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Bachelor of Engineering Projects Supervised in Recent Years

Projects Supervised in 2008

Topic: Bike Tour Plan of the Toowoomba Region (Student: Ashlee Jesshope)

Topic: Rail Stress Management - Track Stability and Buckling (Student: Zayne Ole)

Topic: Variable Rate Bitumen Spraying in Road Construction and Resurfacing (Student: Blaise Shann)

Topic: Pavement Cross Sections to Minimise the Effects of Moisture and Soil Volume Changes (Student: Kieren Walters)

Projects Supervised in 2007

Topic: Toowoomba Road Crash Review (Student: David Dugdell)

Topic: Clear Zones and Hazards in Urban Environments (Student: Tony Gallagher)

Topic: Risk Assessment and Prioritisation of Bridge Guard Rail (Student: Warren Harvey)

Topic: Pavement Performance on the Gatton Bypass Duplication (Student: David O'May)

Topic: Cost Effectiveness of Suburban Street Lighting (Student: Paul Weis)

Projects Supervised in 2006

Topic: Problems of Stone Mastic Asphalt Use in North Queensland (Student: Glen Allen)

Topic: Establishment of a Priority Infrastructure Plan for the Major Road Network in Laidley Shire (Student: Jeremy Bartlett)

Topic: Driver fatigue Issues on State Highway 1 South of Whangarei, New Zealand (Student: Gansen Govender)

Topic: Accuracy of Volume Calculations Using MX Software (Student: Neil Hughes)

Topic: Investigation of Toowoomba Intersection Crashes (Student: Clayton Sharp)

Topic: Freight Transport Following an Extreme Rainfall Event (Student: Daniel Tierney)

Projects Supervised in 2005

Topic: Prioritization of Guard Rail Remediation Works (Student: Troy Anderson)

Topic: Blasting in Hong Kong (Student: Chan Chi Fat)

Topic: Cost Effectiveness of Suburban Street Lighting in Bunbury, Western Australia (Student: Jason Fowler)

Topic: Soil Stabilisation on the Darling Downs, Queensland (Student: Elissa Harrison)

Topic: Evaluation of the Queensland Streets Concept for Residential Streets in Logan City (Student: Neil Tucker)

Projects Supervised in 2004

Topic: Deterioration of Urban Road Pavements in the City of Thuringowa (Student: Graham Anderson)

Topic: Evaluation of the 50 kph Speed Limit in the Townsville Area (Student: Andrew Astorquia)

Topic: Determination if Insitu Flexible Modulus of Modified Pavement Materials (Student: Craig Gordon)

Topic: Influence of Physical Road Characteristics on Road Crashes (Student: Jason Jensen)

Topic: Investigation of Driver Fatigue Problems on the Oakey - Cooyar Road (Student: David Li)

Topic: Bulking of Pavement Materials During Insitu Stabilisation (Student: John Luveniyali)

Topic: Forensic Investigation of Pavement Failures (Student: Richard Smith)

Topic: Trip Generation Rates for Educational Colleges in Malaysia (Student: Chiew Meng Lee)

Topic: The Impact of Trenching on Urban Road Operation and Maintenance (Student: Leong Weng Wah)

Topic: Motorcycle Safety in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (Student: Tan Kok Wei)

Projects Supervised in 2003

Topic: Reduction of Estimate Risk for Road Construction Projects (Student: Lloyd Butler)

Projects Supervised in 2002

Topic: Design of Sealed Shoulders for Rural Arterial Roads (Student: Corey Baldwin)

Topic: Intervention Levels for Reseals on Local Roads (Student: Mark Crisp)

Topic: Assessment and Implementation of a National Road Network Accessibility Model (Student: Nick Hayes)

Topic: Prediction of Bituminous Surfacing Life (Student: Chris Herring)

Topic: GIS Demographic Study of Senior Citizens Transportation Needs (Student: Richard Lee)

Topic: Traffic Control in Road Maintenance Work in Hong Kong (Student: Simon Leung)

Topic: Use of White Rock for Pavement Construction in south west Queensland (Student: Mark Pomerenke)

Topic: Application of Intelligent Transport Systems to the EDROC Region of Queensland (Student: Paul Rickert)

Topic: Identification of Dilation Point in Stone Mastic Asphalt (Student: John Romeo)

Topic: The Effects of Particle Size Distribution and Voids Ratio on Permeability and Pore Pressure in Road Gravels (Student: George Uren)

Topic: Prediction of Longevity of Lime Treated Subgrades (Student: Stephen Watts)

Projects Supervised in 2001

Topic: The Use of Liquid Carbon Dioxide for Pre-Cooling of Roller Compacted Concrete (Student: Peter Boyce)

Topic: The Effects of Lane Closures on Multi-Laned Roads (Student: Drene Jamieson)

Topic: Recreational Walking Patterns (Student: Damon Jones)

Topic: Modelling of Traffic Flows in the Eastern Downs Region of Queensland Using an emme/2 Model (Student: Kerry Nisbet)

Topic: Life Cycle Costing for Road Pavement Rehabilitation (Student: Stephen Petrie)

Topic: Ballina to Lennox Head Proposed Shared Cycleway - Assessment and Design (Student: John Postlethwaite)

Projects Supervised in 2000

Topic: Road Safety Improvements for Sandakan, Malaysia (Student: Chao Meang Siong)

Topic: Pavement Performance on Reactive Subgrade (Student: Graham Cook)

Topic: Performance Analysis of Fabric Reinforced Road Surfacings (Student: Michael Harber)

Topic: Engineering Assessment of the Proposed Gladstone-Benaraby Road Deviation (Student: Gavin Hill)

Topic: Development of Alternate Public Transport Forms in Toowoomba (Student: Ben Holmes)

Topic: Modelling of Traffic Flows in Toowoomba CBD Using an emme/2 Model (Student: Preeda Pumliab)

Topic: Traffic Management Study for Tenterfield Township (Student: John Zannes)

Projects Supervised in 1999

Topic: Prioritisation of Remedial Safety Works at Non-Signalised At-Grade Intersections (Student: Bradley Finegan)

Topic: Use of Recycled Products in Flexible Pavement Construction (Student: Colin Mitchell)

Topic: Traffic Generation from Residential Developments in Rural Cities (Student: Royce Toohey)

Topic: Development of a Spray Seal Design Method for Queensland Conditions (Student: Marissa Wise)

Topic: Modelling of Traffic Flows in Toowoomba CBD Using emme/2 (Student: Netani Qicatabua)

Topic: Delays to Vehicular Traffic in Business Districts (Student: Stewart Wall)

Topic: Investigation of Rail Level Crossings in the Eastern Downs Area of Queensland (Student: Paul Dennis)

Projects Supervised in 1998

Topic: Feasibility of the Use of Rock Flour as a Filler in Asphalt (Student: Adam Currie)

Topic: Modelling of Traffic Flow Conditions in the Inner City Area of Toowoomba (Student: Adam Garvin)

Topic: Traffic Generation from Rural Land Use (Student: Anita Stein)

Topic: Determinants of Mode Choice for Travel to USQ (Student:Jason Wardle)

Topic: Level of Service Criteria for Pedestrian Facilities (Student: Wayne Brennan)

Topic: The Effect of Traffic Turning Movements on the Degradation of Road Surfaces (Student: Cameron Currie)

Projects Supervised in 1997

Topic: Risk Assessment of the Movement by Road of Dangerous Goods Through Toowoomba (Student: Scott Pomerenke)

Topic: Stabilisation for Roadworks in the Eastern Darling Downs Region (Student:Anthony Burrows)

Topic: Traffic Congestion in the Vicinity of Schools (Student:Angela Paterson)

Topic: Goondiwindi Cycleway (Student:Matthew Smith)

Projects Supervised in 1996

Topic: Traffic Accident Analysis for Toowoomba City (Student: Avril McGuire)

Topic: Modelling of the Transport of Cotton using emme/2 Software (Student: Glen Pokarier)

Topic: Driver Compliance with School Speed Zones (Student: Shirlene Yee Yet)

Topic: Direction Signing Strategy Development (Student: Jason Murdoch)

Topic: Computer-aided Engineering Offer Document System (Student: Robert Adair)

Topic: Speed Management Within Road Construction Sites (Student: Mark Dobbs)

Topic: A Traffic and Parking Plan for the USQ Campus for 2010 (Student: Michael Burling)

Topic: Development of Casuarina Coastal Reserve (Student: Alex Karanikolas)

Projects Supervised in 1995

Topic: Street Lighting in Toowoomba City (Student: Lucy Richardson)

Topic: Developing a Co-ordinated Traffic-Control System for Ruthven Street (Student: Wayne Muller)

Topic: Traffic Management Strategies for Toowoomba Hospital (Student: Narelle Luhrs)

Topic: A Planning Strategy for the Gladstone-Monto Road (Student: Neil Fitzgerald)

Page last modified 28 July 2008.