AGS QLD Regional Symposium 2022
North Queensland
About the symposium
To be able to provide the opportunity for all the members in QLD to communicate and benefit from their membership, and also to extend the membership network within QLD, the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) QLD Chapter has decided to organise regional symposiums through QLD regions every year. To start, North QLD was selected for the 2022 AGS QLD regional symposium, with a full-day technical presentation.
Organising committee
- Amir Shahkolahi, AGS QLD Chair, Brisbane
- James Wilson, AGS QLD Deputy-chair, Geotechnical Team Lead Australia, Hatch, Brisbane
- Sarah Keenan, Senior Engineer – Geotechnics, SMEC, Townville
- Nick Thomas-Kinsella, Team Leader – Dams, Waste and Tailings, GHD, Townsville
- Anthony Deguara, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Transport-ANZ NWA, AECOM, Mackay
- Tony Matacin, Senior Associate Engineer – Transport, Calibre, Townsville
- Matthew McLoughlin, Geotechnical Engineer, Jacobs, Townsville
Technical presentations include
- AGS National updates – AGS National Chair, Dr. David Lacey
- Solar Farm Foundations, Dr. Richard Kelly, SMEC
- Inland Rail – Project Update and Geotechnical Initiatives, Andy Doe, ARTC Inland Rail
- Identification, behaviour & mitigating strategies for dealing with Black Soils, a rail prospective, Graeme Jardine, Jacobs
- Charleston Dam: Foundation preparation and constructability challenges, Nick Thomas-Kinsell, GHD
- Developing Engineering Instincts, John Eckersley, JCU
- Stabilisation of four large cuts up 16m high along Panorama Drive, Yepoon, Jeroen Berends, Geoinventions
- Internal erosion of soil: New assessment methods, Peter To, JCU
- GIS and Geotechnical Techniques in Rail Route Selection, James Wilson, Hatch
- You’ve gotta be JORCing – managing mine data from a pumped hydro perspective, Brendan Duffy, GHD
- Investigation into the protection of Road Formation Batters from flood over-topping through Lime Stabilisation of local soils, Flinders Highway western Queensland, Michael Matheson, AECOM
- Hells Gates Dam Business Case Project, Kris Narayan and Sarah Keenan, SMEC
- Mackay Ring Road, David Lacey, FSG
- Performance Based Earthwork Design using Expansive Soils, Bindumadhava Aery, Aurecon
Sponsorship
Sponsorship packages are available here. Please contact Amir Shahkolahi or James Wilson for more information and your expression of interest.
Tickets
Engineers Australia members participating in AGS technical sessions can record attendance on their personal CPD logs. Members should refer to Engineers Australia CPD policy for details on CPD types, requirements and auditing guidelines.