Engineering Projects

Copper String 2032 Transmission Power Line Construction

CPB Contractors
  • The project Copper String 2032 involves the construction of a power line from Townsville to Mount Isa, spanning about 1000km. The scope of works include the construction of multiple powerline towers of variable sizes, as well as multiple sub-stations in all the major towns in between the two end points.

  • I have experience working in assess track construction pre-works analysis, procurement strategies, project documentation, project management plan drafting, environmental assessment and stakeholder assessment.

Lowood Water Treatment Plant in Brisbane Head Office

John Holland
  • The project Lowood Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) minor works scope involves the addition of a new pump skid, pipes and fittings to an existing STP located in Lowood. There is extra treated water being produced from the existing STP, and the additional infrastructure is being constructed to deliver this extra treated water to an existing water pipe, under the Somerset Regional Council, who in-turn is to deliver the treated water to a sporting facility.

  • The scope of works involves relocation of existing underground earth wires inside the facility, installation of a concrete slab to install the new pump skid (supplied by Queensland Urban Utilities) and associated PVC-u pipes and fittings above the ground, installation of a 300m underground PE pipes to connect the extra treated water to the existing pipe line under Somerset Regional Council.

Edmonton to Gordonvale (E2G) Bruce Highway Expansion in Cairns

John Holland
  • The project Edmonton to Gordonvale is a Joint Venture with a budget of $500 million between John Holland, Seymour Whyte and Aecom. The project scope involves the addition of new lanes to an existing 10km section of Bruce Highway from Edmonton to Gordonvale, including the construction of multiple pavements, bridges, cycleways and traffic and road lighting works. It also involved the relocation of multiple railways (under the jurisdiction of both Queensland Rail and MSF Sugar) and the installation of new cable routes for Telstra and Reef network.

  • The project has multiple engineering teams based on disciple. The main engineering teams are the Pavements, Earthworks, Drainage, Structures and Public Utilities. While being on the project, I have worked in the Pavements team (responsible for monitoring and managing the construction of the road pavements), Quality Control team (responsible for monitoring that the works done by the engineers are compliant with the MRTS and other Standards), Public Utilities team (responsible for managing the construction of water ways, road lighting, traffic signals, field cabinets, power supply systems and optic fibres, etc.) and the Structures team (responsible for the construction of multiple new bridges and underpasses) during the duration of the project. I have experience liaising with multiple subcontractors and stakeholders to make sure that the project is being completed on time.

  • I have been able to identify multiple major gaps in quality of works done by the different departments while working in the quality department. Some instance of which are:

    1. I have been able to identify that the wrong backfill materials were being used as backfill for multiple pipes (cement, instead of sand) which could potentially cause damage to the pipes as they do not provide the cushioning effect of sand on impact from vehicle loads. I have raised this issue with the managers and they have urged the engineers to monitor the quality of works more stringently as a result since then.

    2. Till that time in the project, there were issues with using the wrong class of concrete for traffic light pole footings and not raising the required Hold Points and Witness Points for the works that were done. I have raised this with my seniors, and the importance of raising Hold Points before the works commence has been communicated to all the engineers in a toolbox talk.

    3. The project has a concrete register to keep track of all the concrete pours conducted during the project. The register is in an excel file, and has various tabs to keep track of the order numbers, pour dates, concrete strength results, etc. Since the original engineer who created the formulae was no longer working on the project, and no one else knew how these formulae worked, the formulae in many of the cells in the tabs were corrupted and was giving out incorrect information. This incorrect information was being used to determine whether to accept or reject the concrete batches used in the project. I have utilised my excel knowledge to understand how the formulae worked and have fixed these issues. I have also used excel Visual Basic to automate multiple repetitive tasks in the register (and also in other excel registers).

Maintenance Works on Regional Roads in the Balonne Shire Council

Aramira Civil Engineering
  • While working as a Civil Site Engineer at Aramira Civil Engineering, I was involved in four major contracts involving road repair and maintenance works in the regional area of Balonne Shire Council located in Queensland.

  • I was responsible for overseeing procurement of materials and labour on site, managing and overseeing quality control measures, organizing density tests, ensuring relevant safety measures are implemented on site, ensuring the relevant Traffic Guidance Schemes are implemented on site, building a good relationship with the relevant stakeholders, communications with the suppliers and general project management.

  • I have been able to utilise the knowledge and experience gained from working as an intern at Macquarie Geotech to assess better the outcomes of some of the negative results obtained from the density tests conducted on the roads and have able to give feedback on them.

Repair Works on Carnarvon Highway under TMR, Queensland

Aramira Civil Engineering
  • While working as a Civil Site Engineer at Aramira Civil Engineering, I was involved in a project involving repair works on a 500m section of Carnarvon Highway in Queensland. The project involved stringent Quality Control requirements at frequent intervals along its length.

  • The project involved stripping of the existing bituminous layer on the whole affected area of the highway and building a new layer on top to the subgrade. I was involved with the quality control, procurement, quality testing, traffic control and project management of the project.

  • I have worked with professionals in the field which includes, but are not limited to the Site Supervisor, Traffic Controllers, Grader and Roller Drivers, Water Cart Drivers, Site Surveyors and the Soil Testers. I have once met with council representatives to arrange for testing equipment on behalf of the organization.

Effect of Rice Husk Ash and Cement on Soil Stabilisation

Major final year project (Bachelor’s degree)
  • For my major Bachelor’s degree final year project, I have analysed the variance of Optimum Moisture Content (OMC) of clayey soils with the addition of rice husk ash.

  • It was found that the curve from the moisture-dry density graph shifts towards the right side as a whole, which indicates that more moisture is required for the in-situ soil to achieve maximum dry density.

  • The practical implication of this result is that the soil is able to accommodate more moisture before maximum dry density is achieved. This property is extremely useful to strengthen the soil in regions having high in-situ moisture content, such as regions having high rainfall.

Finite Element Modelling and Analysis of the EIS Research and Testing Facility in Russell Vale

Advanced Computer Applications (Master’s degree)
  • For my Advanced Computer Applications subject, I have been tasked with using Strand7 software to fully model and analyse a major Research Facility Warehouse Building located in NSW.

  • All the different loads acting on the structure namely dead load, live load and wind load have been identified using the relevant Australian Standards and have been successfully incorporated into the 3D design model of the building drawn using Strand7 using available data.

  • The validity of the Finite Element Modelling results have been cross checked with the traditional methods of structural analysis and they have been found to be consistent with the results generated from the Strand7 software.

CASEY Aquatic & Recreation Centre - Proposed Change Rooms Renewal

Major Project (Swars)
  • While working as a Civil Engineering Intern at Swars in Sydney, I was tasked with the tender documentation, contract administration, estimation, costing and project management of a construction project located in Victoria.

  • I have liaised with the clients, contractors and other team members to put forward a quote for the project, which is consistent with the scope of work to bid on the tender put forward by the Casey City Council.

  • Out team has identified the relevant works and materials that are needed for the project to be completed on time and have successfully been able to win the bid for the project because we have been able to identify excessive wasters on site.