PUBLICATIONS
Invited Lectures:
Smith, RJ (1997) Environmental Engineering: The conscience of the engineering profession or just a babe in the woods? 6th Professorial Lecture of the Residential Colleges, USQ, May 1997.
Refereed Journal Papers:
Navabian, M, Liaghat, AM, Smith, RJ and Abbasi, F (2008) Empirical functions for dependent furrow irrigation variables in cutback regime. Irrigation Science (published on-line doi 10.1007/s00271-008-0138-8)
Almeida CDGC, Botrel TA and Smith RJ (2008) Characterization of the microtube emitters used in a novel micro-sprinkler. Irrigation Science (published on-line doi 10.1007/s00271-008-0135-y)
Smith, RJ, Gillies, MH, Newell, G and Foley, JP (2008) A decision support model for travelling gun irrigation machines. Biosystems Engineering, 100(1): 126-136 (doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2008.01.004).
Langat, PK, Smith, RJ and Raine, SR (2008) Estimating the furrow infiltration characteristic from a single advance point. Irrigation Science, 26: 367-374 (doi: 10.1007/s00271-008-0102-7).
Khatri, KL and Smith, RJ (2007) Toward a simple real-time control system for efficient management of furrow irrigation. Irrigation and Drainage, 56: 463-475.
Langat, PK, Raine, SR and Smith, RJ (2007) Errors in predicting furrow irrigation performance using single measures of infiltration. Irrigation Science, 25: 339-349.
Gillies, MH, Smith, RJ and Raine, SR (2007) Accounting for temporal inflow variation in the inverse solution for infiltration in surface irrigation. Irrigation Science, 25: 87-97.
Sohn, JH, Smith, RJ and Yoong, E (2006) Process studies of odour emissions from effluent ponds using machine based odour measurement. Atmospheric Environment, 40: 1230-1241.
Sohn, JH, Smith, RJ, Hudson, NH and Choi, HL (2005) Gas sampling efficiencies and aerodynamic characteristics of a laboratory wind tunnel for odour measurement. Biosystems Engineering, 92(1): 37-46.
Gillies, MH and Smith, RJ (2005) Infiltration parameters from surface irrigation advance and runoff data. Irrigation Science, 24: 25-35.
Khatri, KL and Smith, RJ (2005) Evaluation of methods for determining infiltration parameters from irrigation advance data. Irrigation and Drainage, 54: 467-482.
Smith, RJ, Raine, SR and Minkovich, J (2005) Irrigation application efficiency and deep drainage potential under surface irrigated cotton. Agricultural Water Management, 71(2): 117-130.
Emdad, MR, Raine, SR, Smith, RJ and Fardad, H (2004) Effect of irrigation water quality on soil structure and infiltration under furrow irrigation. Irrigation Science, 23: 55-60.
Galvin, G, Lowe, S and Smith
RJ (2004)
Validation of a simple Gaussian dispersion model for determining odour
emission rates from area sources. Developments
in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processors, special issue on environment and
energy, 12(5/6): 1-14.
[Also presented at National Environment
Conference 2003, Brisbane, 18-20 June.]
Sohn, JH, Smith, RJ, Yoong, E, Hudson, N and Kim, TI (2004) An evaluation of a novel wind tunnel design applied to the measurement of the kinetics of odour emissions from piggery effluent. Water Science & Technology (Accepted for publication). [Also presented at 2nd IWA International Conference on Odour and VOCs – Measurement, Regulation and Control Techniques, Sept 14-17 2003, Singapore.]
Sohn, JH, Smith, RJ,
Yoong, E, Leis, J and Galvin, G (2003)
Quantification of odours
from piggery effluent ponds using an electronic nose
and an artificial neural network. Biosystems
Engineering, 86(4), 399-410.
McClymont, DJ and Smith, RJ (1996) Infiltration parameters from
optimisation on furrow irrigation advance data. Irrigation Science, 17(1):
15-22.
Dalton, PA, Smith, RJ and Truong, PVN (1996) Application of vetiver
grass hedges to erosion control on a cropped flood plain: Hedge hydraulics.
Agricultural Water Management, 31: 91-104.
Abawi, GY, Smith, RJ and Brady, DK (1995) Assessing the value of
long range weather forecasts in wheat harvest management. Journal of Agricultural
Engineering Research, 62: 39-48.
Smith, RJ (1995) A Gaussian model for estimating odour emissions
from area sources. Mathematical & Computer Modelling, Special Issue
on Air Quality and Meteorological Modelling, 21(9): 23-29. [Also presented
as Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation 1993,
University of WA, Perth, Australia, 1: 79-84.]
Watts, PJ, Jones, M, Lott, SC, Tucker, RJ and Smith, RJ (1994) Feedlot
odor emissions following heavy rainfall. Transactions of the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers, 37(2): 629-636.
Smith, RJ and Watts, PJ (1994) Determination of odour emission rates
from cattle feedlots: Part 2, Evaluation of two wind tunnels of different
size. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 58: 231-240.
Smith, RJ and Watts, PJ (1994) Determination of odour emission rates
from cattle feedlots: Part 1, A Review. Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Research, 57: 145-155.
Jones, M, Watts, PJ, and Smith, RJ (1994) A mobile dynamic olfactometer
for feedlot odor studies. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 10(3): 417-423.
[Also presented at American Society of Agricultural Engineers 1992 International
Winter Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, ASAE Paper 92-4515.]
Smith, RJ (1993) Dispersion of odours from ground level agricultural
sources. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, 54: 187-200.
Smith, RJ and Black, JL (1992) The uniformity of applications from
lateral move irrigation machines - Modelling the effect of sample spacing
and machine motion. Agricultural Engineering Australia, 20: 20-26.
Smith, RJ, Hancock, NH and Ruffini, JL (1991) Strip cropping - development
of guidelines for selection of strip spacing. Agricultural Water Management,
20: 1-16.
Smith, RJ, Hancock, NH and Ruffini, JL (1990) Flood flow through
tall vegetation. Agricultural Water Management, 18: 317-332.
Smith, RJ (1990) Discussion on 'Adjusted F factor for multiple-outlet
pipes by Edmar Jose Scaloppi'. Proceedings ASCE, 116(IRR1): 134-136.
Smith, RJ (1988) Energy loss in branching flow and its application
to irrigation pipeline design. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research,
41: 181-189.
Smith, RJ and Hancock, NH (1986) Leaching requirement of irrigated
soils. Agricultural Water Management, 11: 13-22.
Smith, RJ, Watts, PJ and Mulder, SJ (1986) Analysis and design of
gated pipe. Agricultural Water Management, 12: 99-115.
Watts, PJ, Smith, RJ and O'Hare, GM (1985) Hydraulic analysis and
simulation of gated pipe. IEAust Mechanical Engineering Transactions, ME10:
251-257.
Smith, RJ and Turner, AK (1982) Measurement of seepage from earthen
irrigation channels. IEAust Civil Engineering Transactions, CE24: 338-345.
Smith, RJ (1981) Application of backwater analysis to strip cropping.
Agricultural Engineering Australia, 10: 10-28.
International Conference Papers:
Khatri, KL and Smith, RJ (2006) Simulation of irrigation performance for a simple real time system of furrow irrigation. Sustainable Irrigation 2006, First International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 96: 13-22, ISSN 1743-3541.
Smith, RJ, Gillies, MH, Newell, G and Foley, JP (2006) A decision support model for travelling gun irrigation machines. XVI CIGR World Congress, Bonn, Germany,.
Khatri, KL and Smith, RJ (2005) Toward a real-time control model for management of surface irrigation in Australia. International Conference on Advances in the Internet, Processing, Systems and Interdisciplinary Research, 10-13 November 2005 Venice, Italy. ISBN: 86-7466-117-3.
Sohn, JH and Smith, RJ (2004) Machine based measurement of odour emissions from anaerobic effluent ponds. 3rd NOSE II Network Workshop of the XVIII EUROSENSOR Conference, 16-17 September, 2004, Rome, Italy.
Metcalfe, OT, Truong, PVN and Smith, RJ (2003) Hydraulic characteristics of vetiver hedges in deep flows. Third International Vetiver Conference, Guanzhou, China, October.
McClymont, DJ, Smith, RJ and Raine, SR (1999)
An integrated numerical model for the design and management of furrow
irrigation. International
Conference on Multi-Objective Decision Support Systems, 1-6 August, Brisbane.
Dalton, PA, Smith, RJ and Truong, PVN (1998)
Application of vetiver grass hedges to erosion control on a cropped flood
plain: Field evaluation. AgEng'98, International Conference on Agricultural
Engineering, Oslo, Norway, Paper No 98-C-016. [Also presented at 1996 Conference
on Engineering in Agriculture and Food Processing, Univ of Qld Gatton,
Paper No SEAg 96/049.]
Smith, RJ and Dalton, PA (1998) Odour emissions from naturally ventilated
piggery buildings in Australia. AgEng'98, International Conference on Agricultural
Engineering, Oslo, Norway, Paper No 98-B-067.
Smith, RJ and McClymont, DJ (1996) Toward real time control of surface
irrigation: Estimation of soil infiltration parameters under surface and
surge irrigation. AgEng96, the European Conference on Agricultural Engineering,
Madrid, Sept 1996. [Also presented at Irrigation Australia 1996, Irrigation
Association of Australia, Adelaide, May 1996]
Smith, RJ and Kelly, JP (1996) A comparison of two methods for estimating
odour emissions from area sources. International Conference on Air Pollution
from Agricultural Operations, Kansas City, Missouri, February, 1996. [Also
presented at QDPI Feedlot Waste Management Conference, Gold Coast, June
1995 and Conference on Engineering in Agriculture, Lincoln, NZ, September
1994, Paper No SEAg 94/035.]
Lunney, CM and Smith, RJ (1996) A model of odour emissions from
feedlots. International Conference on Air Pollution from Agricultural Operations,
Kansas City, Missouri, February, 1996. [Also presented at QDPI Feedlot
Waste Management Conference, Gold Coast, June 1995.]
Dalton, PA, Smith, RJ and Truong, PVN (1996) Hydraulic characteristics
of Vetiver grass hedges: An engineering design approach to flood mitigation
on a cropped flood plain. Vetiver: A Miracle Grass, International Conference
to Commemorate the 50th Aniversary (Golden Jubilee) Celebrationsof His
Majesty the King of Thailand's Accession to the Throne, Chiang Rai, Thailand,
4-8 February, 1996.
Dalton, P and Smith, RJ (1994) Hydraulic characteristics of Vetiver
grass hedges. AgEng'94, International Conference on Agricultural Engineering,
Milan, Italy, Paper No 94-A-013. [Also presented at International Conference
on Hydraulics in Civil Engineering, Brisbane, IEAust National Conference
Publication 94/1, 199-203.]
Smith, RJ (1993) Infiltration parameters from irrigation advance
data. Proceedings International Congress on Modelling and Simulation 1993,
University of WA, Perth, Australia, 4: 1569-1574.
Watts, PJ, Jones, M, Lott, SC, Tucker, RJ and Smith, RJ (1992) Odor
measurements at a Queensland feedlot. American Society of Agricultural
Engineers 1992 International Winter Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, ASAE
Paper 92-4516.
Smith, RJ and Hancock, NH (1992) The prediction of feedlot odour
emissions from downwind measurements of odour concentration. AgEng '92,
International Conference on Agricultural Engineering, Swedish Institute
of Agricultural Engineering, Uppsala, Sweden, Paper No 9205 03.
Smith, RJ (1990) On the F factor for irrigation pipelines with multiple
outlets. Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Engineering for the Development
of Agriculture, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia.
Smith, RJ (1989) Uniformity of applications from lateral move irrigation
machines. CIGR 11th International Congress on Agricultural Engineering,
Dublin. Published in Dodd, V and Grace, P (Eds) (1989) Agricultural Engineering,
1, Land and Water Use, AA Balkema, Rotterdam.
Morgan, MJ and Smith, RJ (1989) Agricultural Engineering by mixed
mode study. CIGR 11th International Congress on Agricultural Engineering,
Dublin. Published in Dodd, V and Grace, P (Eds) (1989) Agricultural Engineering,
4, Power Processing and Systems, AA Balkema, Rotterdam.
Morgan, MJ, Hilton, DJ and Smith, RJ (1989) Agricultural engineering
degree training by mixed mode study. International Symposium on Agricultural
Engineering, Beijing.
Watts, PJ and Smith, RJ (1985) Design of gated pipe irrigation systems.
Proceedings of the Fifth Afro-Asian Regional Conference of the International
Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, Townsville, 201-209.
National Conference Papers:
Gillies, MH, Smith, RJ and Raine, SR (2008) Measurement and management of furrow irrigation at the field scale. Irrigation Association of Australia National Conference, Melbourne, 20-22 May 2008.
Grabham, MK, Hornbuckle, JW, Raine, SR and Smith, RJ (2008) Observations from initial evaluation trials of bankless channel irrigation systems. Irrigation Association of Australia National Conference, Melbourne, 20-22 May 2008.
Smith, RJ, Raine, SR, McCarthy, AC and Hancock, NH (2007) Managing spatial and temporal variation in irrigated agriculture through adaptive control. (Keynote paper) Proc 2007 National Conference, Society for Engineering in Agriculture, Adelaide, 23-26 September, 10-22.
Khatri, KL and Smith, RJ (2006) Real-time control of surface irrigation: managing infiltration variations and enhancing furrow irrigation performance. Irrigation Association of Australia National Conference, Brisbane, 9-11 May 2006.
Gillies, MH, Smith, RJ and Raine, SR (2006) Is it possible to extract infiltration rates from variable inflow furrow irrigation? Irrigation Association of Australia National Conference, Brisbane, 9-11 May 2006.
Smith, RJ, Baillie, C and Gordon, G (2002) Performance of travelling gun irrigation machines. Proc Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, 24: 235-240.
Newell, G, Foley J and Smith, RJ (2002) A sprinkler pattern model for travelling gun irrigators. Irrigation Australia 2002, Irrigation Association of Australia, Sydney, 21-23 May 2002.
Smith, RJ and Kumar, H (2000) A simple mass balance model of fertigation in surface irrigation. Irrigation Australia 2000, Irrigation Association of Australia, Melbourne, 23-25 May 2000.
Smith,
RJ and Raine, SR (2000)
Precision or spatially varied irrigation. Irrigation Australia 2000, Irrigation Association of
Australia, Melbourne, 23-25 May 2000.
Smith, RJ and Dalton, PA (1999) Factors affecting
the rate of odour emissions from Australian piggery buildings. Australasian
Environmental Engineering Conference, Auckland, NZ, 10-14 July.
Smith, RJ and Dalton, PA (1999) Environmental odours from Australian
piggeries. Australasian Environmental Engineering Conference, Auckland,
NZ, 10-14 July.
Gupta, KL, Raine, SR and Smith, RJ (1998) Use of simulation modeling
for the design and management of drip irrigation. International Conference
on Engineering in Agriculture, Univ of WA, Paper No SEAg 98/026.
McClymont, DJ, Smith, RJ and Raine, SR (1998) An integrated numerical
model for design and management of surface irrigation. International Conference
on Engineering in Agriculture, Univ of WA, Paper No SEAg 98/039.
Dalton, PA, Harris, T and Smith, RJ (1998) The effect of management
practices on odour emissions from piggery buildings. International Conference
on Engineering in Agriculture, Univ of WA, Paper No SEAg 98/047.
Harris, T, Dalton, PA, Smith, RJ and Hancock, NH (1998) Application
of the AromaScan electronic nose to odour research in agriculture. International
Conference on Engineering in Agriculture, Univ of WA, Paper No SEAg 98/048.
Raine, SR, McClymont, DJ and Smith, RJ (1998) The effect of variable
infiltration on design and management guidelines for surface irrigation
in areas with variable infiltration. Proc ASSSI National Soils Conference,
Brisbane, 27-29 April.
Smith, RJ, Dalton, PA, Harris, T and Hancock, NH (1997) Environmental
odours from piggeries. In Manipulating Pig Production IV, Proc of Sixth
Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Canberrra,
7-10 December, pp 275-283.
Raine, SR, McClymont, DJ and Smith, RJ (1997) The development of
guidelines for surface irrigation in areas with variable infiltration.
Proc Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists 1997 Conference, Cairns,
293-301.
Smith, RJ and Raine, SR (1997) Design for improved efficiency of
surface irrigation applications: A best management practice. AWWA Regional
Conference '97, Hervey Bay, 5-7 September.
Harris, T, Smith, JN, Smith, RJ and Hancock, NH (1996) Vertical
dispersion of emissions from ground level sources: A comparison of the
Lagrangian and Gaussian models. Conference on Engineering in Agriculture
and Food Processing, Univ of Qld Gatton, Paper No SEAg 96/052.
Dalton, PA, Harris, T, Smith, RJ and Hancock, NH (1996) Odour emissions
from piggery buildings: Preliminary measurements. Conference on Engineering
in Agriculture and Food Processing, Univ of Qld Gatton, Paper No SEAg 96/051.
Smith, RJ and McClymont, DJ (1996) Surge infiltration parameters
from surge advance data. Conference on Engineering in Agriculture and Food
Processing, Univ of Qld Gatton, Paper No SEAg 96/050.
Hancock, NH, Smith, RJ and Kelly, JP (1996) Feedlot meteorology
- modelling and measurements. Proc 2nd Australian Conference on Agricultural
meteorology, Brisbane, Oct, 1996, 40-44.
McClymont, DJ, Raine, SR and Smith, RJ (1996) The prediction of
furrow irrigation performance using the surface irrigation model SIRMOD.
Irrigation Australia 1996, Irrigation Association of Australia, Adelaide,
May 1996.
Smith, RJ (1995) Diagnosing the performance of lateral move (and
centre pivot) irrigation machines. Invited paper presented at Irrigation
'95, National Conference of the Irrigation Association of Australia, Tamworth.
Kelly, JP, Hancock, NH and Smith, RJ (1994) The aerodynamic roughness
of a cattle feedlot. Conference on Engineering in Agriculture, Lincoln,
NZ, Paper No SEAg 94/034.
Jukes, P, Muller, D, Titmarsh, G and Smith, RJ (1994) The suitability
of a network hydraulic model to simulate flow in small steep soil conservation
structures. Conference on Engineering in Agriculture, Lincoln, NZ, Paper
No SEAg 94/009.
Smith, RJ, Walton, RS and Loxton,T (1992) Infiltration and surge
irrigation on two clay soils in Queensland. Conference on Engineering in
Agriculture, Albury, IEAust National Conference Publication 92/11, 127-131.
Walton, RS and Smith, RJ (1992) Modelling infiltration under surge
irrigation. Conference on Engineering in Agriculture, Albury, IEAust National
Conference Publication 92/11, 133-136.
Moore, KA and Smith, RJ (1992) Hydrologic design of ring tanks using
the Gould probability matrix method. Conference on Engineering in Agriculture,
Albury, IEAust National Conference Publication 92/11, 287-292.
Jones, M, Watts, PJ and Smith, RJ (1992) Quantification of odours
from agricultural wastes. Conference on Engineering in Agriculture, Albury,
IEAust National Conference Publication 92/11, 159-164.
Smith, RJ (1990) The distribution of water from rigid and lay-flat
gated pipe. Proc Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists 1990 Conference,
Townsville, 56-64.
Smith, RJ (1990) An evaluation of commercially designed lateral
move irrigation machines. IEAust Conference on Agricultural Engineering,
Toowoomba, National Conference Publication 90/13, 284-288.
Smith, RJ (1988) A model for the calculation of the uniformity of
applications from lateral move irrigation machines. IEAust Conference on
Agricultural Engineering, Hawkesbury, National Conference Publication 88/12,
173-177.
Connolly, RD, Ruffini, JL and Smith, RJ (1988) Design of structural
soil conservation measures using kinematic wave theory. IEAust Conference
on Agricultural Engineering, Hawkesbury, National Conference Publication
88/12, 178-181. [Also presented at NSCP National Workshop on the Hydrology
of Agricultural Catchments, Sydney.]
Smith, RJ and Hancock, NH (1984) Leaching requirement of irrigated
soils. IEAust Conference on Agricultural Engineering, Bundaberg, National
Conference Publication 84/6, 336-341.
Watts, PJ, Smith, RJ and O'Hare, GM (1984) Hydraulic analysis and
simulation of gated pipe. IEAust Conference on Agricultural Engineering,
Bundaberg, National Conference Publication 84/6, 218-223.
Hairsine, PB, Ciesiolka, CAA, Marshall, JP and Smith, RJ (1983)
Runoff routing parameters for small agricultural catchments. IEAust Hydrology
and Water Resources Symposium, Hobart, National Conference Publication
83/13, 33-37.
Smith, RJ (1982) Strip crop spacing using gradually varied flow
analysis. IEAust Conference on Agricultural Engineering, Armidale, National
Conference Publication 82/8, 71-75.
Smith, RJ (1982) Seepage from earthen channels - A review. IEAust
Conference on Agricultural Engineering, Armidale, National Conference Publication
82/8, 66-70.
Theses:
Smith, RJ (1990) A Model for the Prediction of the
Uniformity of Applications from Lateral Move Irrigation Machines. PhD Thesis,
University of New England.
Smith, RJ (1973) The Detection and Measurement of Seepage from Earthen
Channels. MEngSc Thesis, University of Melbourne.