

BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s Vice President for Human Resources Murray Smith, said the demand for mining engineers by BHP Billiton had never been higher and the Company was keen to assist meet industry demand for new graduates in the future.

“This unique scheme demonstrates our commitment to alleviating the skills shortage through proactive measures which benefit students, and we are very happy to partner with UWA in this way,” he said.

Richard Durham, Associate Professor of the School of Civil and Resource Engineering at UWA says the laptops will improve the learning experience of students undertaking the mining course.

“I believe this will bring about a generational advance in the way students can be taught, in that lecturers will be able to assume that every student has a laptop, and know that students can access all the software they need from any room on campus,” A/Professor Durham said.

“No longer will classes have to be re-located to a computer laboratory to use software, and teaching staff will be able to switch between lecture mode and software tutorial mode as required.  This will enable the large computer laboratories to be phased out and the space released for other uses,” he said.

MEDIA REFERENCE:

Associate Professor Richard Durham     61 8  6488 3087
Simone Hewett / Francesca Robb          61 8  6488 7977
(UWA Public Affairs)                              0420 790 097 / 0420 790 098

Matthew Hodder Awarded the Western Australia Energy Research Alliance (WA:ERA) Top-up Scholarship for 2007 - 15 February 2007

Congratulations to Matthew Hodder for being awarded the Western Australia Energy Research Alliance (WA:ERA) Top-up Scholarship for 2007. The WA:ERA scholarship is awarded to postgraduate students contributing to WA:ERA's aim of providing research and technology-based solutions to both the local and global oil and gas industry. This 3 year award will contribute $15,000 per annum towards Matt's PhD on the "Analysis of Deepwater Steel Catenary Risers".

Tarrant Elkington Awarded MERIWA Supplimentary Scholarships for 2007 - 2 February 2007

Tarrant Elkington, who is studying "Strategic Optimisation Tools for Underground Mines" under the supervision of A/Prof Richard Durham, has been awarded the MERIWA Supplimentary Scholarship for 2007. The scholarship is offered by the Minerals & Energy Resarch Institute of Western Australia (MERIWA) each year to post-graduate students undertaking research in the minerals and petroleum field. It comprises a $5,000 stipend and up to $5,000 for project maintenance. Details about the scholarship can be found at:

http://www.doir.wa.gov.au/meriwa/scholarships/scholarships.html

Civil Engineering Futures Foundation Student Laptop Initiative - 10 November 2006

The UWA Civil Engineering Futures Foundation (CEFF) is offering a laptop to every student entering the Civil Engineering program for the first time in 2007 after completing the foundation first year. This initiative is jointly funded by the CEFF and the School of Civil and Resource Engineering. 

For more information visit the Foundation's student laptop initiative page at:

www.civil.uwa.edu.au/foundation/laptop_initiative

ARC Grant Success – 12 October 2006

Congratulations to Prof Hong Hao and Dr Christophe Gaudin for their successes in the latest round of ARC grants.  The following projects have been funded:

Prof Hong Hao, Blast Damage and Fragmentation Prediction for Occupants and Structure Protection
2007: $100,000 2008 : $80,000 2009 : $70,000

Dr Christophe Gaudin, Follower-embedded plate anchors to underpin economic development in ultra deep water2007: $55,618 2008 : $53,307 2009 : $50,000

UWA Civil Engineering Futures Foundation Launched
21 August 2006

The UWA Civil Engineering Furures Foundation has been officially launched by Professor Alan Robson, Vice-Chancellor of UWA, on the 18th of August 2006. Click here for photos taken at the launch ceremony.

James Schneider Awarded Best Paper Prize - 15 August 2006

Congratulations to James Schneider, who has just been awarded the prize for the best student paper submitted to the Deep Foundations Institute.  The paper is entitled:

IMPACT OF OFFSHORE SITE INVESTIGATION PRACTICE ON RELIABILITY OF AXIAL PILE DESIGN IN SILICEOUS SANDS

"The paper discusses the evolution of the API RP2A pile design method and is complemented by a brief history of the development of offshore cone penetration testing in sands. It then discusses the formulation for the UWA-05 CPT method".

The prize for winning the competition includes a trip to Washington DC in October 2006 to make a 15 minute presentation of the paper , and receive the prize. Well done James!

Barry Lehane and Liang Cheng Promoted to PROFESSOR - 15 June 2006

We congratulate Professors Barry Lehane and Liang Cheng on their promotions to PROFESSOR which have just been confirmed by the UWA Senate Selection Committee. These promotions emphasise the high quality and quantity of the research being done within the School.

Hang Thu Vu Becomes the inaugural UWA Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar
12 June 2006

Congratulations to Hang on becoming the inaugural UWA Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar!

This scholarship provides a 0.5 EFT salary for a semester, along with other benefits. One is awarded each semester for entire university. To be eligible you need to finish your PhD within 3.5 years of commencement. For more details click here

UWA Civil Engineering Futures Foundation to be Launched in August
23 May 2006

The UWA Civil Engineering Futures Foundation support activities aimed at increasing the number of students undertaking Civil Engineering, enhancing their experience at UWA, and providing them with opportunities to interact with industry.

Firms and organisations are invited to contribute to a fund which finances a range of activities dedicated to the promotion of Civil Engineering as a career. The fund is held in the School of Civil & Resource Engineering at UWA, and is administered by the School’s Industry Advisory Panel, which comprises representative directors and senior engineers from leading local firms.

The Foundation will be officially launched by the VC in mid-August, and all firms who have joined before the 31st of July will be invited to the launch.

Please visit the Futures Foundation's webpage at http://www.civil.uwa.edu.au/foundation/ more information.

UWA Final Year Student Claire Nielsen Wins Concrete Institute Bursary
4 May 2006

The WA branch of The Concrete Institute of Australia* offers an annual student bursary of $1000 to one exceptional UWA final year student undertaking a project related to concrete. At a recent seminar the finalists for 2006 (Claire Nielsen, Christian Zimarino, Anthony Scasserra, and Harrah Scurr) presented their research proposals to members of the Concrete Institute board.

Students were judged on a combination of technical merit and presentation style. Concrete Institute president Hugh McCook praised the 'quality of the content and exceptionally high standard of each presentation'.

This year the recipient of the bursary was Claire Nielsen for her project entitled 'Influence of Shrinkage and Creep on Load Sharing between Concrete Elements of Varying Age'. In December Claire will close the loop by presenting the outcomes of her research to Concrete Institute members.

Student enquiries for the 2007 bursary should be directed to Andrew Grime.

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* The Concrete Institute of Australia (CIA) is an independent, non-profit organisation made up of many members who share a common interest in staying at the forefront of concrete technology, design & construction in this country.

The mission of the Concrete Institute of Australia is to promote and develop excellence in concrete technology, application, design, and construction throughout Australia.

For more information: www.concreteinstitute.com.au

Online Application of 2007 IPRS and SIRF at UWA
1 May 2006

A limited number of Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) and the Scholarships for International Research Fees (SIRF) at the University of Western Australia is available to outstanding international applicants. These prestigious scholarships actually only pay the PhD tuition fee, but anyone who gets an IPRS is also given a UWA scholarship to cover living expenses. The closing date for applications will be at the end of August each year (for scholarships commencing in the following year).

Details of the scholarships and the application procedures can be found at the following address:

http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/home/postgrad/international

The deadline for applications for 2007 scholarships is 31 August 2006. Application for scholarships for 2007 is by online application form only. All prospective students please go to https://grsserv03.grs.uwa.edu.au/iathena2006/default.aspx, to register on "iAthena". Applicants will be notified of the outcome by November and successful applicants are expected to take up their awards in the FIRST semester of the following year (ie: no later than 31st March). However, in exceptional circumstances commencement may be delayed until 30th June.

Xiangtao XU won Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad 2005 - 31 March 2006

Fifteen Chinese PhD students enrolled in Australian universities have recently been selected as the winners of the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad 2005. They are: Yinlan RUAN(ANU),Zheng PENG(UniSA),Bo WANG(UQ),Bin XU(UQ),Xiangtao XU(UWA) and Zhao XU(UQ).Let us pay our hearty congratulations on their academic achievements and wish them a most successful career in the future!

For further details, please browse the embassy's website(
http://www.sino-education.org.au/).

Mostafa Ismail, Shambhu Sharma, and Martin Fahey received Hogentogler Award for 2006 - 20 March 2006

Congratulations to Mostafa, Shambhu, and Martin for receiving the Hogentogler Award for 2006, for their paper "A small true triaxial apparatus with wave velocity measurements". The award is presented annually to the authors of the paper considered to have the most outstanding merit on soil and rock that was published in the ASTM Journal. Well done!

Matt Helinski awarded FS Shaw Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship - 14 March 2006

Congratulations to Matt Helinski who has been awarded the FS Shaw Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship by the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics. Well done, Matt.

Best Paper Award to Dr Zhenjun (James) Yang - 22 February 2006

Dr. Zhenjun (James) Yang has just been awarded the Professional Engineering Publishing Award for the best paper published in 2004 in the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Journal of Process Mechanical
Engineering.

Congratulations, excellent work!

CRE Final Year Student Awarded Rhodes Scholarship - 9 December 2005

Congratulations to Scott Draper (one of our 2005 final year students) who has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to undertake his DPhil at Oxford!

Pitted against some of the best students in the country, he obtained one of the five Scholarships given out Australia wide in the second round.

This is an excellent effort, and demonstrates that our students are outstanding on a national level.

ARC Grant Success – 23 June 2005

Congratulations to A/Prof Barry Lehane, Dr. Mark Cassidy, Dr. Con O'Loughlin and Prof. Mark Randolph for their successes in the latest round of ARC linkage grants.  The following projects have been funded:

Dr MJ Cassidy; Prof MF Randolph; Dr Y Hu Investigation of potential spudcan punch through failure
2005 :  $23,325 2006 :  $45,400 2007 :  $46,650 2008 :  $24,575

A/Prof B Lehane; Dr O SiglGeotechnical and soil-structure interaction properties of soils in Perth CBD2005 :  $28,822 2006 :  $65,969 2007 :  $52,777 2008 :  $15,630

Dr CD O'Loughlin; Prof MF Randolph; Mr P Hefer
Deep Penetrating Anchors - a cost effective anchoring solution for mooring oil and gas facilities in deep
2005 :  $27,574 2006 :  $55,148 2007 :  $51,148 2008 :  $23,574

ARC Federation Fellowship - 16 June 2005

It is with much pleasure that we learned yesterday that Minister Nelson announced  a successful ARC Federation Fellowship to be hosted at The University of Western
Australia.

Prof Mark Randolph was successful in obtained a prestigious ARC Federation Fellowship and becomes the third Federation Fellow to be hosted at UWA.

ARC Grant Success – 17 November 2004

Congratulations to Prof Arcady Dyskin, A/Prof Liang Cheng and Dr Itai Einav for their sucess in winning ARC Discovery grants, and to Dr Mark Cassidy for his Linkage International grant!  Well done!  Details of these projects are below.

Professor  Arcady DyskinFracture Propagation through Fragmented Solids

ARC Discovery Grant 2005-2007, $268,000

A/Professor  Liang ChengNumerical Modelling of Three-dimensional Scour below Offshore Pipelines
ARC Discovery Grant 2005-2007, $274,000

Dr Itai EinavContinuum Damage Mechanics in Geotechnical Engineering
ARC Discovery Grant 2005-2007, $270,263

Dr Mark CassidyDevelopment of Cyclic Loading Models for Application in Offshore Geotechnics
ARC Linkage International   2005-2006, $29,000

Andrew Deeks Promoted to PROFESSOR - 22 June 2004

Dr Andrew Deeks has been offered promotion to Professor by the UWA Senate Selection Committee on 22 June 2004. Congratulations Andrew!  Well deserved.

Hong Hao Promoted to PROFESSOR - 15 April 2004

We congratulate Professor Hong Hao, whose promotion to PROFESSOR has just been confirmed by the UWA Senate Selection Committee. Well done Hong!

CRE Undergraduates Won Prestigious Prizes -30 March 2004

Eleven School of Civil & Resource Engineering undergraduate students have won 14 prestigious prizes for their outstanding academic performance in 2003. Click here for award details and photos.  

School New Website Released - 23 February 2004

Our new website was activated on Monday, 23 February 2004. The primary design goals for the new site have been to provide a coherent and consistent image of our School in a user-focused fashion as well as to meet the requirements set out in the published University Web Guidelines for all UWA official websites. A robust, open source (meaning free) Content Management System (CMS) called MySource has been employed to create, host and maintain the new School website.

An important and powerful feature of MySource is that it allows creation and maintenance of web content without specialist skills or software. Non-specialist users can create, edit and maintain web pages through an easy-to-use WYSIWYG editing interface using a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape. A series of short training courses will be run over the next few weeks for staff and postgraduate students who wish to learn the basic skills of maintaining their own home pages or other pages they are responsible for. Details will be sent through the internal mailing lists shortly.
 
Please note that some pages at the new website are still under construction and new contents are being added constantly. If you notice any errors or broken links or have any comments or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact IT Support.

Deep Extraction of Earth Resources - ARC Research Network Initiative -- 9 February 2004

Deep Extraction of Earth Resources - ARC Research Network has launched its website on 09 February 2004. The URL is: http://www.civil.uwa.edu.au/DEER/

ARC Grant Success – 5 January 2004

We congratulate A/Prof Andrew Deeks and A/Prof Hong Hao on their recent successful winning three large grants in the highly competitive ARC Discovery and Linkage programs.  Details of these projects are below.

A/Prof Andrew Deeks and A/Prof Hong HaoNumerical Prediction of Train and Vehicle Induced Ground Vibrations and Their Effects on Structures
ARC Discovery Grant 2004-2006, $270,000

Summary: This project will develop an innovative new method based on coupled finite element and scaled boundary finite-element analysis for predicting the ground vibrations induced by road traffic and underground or surface trains. The method will have immediate application in transportation engineering to predict traffic-induced ground vibrations, in geotechnical engineering to design isolation trenches and wave barriers to dissipate wave propagation, and in structural engineering to estimate in-structure vibration level and design isolators for sensitive equipment housed within. The technique will involve fundamental advances in the scaled boundary finite-element method, as calculations will be performed in a moving reference frame.


A/Prof Andrew Deeks and A/Prof Hong Hao
Probabilistic Bridge Structure Condition Assessment and Load Carrying Capacity Prediction
ARC Linkage Grant 2004-2006, $398,000, with Main Roads Western Australia

Summary:
Bridge failures have occasionally been reported around the world. Condition assessment of bridges is vital to maintain their safety. It is difficult to assess quantitatively the deterioration and damage using traditional methods. Vibration-based methods are very sensitive to noise in vibration measurement and error in finite element modelling. This project will study the effects of measurement noises and finite element model errors on bridge condition assessment, and develop improved techniques for predicting load carrying capacities of bridges. The technique developed will be applied to Main Roads WA bridges, will also be applicable to the assessment of other types of structures.

A/Prof Hong HaoNumerical Analysis of Dynamic Reponse and Damage of Frame Structures to Explosive Loads
ARC Discovery Grant 2004-2006, $214,904

Summary: Understanding structural response to explosive loads is essential to protect critical infrastructure against terrorist bombing or industrial explosions. Current practice in analysis and design of structures to withstand explosive loads uses either empirical methods or a simplified structure model. In many cases, engineers need to know the structure response in more detail in order to protect the structure and plan evacuation procedures. This project will study the response and damage mechanism of structures to explosive loads, and develop a numerical model to predict structural response and damage. It will have immediate and wide-ranging applications in defence, construction and mining engineering.

UWA Crawley Campus Phone Number Prefix Changed -- 15 December 2003

The University telephone and fax numbers with a prefix of 9380 or 9347 have been changed to a new prefix of 6488. The four-digit extension to each telephone number will remain the same.  The new prefix is now activated but the old numbers will remain operational until towards the end of 2004. More information can be found at: http://www.ucs.uwa.edu.au/web/staff/phone/number_migration

Ageing of pile shaft friction in sand
ARC Discovery Project 2008-2010, $225,731

Australian Centre for Geomechanics' 2008 Event Schedule

International Symposium on Rock Slope Stability in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering
12-14 September 2007, Perth, Western Australia 

4th International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining
7 - 9 November 2007, Perth, Western Australia 

First International Seminar on the Management of Rock Dumps, Stockpiles and Heap Leach Pads
4-7 March 2008, Perth, Western Australia 

Australian Centre for Geomechanics' 2007 Event
Schedule

22 November 2006

COFS Annual Research Workshop
22-23 November 2006, UWA, WA, Australia 

2nd International Conference on Structural Condition Assessment, Monitoring and Improvement (SCAMI-2)19-21 November 2007, Changsha, China

Public Seminar On Vibration-Based Structural Condition Monitoring and Damage Identification
9 June 2006, UWA, Perth

First International Conference on Analysis and Design of Structures against Explosive and Impact Loads
15-17 September 2006, Tianjin, China

Industry Forum
Civil Engineers: Where are the graduates?

5 October 2005

THE 24TH DR GEORGE HONDROS MEMORIAL LECTURE
BY HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT GENERAL
DR JOHN M SANDERSON, GOVERNOR OF WA

7 September 2005

Blast Effects Design/Analysis Short Course
5-6 December 2005

MINI-SYMPOSIUM ON HOMOGENISATION AND EFFECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
at 8th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics
24-28 July, 2005

International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG 2005) 19-21 September 2005

6th International Conference on
SHOCK & IMPACT LOADS ON STRUCTURES

7 – 9 December 2005

1st International Conference on
STRUCTURAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT, MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENT

12 - 14 December 2005

Sixth International Symposium on Rockburst and Seismicity in Mines (RaSiM6) 9-11 March 2005 

Final Year Reserach Symposium 
30 September - 1 October 2004 

Fifth International Symposium on Ground Support in Mining and Underground Construction (Ground Support 2004)
28-30 September 2004 

Sixth International Conference on Hydrodynamics (ICHD 2004) 24-26 November 2004 

18th Australiasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM18) 1-3 December 2004

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