Newell Highway Upgrade Project
This investigation was for a 28 km stretch of Newell Highway that is a single lane in each direction. It has the highest heavy vehicle traffic in NSW and is an annual flood risk. Foamed bitumen is a mixture of air, water and bitumen. Once a foaming agent is mixed, it expands about 15 times, […]
Wollongong’s Dedication to Our Core Values
Great teams are built on strong values. Our Wollongong laboratory-earthworks team shown owning our collective values. We are stoked to have such awesome people forging our Douglas Partners culture. Our values are driven by a desire to apply our knowledge and skills honestly and fairly, and serve our clients without compromising welfare, health or safety. […]
Port Kembla Inner Harbour Expansion
Abstract This paper discusses the geotechnical aspects of a proposed expansion of the Port Kembla Inner Harbour to accommodate container and vehicle storage. The site is underlain by a variable sequence of uncontrolled filling and estuarine/marine sediments that posed a challenge for design and construction. Design solutions to provide pavement and hardstand areas were focussed […]
Douglas Partners assist UOW in coalwash-flyash investigations
Douglas Partners is pleased to be assisting the University of Wollongong with site investigations associated with a field trial being undertaken on Moss Vale Road at Barrengarry. A section of the road will be re-constructed using a coalwash-flyash base and performance monitored over time. The field trial is part of an ARC Linkage project investigating […]
Case Studies of Filling Movements under Buildings
Abstract Three case studies of filling works are reviewed. In the first case, a deep quarry was backfilled with a combination of clays, ripped shale and ripped sandstone under controlled conditions. Settlement monitoring was carried out over a period of two years to measure the consolidation of the filling. The settlement results are presented and […]
CityLink Tullamarine Widening
Bulla Road Bridge North Abutment Geotechnical Design and Construction Performance of Abutment Modification M. P. Chan, BEng/BA MIEAust and M.Y. Broise BSc (Hons) 26th November 2018 Abstract Many civil engineering structures rely on geotechnical input to provide practical and innovative solutions, often in the face of uncertainty. In a recently completed major roadway widening project in Melbourne, […]
2018 EIANZ Annual Conference
Douglas Partners are excited to be a bronze sponsor and supporter of the upcoming Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand ‘Imagine’ Conference in early November 2018. Members of the Douglas Partners team will be in attendance as part of our commitment to ongoing training and professional development. Involvement in environmental conferences across Australia is […]
Saving on the Geotechnical Investigation – A False Economy
Abstract For an infrastructure project in Sydney south-west, the client organised a geotechnical investigation via his structural engineer for the design and construction of the facility. The geotechnical investigation comprised nine bores augered to the top of rock and the report made recommendations for foundations. The tender design, based on the recommendations of the geotechnical […]
Douglas Partners Complete Investigations at UOW for New Health Facilities
Douglas Partners Wollongong office have recently undertaken geotechnical and environmental investigations for the proposed Health and Wellbeing Precinct to be constructed within the Innovation Campus of the University of Wollongong at Fairy Meadow. Douglas Partners Complete Investigations at UOW The precinct will provide patient-centered, multidisciplinary health facilities to improve the health outcomes for people in […]
Military-grade Training for our Sydney Drone Operator
Douglas Partners continues to support and encourage Jack Snowden, an Environmental Scientist in the Sydney office, who is part of the Australian Army Reserves. Jack is a section commander with 7 Light Battery, 9 Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery based in Sydney and has been a part of the Australian Army Reserves for over 7 years. […]
