Our Publications

Below is a list of publications by EDG staff. For more information about our team members visit our People page.

Steve Perrett

David Cunliffe

Greg Hackney Publications

  • Ameratunga, J., Hackney, G., and Shipway, I. (2020) The Gateway Upgrade Project, Australian Geomechanics Society 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book
  • Hackney G.A., Cunliffe D.J., Dawes J.W.R., (2019) Yield Stress Relationships from CPTu for Brisbane Holocene Clay, Proceedings of 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Perth, Australia.
  • Dunstan, J., Gibbons, P., McKenna, G., Hackney, G., Bridges, C. (2015) Design of an SMSE Retaining Wall on a Sidelong Slope in North Queensland, International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • Shipway I.C.F., Baynes F.J. and Hackney G.A. (2015) Application of Semi – Quantitative Risk Assessment in Road Design, Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Hackney G.A., O’May D.V. and Shipway I.C.F., (2015) The Use of Risk Based Design Criteria for Slope Remediation, Proceedings of the 12th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Wellington NZ.
  • Schumacher, N.C., Bridges, C.A. & Hackney, G.A., (2014) Soil Nailing a Reinforced Soil Structure for Temporary Works, Earth Structures and Retention Conference, 27 to 28 May 2014, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Hackney G.A and Bridges C.A., (2014) Stabilisation of a Fill Embankment Using Soil Nails, Australian Geomechanics Journal, Vol 49 No 1 March 2014.
  • Cheah B.H., Iyathurai S., Nallarulanantham T., Hackney G.A., (2013) Successful Implementation of Design Changes During Construction of an Embankment, Proceedings of the 18th Southeast Asian Geotechnical & Inaugural AGSSEA Conference, Singapore.
  • Nall, T., Poulos, H. and Hackney, G., (2013) Site Response Analysis to Derive Ground Motion Signals for Engineering Applications, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment, Nagoya, Japan, ISBN: 978-4-9905958-2-1 C3051.
  • Hackney G. and Cheah B. (2012) Use of the Observational Method for Soft Soil Ground Treatments of the Gateway Upgrade Project, Proceedings of the International Conference on Ground Improvement and Ground Control, Wollongong, Australia, pp361-368.
  • Hackney, G., (2011) Ground Vibrations from Dynamic Replacement Column Installation, Australian Geomechanics Journal, Vol46/1, pp23-30.
  • Moyle R.A., Redman P.G. and Hackney G.A (2010) Assessment of Ground Surface Profile Resulting from Collapsing Soils, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Problematic Soils, Adelaide.
  • Moyle R.A., Hackney G.A. and Redman P.G., (2009) Mechanism and Magnitude of Collapse Settlement in Sands and Clays, Proceedings of the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Unsaturated and Expansive Soils, Newcastle, Australia, 2009, pp359-364.
  • Hackney G.A., (2002) Excavation Induced Vibrations in Sydney Sandstone, Proceedings of the 5th Australia New Zealand Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference, Rotorua, NZ, pp117-122.

Ian Shipway Publications

  • Shipway, I. (2021) “Engineering Geology of Soft Clay”, in Ameratunga. J, Sivakugan, N. and Das, B. M. (eds) Soft Clay Engineering and Ground Improvement, Ch 2, CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9780429455544.,
  • Ameratunga, J., Hackney, G., and Shipway, I. (2020) The Gateway Upgrade Project, Australian Geomechanics Society 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book
  • AGS Qld Symposium (2019)  Instability Risk Assessment in the Coloola Sand Mass
  • Shipway, I.C.F & Cooper, D. (2019) “Judgements of landslide frequency and their effects on risk assessment in the coastal dune systems of south east Qld” Proceedings of the 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Perth, Wester Australia
  • AGS Brisbane Presentation (2016) Flow Slides in South East Qld Part 2: Inskip Point
  • Yang D, Ameratunga J, Dunstan J and Shipway I (2015) Innovative design for drainage structure on deep soft ground. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Geotechnical Engineering 168(6): 483–497
  • Hackney G.A., O’May D.V. and Shipway I.C.F., (2015) The Use of Risk Based Design Criteria for Slope Remediation, Proceedings of the 12th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Wellington NZ.
  • Shipway I.C.F., Baynes F.J. and Hackney G.A. (2015) Application of Semi – Quantitative Risk Assessment in Road Design, Proceedings of the  16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Edinburgh, UK
  • Shipway, I.C.F (2015) ATS Tunnel Design & Construction Short Course – Geotechnical Models & Interpretation, Brisbane
  • Yang, D.Q., Ameratunga, J., Shipway, I., Dunstan, J. and Lambert, R.(2009). Design and Performance review of a Trial Embankment on Deep Soft Ground near Brisbane Airport, Australia. Intl Symp. on Ground Improvement Technologies and Case Histories (ISGI09), Singapore.
  • Poulos, H., Shipway, I. (2007). Foundation Analysis for Anchored Wind Turbine Foundations. 10th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics (2007), Australia: Carillon Conference Management for the Australian Geomechanics Society.
  • White, W., Shipway, I., Ameratunga, J. and Olds, R. (2007). Design and construction of closed cell expanded polystyrene foam embankment with a heavy duty pavement. 10th ANZ Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Shaw, P., Ameratunga, J. and Shipway, I. (2004). Port of Brisbane Motorway Alliance Enhances Geotechnical Outcomes. ANZ Geomechanics Conference in NZ.

Adam Lander Publications

  • Lander, A. (accepted) Geotechnical assessment for the Australian High Speed Rail study. International Conf. Geotechnical Engineering. Colombo.
  • Bodner, C., Cortes, F., Lander, A., and D Tsang, D. (accepted) Recent experiences in the design of deep tunnels in Sydney. Tunnelling Conference, Sydney.
  • Rose, G., Kirk, P., Gibbons, C, and Lander, A. (2018) Three-dimensional geological models in ground engineering: when to use, how to build and review, benefits and potential pitfalls, Australian Geomechanics Journal, Vol 53 No 3 September 2018.

Jo Perrett Publications

Coming soon.

Steve Perrett Publications

  • Ameratunga, J, Beohm, W., Perrett, S. and Boyle, P. (2004). Geotechnical Risk Management at the Seawall Project in Brisbane. RISK 2004. Melbourne, Australia.

David Cunliffe Publications

  • Hackney G.A., Cunliffe D.J., Dawes J.W.R., (2019) Yield Stress Relationships from CPTu for Brisbane Holocene Clay, Proceedings of 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Perth, Australia.
  • Cheah, B. Cunliffe, D. Premananda, S. and Dissanayake, K. (2015). Installation of HDPE geomembrane for a lined embankment dam – a summary of construction best practices. ICGE Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka.