Critical infrastructure
Enhancing the construction, operation, maintenance and protection of critical infrastructure.
We help to assess the ongoing needs of infrastructure critical to our society, such as power, water and telecommunications systems. We develop risk management plans to protect infrastructure from both external and internal threats, for example the impacts of an earthquake versus the deterioration of construction materials.
Our geotechnical expertise provides reliable solutions to support safe and sustainable engineering in the ocean. We evaluate and develop strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change, such as extreme weather events and ocean surges.
Reflecting global reliance on satellite communications for mapping and navigation – from flight paths to farm crops – we identify and counter potential interference with these essential systems.
Areas of focus
- Geotechnical and reservoir engineering
- Ocean engineering
- Geographic positioning systems including Geodetic and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Networks
- Disaster management and resilience
Capabilities
- Risk management modelling and simulations for critical infrastructure
- Fibre optic monitoring of geostructures using custom-made sensors and software
- Specialised geotechnical testing and characterisation
- Remote and in situ ocean wave and wind measurement
- Global ocean and climate analysis for design parameters to address extreme conditions
- Adjusted GNSS sensory data broadcast on single to multiple radio-frequencies
- High-precision positioning and navigation solutions
Collaborators
- ATC Williams
- BP
- Commonwealth Bank
- Downer
- Geoexchange
- GHD
- Golder
- Government of Victoria
- Ground Source Systems
- Hot Dry Rocks
- Melbourne Metro
- Sustainability Victoria
- Tyre Stewardship Australia
- Victoria Police
Key contacts
A bridge too far
Cutting-edge technologies are contributing to the changing infrastructure and safety of Australian bridges, as well as a sustainable transport system for a growing country.