Program

In 2024 – the conference program will include representation from key sectors such as Pavements, Marine, Hydraulics, Project Delivery, Asset Management, Public Transport, Safety, Design, Network Technology, Vehicle Technology, Digital Engineering, Structures, Geotech, Active Transport, Sustainability and Accessibility / Inclusion.

The conference program time zone is GMT+10, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Tuesday 20 August
Wednesday 21 August
Thursday 22 August
Poster Presentations
Exhibition Theatrette Program

The printed program is subject to change and to be used as a guide only. Download the EIT Forum Portal for the latest program.


9 - 9:40am	2024 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country Forum Opening Welcome to Country - Maroochy Barambah
Plenary 1 in Plaza Auditorium
9:40 - 10am	Forum opening address Sally Stannard Director General \| Department of Transport and Main Roads
Keynote Speaker
10 - 10:30am	Achieving Net Zero an Australia-wide perspective Ian Porter Strategic Advisor, Net Zero \| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
10:30 -11am	Morning tea in Plaza Ballroom \| Poster Presentations
Plenary 2 in Plaza Auditorium Achieving net zero - how will we get there with infrastructure and transport?
11 - 11:30am	Plaza Auditorium
11 - 11:30am	Panel - Addressing operational carbon Chairperson: Julie Mitchell Deputy Director General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main Roads Caroline Moss Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability \| Queensland Rail Lynette Cheah Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast Tim Camilleri E-Mobility Solutions Manager, Volvo Group Australia
11:30 - 12pm	Panel - Addressing embodied carbon Chairperson: Narelle Dobson Director (Special Projects), Infrastructure Management and Delivery \| Department of Transport and Main Roads Romilly Madew CEO Engineers Australia Susie Smith Climate Change Authority Rob Rouwette start2see
12 - 12:30pm	Speaker - Mobilising Innovation Dennis Walsh Chief Engineer \| Department of Transport and Main Roads
12:30 - 1:30pm	Lunch in Plaza Ballroom \| Exhibition Theatrette Program
1:30 - 3pm	Plaza Auditorium	P6+P7	P8	P9+P10	P11
	STREAM 1	STREAM 2	STREAM 3	STREAM 4	STREAM 5
	Pavement stream introduction	Hydraulics	Sustainability	Cooperative and Automated Vehicles	Marine
	Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical, Services to deliver improved outcomes Stephen Mallows TMR Evolution in pavements through research and collaboration Mike Pickering TMR Australia Flexible Pavement Association; Meeting our Shared Challenges Collaboratively Mark Piorkowski Australian Flexible Pavement Association David Smale Australian Flexible Pavement Association	Climate, Meteorology and Hydrology support for Critical Transport Infrastructure Delivery Natasha Hinrichsen Bureau of Meteorology Integrative Decision Support Tool for Flood-Informed Road Infrastructure Investment Prioritisation Gangfu Zhang AECOM New ARR Climate Change Guidance – Impacts on Design Floods and Implications for Infrastructure Projects Chris Russell TMR Mark Babister Australian Rainfall and Runoff Applying Flood Data to Inform Highway Upgrade Prioritisations Anthony Gaffney AECOM	Unpacking net zero and the climate emergency for Queensland transport infrastructure projects Scott Losee Losee Consulting Getting a grasp on future climate: applications of the updated ARR Climate Change guidelines Bronte Board TMR Implementing contemporary sustainability practices to support policy changes (Case Study) Emily Low Mott MacDonald	Cooperative and Automated Vehicles Initiative Amit Trivedi TMR Prototype testing for a Universal Design Autonomous Vehicle Alexander Bubke TMR	Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) Ferry Terminal Construction & Delivery Ben Nayler TMR Gateway Bridge Emergency Management Protocols Review - After the Baltimore Bridge Allision Kell Dillon TMR Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Barrier Reef Daniel Frost TMR
3 - 3:30pm	Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 - 5pm	Pavement technologies	Hydraulics	Sustainability examples	Traffic management and design	Asset management
3:30 - 5pm	Advancing Pavement Sustainability through Innovative Tailored Solutions Ehsan Yaghoubi Victoria University Intelligent construction - improving efficiency and productivity Rod Adams TMR Recent and upcoming Pavement Technology updates for TMR Nidasan Sivasithamparam TMR	Informing Road Transport Sector Investments in the Context of Climate Change Mark Edwards Geoscience Australia Jagath Abeynayake TMR Highway runoff quality. We’re working hard but is it working? Katie Fletcher Arup Flood Loadings on Bridges - Is it time to bring CFD into the equation? Urs Baeumer TMR Road Drainage Manual harmonised with Austroads Guide Mahdi Keramatikerman TMR	Unlocking Carbon Insights: Transformative Tools for Sustainable Design in Infrastructure Calum Prasser Mott Macdonald Coomera Connector Stage 1 North – Utilising natural wetlands to provide engineering solutions Jonathan Trail WSP	Analysing connected vehicle data to understand vehicle speeds and accelerations at Active Transport Priority Crossings Wahi Rabbani TMR Capacity analysis of shuttle flow at roadworks to improve safety and efficiency Jaiden Patel TMR The use of traffic control devices to reduce bicycle/e-scooter and pedestrian conflict on Green Bridges Michael Langdon TMR Computer vision for vulnerable road user detection at traffic signals Terry Su TMR	ADVICE: Paving the way with the Asset Deterioration, Valuation and Investment Calculation Engine Norah Weatherby TMR A New Way Forward for Tunnel Condition Assessments Susheel Prabhakar AECOM Harnessing Innovation - Insights driving investment Michelle Baran TMR
5 - 7pm	Forum Networking Event in Plaza Ballroom

The printed program is subject to change and to be used as a guide only. Download the EIT Forum Portal for the latest program.


6:45 - 8:45am	Industry Breakfast in Plaza Terrace Room Enhancing collaboration between TMR and the infrastructure industry Input from Deanne Hawkswood project on collaboration
9 - 10:30am	Plaza Auditorium	P6+P7	P8	P9+P10	P11
	STREAM 1	STREAM 2	STREAM 3	STREAM 4	STREAM 5
	Bitumen and Asphalt	Bridges and Heavy Vehicles	Geotechnical	Road Safety	Contracts and Risk
	Innovations in Sustainable and High-Performance Bitumen Emulsion Technologies Hamidreza Sahebzamani SAMI Bitumen Technologies Implementation of Contractor Initiated Asphalt Mix Design Innovations on TMR projects Jason Jones TMR Biogenic bitumen the journey to net zero Mark Cannetelli Puma Energy	An innovative solution to shape future heavy vehicle access Matthew Elischer (TMR) on behalf of Tasmania Department of State Growth Queensland’s new Class 1 oversize overmass heavy vehicle access regime Mandy Haldane TMR Risk-informed decision making for heavy vehicle access to bridges Rob Heywood TMR Centreline travel on structures by Oversize-Overmass (OSOM) vehicles - study of OSOM vehicle related crashes Mardi Gurr TMR	Implementation of digital techniques to optimise slope remediation design across 132 sites in South-east Queensland Ryan O'Niell Arup Optimising Geotechnical Design: Evaluating Hammer Efficiency in Standard Penetration Testing for Enhanced Soil Property Correlations Wei He TMR Positional Aspects of Geotechnical Control Systems Nicholas Lancashire TMR	Learning from ants: Applying human-centred design to road safety Colin Edmonstone TMR	Risky Business! Inappropriate risk allocation and understanding the civil industries most difficult risks to price Stephen Hulme TMR Application Of Artificial Intelligence(Ai) For The Effectiveness And Risk Mitigation In Contract Administration Monthly Reporting Manoj Mudiyanselage TMR Unlocking Early Contractor Involvement in Transport Infrastructure: Insights for Future Success James Gleeson Marvel Engineers Enhancing project outcomes through the early consideration of constructability Adrian Vesnaver Bellwether Group
10:30 - 11am	Morning tea in Plaza Ballroom \| Poster Presentations
11 - 12:30pm	Sprayed Seals	Bridge Performance and Projects	Geotechnical	Road Safety	Collaboration
11 - 12:30pm	Towards sustainable practice in sprayed sealing Cassandra Simpson NTRO Alternative techniques for constructing sprayed seals without cutters Trevor Distin Colas Australia Group Spraying behaviour of polymer and crumb rubber modified binders (NACoE project P111) Steve Patrick NTRO NACOE Research Program 62 Asphalt Ravelling Progression Model Cassandra Simpson NTRO	Management of Structures with Concrete Halving Joint Carrie Lin TMR Gateway Arterial Bridge – Halving Joint Strengthening Elizabeth Kittoli Aecom Victoria Bridge Refurbishment Chris Ross Arup Operational viability of a deteriorating bridge – structural assessment based on Engineering Policy 171 Sujitha Kumari Gopal Sankar TMR	Rapid Visual Assessment of Landslips Affecting the Road Kay Want TMR The Testing of bond stress parameters for rock anchors in southeast Queensland Mohsen Sadeghi Edg Consulting Pty Ltd Embodied Carbon Assessment of Geotechnical Works Nick Dewar Arup	Queensland state of practice overview for give-way controlled pedestrian road crossings Michael Langdon TMR Road Safety and Vehicle Technology Initiatives Keith Johnson Fulton Hogan Improving safety in a roundabout way: Learnings from the Moores Creek Road intersection upgrade Colin Edmonston TMR A Before-After Safety Evaluation of a New Part-time Protected Right-turn Signal Strategy Andrew Burbridge TMR	Collaborative Procurement 101 - opening the playbook. Max Broadhurst TMR The Collaborative Project Stephen Hulme TMR Transport Infrastructure Contract - Target Project Cost (TIC-TPC) Showcase Louisa MacDonald TMR Dale Cunningham TMR
12:30 - 1:30pm	Lunch in Plaza Ballroom \| Exhibition Theatrette Program
1:30 - 3pm	Pavement technologies in action	Myth Busting Bridge Monitoring	Geospatial	Road Safety	Collaboration in action
1:30 - 3pm	Innovative pavement maintenance strategy and treatments for the Gore Hwy Phil Pearson TMR Murray Peacock MD Peacock Consulting Road Rehabilitation Innovation using Paver Laid Insitu Recycling Boris Ilic Stabilised Pavements of Australia Bruce Hwy - Six Mile Creek to Gavial Creek Pavement Widening and Rehabilitation Wasantha Mohotti Arachchilage Aecom Concrete Pavement Fracturing Construction at M1 Pacific Motorway (Varsity Lakes to Tugun) Timothy Baumann TMR	Assessing load limits through bridge monitoring Peter Lark Jacobs Benefits of the Real-time Bridge and Traffic Monitoring Govinda Pandey Rockfield Technologies Australia Bridge monitoring panel discussion	Advancing Infrastructure Projects through Integrated LiDAR Technologies Braith McClure Mng TMR’s Definitive Network – Towards a Digital Twin Justin White TMR Land iQ – Standardised Land Use Evaluation Tool Gustaf Jonsson WSP	Connected Vehicle Data - changing the reference point Adam Wilmot Ghd TMR’s Network Safety Plans Andrew Pine TMR Descriptive Road User Movements: Taking all Road Users into Account Samantha Taylor TMR	Collaboration and Success : Lessons from the Crystalbrook Road Project Chris MacDonald TMR Collaboration in TIC-CO Construction, Mount Lindesay Highway – Stoney Camp to Chamber Flat Wee Teck Yeo SMEC Two projects, one bridge. Maintenance and Planning working collaboratively toward a shared outcome. Lucy Borland-Sentinella TMR From Shared Vision to Shared Success: A Collaborative Approach to Sustainable Infrastructure Development Nik Smilevski Georgiou Group
3 - 3:30pm	Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 - 5pm	Pavement materials	Materials and Sustainability	Design and Digital engineering	Road Safety	Collaboration in action
3:30 - 5pm	Laboratory Performance Assessment of Locally Sourced Materials Meera Creagh TMR Hiran Wickramasinghe TMR TMR Research and Trials of Recycled Materials in Road Construction Meera Creagh TMR Opportunities to use Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in pavements Mike Pickering TMR	Concrete Technology and Durability in TMR – Past, Present and Future?? Wayne Roberts TMR Low Carbon Concrete - A Future for TMR Structures Stephen Rae TMR Calcined clays as an SCM in sustainable Australian concrete Toby Pamment Arup Introduction to AS 2312.3 - Thermal metal spray coatings Oscar Duyvestyn Remedy Asset Protection	Moving towards Digital by Default through more effective Digital Engineering George Schwerin TMR CADD Tools - Exploring technology to improve data quality and enrich user experience Sudharsanan Loganathan TMR Digital Engineering Delivering Benefits for the Coomera Connector Stage 1 Central Project Michael Bannah HDR Transport Noise Management Code of Practice Updates David Schultz TMR	Next Generation Transport Safety: AI-based Video Analytics for Real-time Safety Assessment of Transport Infrastructure Shimul Haque University of Technology Analysing safety implications of innovative transport project Allen Jamal TMR	Rockhampton Ring Road - Collaborative Procurement Approach Mark Guymer TMR Unified in success: A collaborative approach to delivery of a major highway upgrade. Trevor Land TMR Arif Cheema TMR Delivering infrastructure to achieve economic growth and a connected and vibrant Adelaide. Bec Timmings Mott MacDonald Collaboration beyond the CPA for better project outcomes Cameron Mckellar Aecom
6 - 10pm	EIT Forum Dinner in Plaza Terrace Room

The printed program is subject to change and to be used as a guide only. Download the EIT Forum Portal for the latest program.


9 - 10:30am	Plaza Auditorium	P6+P7	P8	P9+P10	P11
	STREAM 1	STREAM 2	STREAM 3	STREAM 4	STREAM 5
	Pavement stabilisation	Research and Innovation in Structures	Network management	Road Safety	Rail
	Sustainable Solution For Construction Of Pavement Over Expansive Subgrades Amir Shahkolahi Global Synthetics Benefits of Foamed Bitumen Stabilisation – a recap of recent projects in Queensland Damian Volker TMR New research for improved performance characterisation of foamed bitumen stabilised granular bases Didier Bodin NTRO	Update to Technical Note 03 (TN03) - Measurement of Ground Vibration and Air blast Gerrit Smit NTRO Civil Composites For Resilient And Sustainable Transport Infrastructure University Of Southern Queensland Timber-alternative fibre composite railway bridge transoms Wahid Ferdous University of Southern Queensland	OPTImising Motorway control Algorithms (OPTIMA) - New insights from emerging technologies and data Abdhul Khadhir Seyed Hydroos Queensland University of Technology Predictive Analytics for Large-Scale Network Management: Deep Learning Approaches for Real-Time Traffic Incident Prediction Jiwon Kim The University of Queensland Is virtual reality the next frontier for traffic incident management capability and response coordination development? Dan White TMR Viki Watson TMR	Improving walking network planning guidance and resources Andrew Ross TMR A report on the review & update of TMR’s Cycling & E-scooter Infrastructure Publications Michael Langdon TMR How speed cushions came to be installed at an existing zebra crossing Prue Oswin Sidelines Traffic	Revolutionising Rail Signal Sighting Using Digital Technology Matt Quigley AECOM The Deployment of European Train Control System (ETCS) on the South East Queensland Rail Network Nick Terry TMR Manufacturing of New Passenger Trains for South East Queensland David Strong TMR
10:30 - 11am	Morning tea in Plaza Ballroom \| Poster Presentations
11 - 12:30pm	Pavement stabilisation	Resilience	Network Management	Road Safety	Rail
11 - 12:30pm	Stabilisation of Black Cotton Subgrades using Landfill Wastes Hannah Seligmann University Of Southern Queensland Modification of Austroads Design Charts for geogrid stabilised pavements using a Mechanistic Empirical approach Amir Shahkolahi Global Synthetics Managing Dispersive Soil Risks in Earthworks Construction Peter Reynolds TMR	PIARC Learning - Climate Change and Resilience of Road Networks Shafiq Alam PMD, TMR TMR Operational Response to Natural Disaster in Cairns Richard Sheedy TMR Road Authority Preparedness for Natural Disasters Nicholas Lancashire TMR	Non-intrusive vehicle detection system and incident detection system vs. traditional systems Samira Namin GHD Reliability and human factors approach for ensuring motorway ITS meet user needs Praveen Perera Kurukulasooriya Integrate Step 1: Review Routine Maintenance Performance Contract (RMPC) Intelligent Transport Systems & Electrical (ITS&E) activities Jason Venz TMR TMR/SNO Road Operations ITS and Electrical - Asset Classification Hierarchy Julian Barbi TMR	Animals on or Near Roads App Wayne Kettles TMR Development and Performance Testing of a Large Animal Activated Roadside Monitoring and Alert System (LAARMA) Louise Dutton TMR Conducting Road Safety Audits in Central Queensland using an Instrumented Motorcycle: A Case Study Kerry Saunders TMR Colin Edmonston TMR	Cross River Rail’s Project DNA: An innovative digital network approach Russell Vine Cross River Rail Delivery Authority Translink Rail Digital Engineering Ray Miller TMR Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project The Art of Engineering Assurance in Rail Projects Dave Phillips TMR
12:30 - 1:30pm	Lunch in Plaza Ballroom \| Exhibition Theatrette Program
1:30 - 3pm	Plenary 3 in Plaza Auditorium
1:30 - 2:15pm	The role of social value in Transport Planning: the Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line Case Study Genevieve de Michele TMR
2:15 - 2:45pm	How do we build inclusive communities? Alexander Bubke Manager (Technical Accessibility) Accessible Transport Network Office of the Director-General \| Department of Transport and Main Roads Pooya Saba TMR
2:45 - 3pm	Closing remarks

Poster presentations will run during morning tea each day.

Tuesday 20 August

10:30-11am

Circularity of Concrete with Waste Glass Additive

Hannah Seligmann
University of Southern Queensland
Machine: 1

Manufacturing sustainable asphalt using repurposed waste and low carbon technologies

Trevor Dustin
Machine: 2

Passenger electric vehicle size trends and implications on sustainable cities

Lynette Cheah
Machine: 3

Pioneering Sustainable Asphalt Technologies for Durable and Eco-Friendly Pavements

Kanjana Yindee
Machine: 4

Wednesday 21 August

10:30-11am

Lightweight and low-carbon magnesium oxychloride cement incorporated with biochar

Hanwen Cui
Machine: 1

TMR Transport Academic Partnership: E-Scooter Movement Data Analysis

Michael Langdon
Machine: 2

A better way of delivering infrastructure to through partnering

Bec Timmings
Machine: 3

Digitally enabled Sustainability

Steven Coyle
Machine: 4

Thursday 22 August

10:30-11am

TMR’s Traffic Data Strategy – setting the foundation for the next decade

Melissa Perkins
Machine: 1

Treatment options to improve safety of pedestrians, bicycle riders and other path users at driveways

Michael Langdon
Machine: 2

Rubberised Concrete for Impact Resistant Road Barriers

Sachinthani Ayesha Karunarathna
Machine: 4

Tuesday 20 August

12:30 – 12:55pm

Enhance, Elevate, Innovate – Transforming the Asset Management Journey
Shine Salur, David Horseman and Aritra Majumder, Brightly

1 – 1:25pm

Brisbane Metro Project
Russell Whale, Brisbane City Council

Wednesday 21 August

12:30 – 12:55pm

Projection display showing installation of ReoGrip Coupler demonstration
Lindsay Kettle, ReoGrip

1 – 1:25pm

Optimast – MASH TL3 Safety Signpost Frangible Support Structure
Nathan Scott, Scott Bowden, and Bernard Hynes, Delnorth

Thursday 22 August

12:30 – 1:15pm

Enhancing tomorrow’s mobility with smart, sustainable services solutions
Benjamin Thiery, Alstom

The program is subject to change.

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Tuesday 20 August

10:30-11am

Wednesday 21 August

10:30-11am

Thursday 22 August

10:30-11am

Tuesday 20 August

12:30 – 12:55pm

1 – 1:25pm

Wednesday 21 August

12:30 – 12:55pm

1 – 1:25pm

Thursday 22 August

12:30 – 1:15pm

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