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1 A Glossary of Terms used in Culvert Fishway Design

(51-page pdf) This field guide provides photos and definitions of terms commonly used by engineers and fish biologists in the fish passage industry with specific reference to culvert design.

Date: Sep 30, 2017 08:10 pm


2.71 MB

19.39 MB
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2 An Introduction to Race Car Aerodynamics

(160-page pdf) An introduction to the aerodynamics of race cars and the fluid mechanics of the air flow associated with race car aerodynamics.

Date: Apr 11, 2020 08:11 pm


5.52 MB

23.14 MB
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3 Bridge Scour Field Guide

(115-page pdf) This document provides an overview of scour control under bridges with a focus on rock sizing and rock placement.

Date: Jul 19, 2020 08:11 pm


6.27 MB

32.44 MB
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4 A Public Guide to Managing Stormwater Drainage on Residential Properties V2

(92-page pdf) This public guide provides a non-technical discussion on the design and management of stormwater drainage on residential properties, including the resolution of common drainage problems, and the legal aspects of inter-allotment drainage.

Date: Sep 02, 2020 08:10 pm


3.53 MB

18.76 MB
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5 Creek Erosion Part 1

(144-page pdf) Part 1 of this four-part document discusses the types of creeks, the types of creek erosion, the mechanics of creek erosion, the hydraulics of creeks, the causes of creek erosion, and the response of creeks to floods.

Date: Apr 20, 2021 08:11 pm


7.17 MB

39.57 MB
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6 Creek Erosion Part 2

(124-page pdf) Part 2 of this four-part document discusses the planning of creek erosion treatments, fish-friendly bed treatment, common properties of rock, the hydraulics of grade control structures, fish-friendly and non fish-friendly bed stabilisation techniques.

Date: Apr 20, 2021 08:11 pm


5.73 MB

30.68 MB
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7 Creek Erosion Part 4

(70-page pdf) Part 4 of this four-part document provides a short review of parts 1 to 3, then presents a single page summary of each of the bank stabilisation options presented in Part 3. The field guide ends with a discussion of the staging of instream works, and a glossary of terms.

Date: Apr 20, 2021 08:12 pm


3.27 MB

14.98 MB
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8 Creek Erosion Part 3

(149-page pdf) Part 3 of this four-part document discusses the design of soft and hard engineering bank stabilisation techniques, the management of dispersive soils, lateral bank erosion, flow diversion techniques, and creek revegetation.

Date: Feb 22, 2022 08:11 pm


7.50 MB

42.26 MB
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9 Gully Erosion Field Guide Part 1 - Introduction and Site Planning

(157-page pdf) Part 1 of this three-part document discusses gully erosion processes and treatment options.

Date: Feb 22, 2022 08:13 pm


7.09 MB

40.55 MB
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10 Grand Prix Race Winners 1966 to 2016

(153-page pdf) This pictorial document provides the Formula 1 motor racing Grand Prix winners from 1966 to 2016.

Date: Mar 07, 2022 08:08 pm


10.72 MB

10.72 MB
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11 24 Hours of Le Mans winners 1950 to 2016

(77-page pdf) This pictorial document provides the outright and class winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1950 to 2016.

Date: Mar 07, 2022 08:10 pm


3.28 MB

3.28 MB
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12 Gully Erosion Field Guide Part 2 - Gully Head and Gully Floor Stabilisation Techniques

(129-page pdf) Part 2 of this three-part document presents design information on gully head and gully bed stabilisation.

Date: Mar 07, 2022 08:13 pm


5.38 MB

26.83 MB
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13 Gully Erosion Field Guide Part 3 - Gully Bank Stabilisation and Land Management Practices

(87-page pdf) Part 3 of this three-part document presents design information on the stabilisation of gully banks.

Date: Mar 07, 2022 08:13 pm


4.43 MB

23.01 MB
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14 GT7 Real Car Paint HSV best guess values

(160-page pdf) The presentation of HSV settings for Real Car Paints to assist Gran Turismo (GT7) Gamers to better utilise the GT Auto / Livery Editor features of GT7.

Date: Sep 23, 2023 08:13 pm


2.82 MB

11.53 MB
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15 Construction Site Sediment Basins

(108-page pdf) This document provides information on the design and construction of construction site sediment basins.

Date: Jul 19, 2022 08:11 pm


4.27 MB

20.86 MB
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16 Rational Method Hydrology

(70-page pdf) A guide to the application of the Rational Method in catchment hydrology.

Date: Nov 15, 2023 10:18 am


2.38 MB

10.23 MB
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17 Use of Rock in Waterway Engineering V7

(72-page pdf) This document provides a pictorial guide to the sizing and placement of rock within waterways.

Date: Apr 24, 2024 08:14 pm


2.58 MB

13.31 MB
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18 Background to Rock Sizing and Rock Roughness Equations

(131-page pdf) This document provides an explanation of how the various rock sizing procedures were developed. Plus the development of a Manning's roughness equation for deep and shallow water conditions.

Date: Oct 16, 2023 09:25 am


2.46 MB

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19 An Explanation of the Double Slit Experiment

(93-page pdf) A detailed explanation of how light travels with a shock wave, and how this shock wave explains the outcomes of the double slit experiment and the true (not Einstein) properties of light.

Date: Oct 19, 2024 02:18 pm


2.57 MB

10.65 MB
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20 Public Guide to Living with Floods

(78-page pdf) This document provides general advice on living in flood-prone areas, preparing for a flood, and post-flood clean-up.

Date: Jan 04, 2015 08:14 pm


3.29 MB

23.07 MB
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21 Creek Rehabilitation Case Studies

(72-page pdf) This document provides a pictorial review (before and after images) of various creek rehabilitation projects located in and around Brisbane, Queensland.

Date: Jan 04, 2015 08:12 pm


6.59 MB

59.68 MB
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22 Creek Erosion and Channel Design Case Studies

(77-page pdf) This document provides a pictorial review (before and after images) of various creek erosion repair sites, and constructed drainage channels (including Natural Channel Design), located in and around Brisbane, Queensland.

Date: Jan 04, 2015 08:11 pm


5.35 MB

33.61 MB
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23 An Explanation of Gravity as a Force

(25-page pdf) An Explanation of Gravity using the Quantum Force Model of the Universe, which demonstrates that gravity is in fact a force, while also demonstrating the errors in Einstein's theories of gravity and curved spacetime.

Date: Nov 08, 2024 01:14 pm


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3.89 MB
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24 Use of Rock in Stormwater Engineering V6

(71-page pdf) This document provides a pictorial guide to the sizing and placement of rock within stormwater drainage systems.

Date: Nov 23, 2021 08:14 pm


2.36 MB

10.67 MB
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25 A Public Guide to Storm and Flood Hydrology V4

(69-page pdf) This document provides a non-technical pictorial guide to understanding storm and flood hydrology.

Date: Nov 15, 2023 08:10 pm


2.17 MB

9.45 MB
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26 The Properties of Light

(52-page pdf) Discussion of the true (non-Einstein) properties of light as a longitudinal compression wave, including an explanation of the double slit experiment, and the triple filter experiment.

Date: Nov 08, 2024 01:15 pm


1.71 MB

6.78 MB
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27 Fish Passage Queensland Codes

(88-page pdf) An overview of Queensland Fisheries’ State Code 18 which deals with fish passage at watercourse crossings. The relevance of this document depends on the continued operation of State Code 18.

Date: Sep 22, 2024 08:13 pm


2.86 MB

15.10 MB
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28 The Cause of Planetary Spin

(34-page pdf) An explanation of how Earth's magnetic field interacts with Earth's attached quantum forces to cause the planet to spin.

Date: Aug 21, 2025 11:57 am


1.29 MB

5.05 MB
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29 Electricity and Magnetism

(66-page pdf) A discussion on how a force-based model of the universe can be used to explain the properties of electricity and magnetism, which ends with an explanation of the cause of planetary spin.

Date: Aug 21, 2025 11:59 am


2.35 MB

9.81 MB
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30 Strong Atomic Interaction

(47-page pdf) An explanation of the strong atomic interaction based on a force-based model of the universe filled with quantum forces as the building blocks of the universe.

Date: Aug 21, 2025 12:01 pm


1.55 MB

6.49 MB
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31 The Origin of Time

(31-page pdf) A possible explanation of the role that time plays in astrophysics that does not require it to be a 'real' property of space, which shows how the assumed time-velocity relationship is actually a 'speed of causality' vs velocity relationship.

Date: Aug 21, 2025 12:05 pm


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32 Settling Tank and Sediment Basin Decant Systems V1

(23-page pdf) The field guide describes the results of research into the selective withdrawal of supernatant from settled wastewater tanks, and how this research was used to further the design and operation of construction site sediment basins.

Date: Aug 09, 2017 08:14 pm


7.38 MB
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33 Erosion & Sediment Control Field Guide for Road Construction - Part 2 V1

(79-page pdf) This field guide has been prepared specifically to provide guidelines on the management of soil erosion and sediment control on road construction projects. Part 2 of this two-part document provides guidelines on the preparation of ESC Plans, and the management of bridge and culvert construction projects.

Date: Aug 09, 2017 08:12 pm


5.61 MB

32.89 MB
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34 Erosion & Sediment Control Field Guide for Road Construction - Part 1 V1

(123-page pdf) This field guide has been prepared specifically to provide guidelines on the management of soil erosion and sediment control on road construction projects. Part 1 of this two-part document provides advice on the key aspects of temporary drainage, erosion and sediment control practices.

Date: Aug 09, 2017 08:12 pm


7.17 MB

51.89 MB
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35 Erosion & Sediment Control Field Guide for Pipeline Projects - Part 2 V1

(70-page pdf) This document provides guidelines on the management of soil erosion and sediment control on pipeline construction projects. Part 2 of this two-part document provides guidelines on site planning, site rehabilitation, and the management of soil erosion and sediment control at pipeline crossings of waterways.

Date: Aug 09, 2017 08:12 pm


6.24 MB

26.18 MB
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36 Erosion & Sediment Control Field Guide for Pipeline Projects - Part 1 V1

(94-page pdf) This document provides guidelines on the management of soil erosion and sediment control on pipeline construction projects. Part 1 of this two-part document provides advice on the key aspects of temporary drainage, erosion and sediment control practices.

Date: Aug 09, 2017 08:12 pm


4.88 MB

36.67 MB
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37 Principles of Construction Site Erosion & Sediment Control V1

(79-page pdf) This field guide has been prepared specifically to provide Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) trainees with general information to assist them in preparing for their certification exams, such as: a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC).

Date: Jun 25, 2013 08:13 pm


2.71 MB

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38 Erosion & Sediment Control Field Guide for Builders V3

(48-page pdf) This document provides an overview of Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) practices on small building sites. In Australia, it is State legislation that regulates ESC practices on building sites, but it is the local authority that normally enforces these practices.

Date: Jun 25, 2013 08:12 pm


1.73 MB

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39 Erosion and Sediment Control - A Field Guide for Construction Site Managers V7

(134-page pdf) This is an update of the original Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) field guide developed as Book 6 of the 2008 IECA suite of ESC Best Practice documents. The field guide is targeted at construction site managers. This is the best overall introduction to ESC practices on construction sites relative the various specialised ESC field guides prepared between 2010 and 2025.

Date: Aug 16, 2024 08:13 pm


5.63 MB

30.82 MB
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40 Engineering Guide to Site Revegetation

(79-page pdf) This document provides a review of construction site revegetation techniques.

Date: Jun 03, 2025 03:36 pm


4.17 MB

22.71 MB
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41 Erosion & Sediment Control Field Guide for Instream Works

(140-page pdf) This field guide has been prepared specifically to provide guidelines on the management of temporary soil erosion and sediment control measures while conducting instream maintenance or construction activities.

Date: Dec 14, 2020 08:12 pm


6.58 MB

33.40 MB
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42 Managing Soil Erosion on Pineapple Farms

(42-page pdf) This pictorial guide discusses the management of stormwater runoff and soil erosion on pineapple farms.

Date: Jun 03, 2025 12:38 pm


1.91 MB

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43 Fish Passage Culvert Design - Part 1

(163-page pdf) This document provides an overview of the design of fish friendly waterway culverts. The document presents a stepped procedure for the design of culverts, but does not provide structural design information.

Date: Jun 03, 2025 12:46 pm


6.27 MB

31.78 MB
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44 Fish Passage Culvert Design - Part 2

(135-page pdf) Part 2 of this three-part document provides information on State-specific issues in Australia, and detailed discussion of fish passage baffle design.

Date: Jun 03, 2025 12:48 pm


4.21 MB

20.14 MB
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45 Fish Passage Culvert Design - Part 3

(111-page pdf) Part 3 of this three-part document provides information on debris blockage, safety risks at culvert crossings, culverts located in problem soils, terrestrial passage at culvert crossings, and culvert upgrades.

Date: Jun 03, 2025 12:50 pm


4.70 MB

24.96 MB
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46 An Engineer's Response to Peter Andrews' 'Back from the Brink'

(159-page pdf) A civil engineer's feedback on the various claims made by Peter Andrews in his successful publication: 'Back from the Brink'.

Date: Oct 27, 2025 02:00 pm


6.58 MB

34.85 MB
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47 My First Grand Prix Experience

(27-page pdf) A pictorial review of my first attendance at a Grand Prix, that being Monaco in 1982.

Date: Oct 27, 2025 02:02 pm


10.87 MB
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48 I Travelled 36,900 km to Watch a Motor Race

(27-page pdf) A pictorial reflection of my travels from Sydney, Australia to Monaco, and return, in order to watch the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix.

Date: Oct 27, 2025 02:03 pm


11.21 MB
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49 An Engineer's Explanation of the Bulbous Bow Effect

(60-page pdf) An explanation of the hydraulic mechanics of a bulbous bow on ships as presented by a water engineer. This explanation is a odds to the currently reported explanation of the bulbous bow effect.

Date: Oct 27, 2025 02:05 pm


1.59 MB

7.29 MB
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50 Land of the Rising Sun

(30-page pdf) A tribute the sun rises over the Wide Bay, Bargara, Queensland fro 2019 to 2025.

Date: Oct 27, 2025 02:09 pm


7.34 MB
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51 Advice for Students Preparing Assignments and Sitting Exams

(25-page pdf) Advice for university students on the preparation of assignments and the sitting of exams, and the application of a 'customer focus' while at university.

Date: Oct 27, 2025 02:13 pm


3.26 MB
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52 Erosion and Sediment Control Plans

(182-page pdf) A guide to the preparation of Erosion and Sediment Control Plans. This document has been prepared specifically to: [1] provide training for ESC practitioners on the preparation of Erosion and Sediment Control Plans, and [2] provide examples of Erosion and Sediment Control Plans (ESCPs); however, none of the plans presented in this document are suitable as actual construction plans—the detail shown on the example plans has been altered to make it suitable for presentation as an A4-sized diagram.

Date: Jun 17, 2024 01:09 pm


7.70 MB

39.78 MB
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