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Professor Ron Ayers

Name :	Professor Ron Ayers
Position :	Professor (Civil Engineering)
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office :	Z404
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2516
Extension :	2516
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BSc, BEng(Hons), MEng UNSW

Home Page : http://www.usq.edu.au/users/ayers/index.htm
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Professional Memberships

Member of Institution of Engineers, Australia - MIE (Aust)

Professional Affiliations

Chartered Engineer

Registered Professional Engineer, Queensland

Research Interests

Transportation Engineering (including Highway Engineering and Traffic Engineering)

Civil Engineering Construction

Civil Engineering Management

Local Authority Engineering

Engineering Education

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Anderson, TD & Ayers, R 2006, 'Prioritisation of guardrail remedial works.' in: 22nd ARRB Conference Proceedings, ARRB Group Ltd (22nd ARRB Conference, 29 Oct - 02 Nov 2006, Canberra, Australia).

Shiau, JS, Selvan, P & Ayers, R 2006, 'Developing Physical Models for Geotechnical Teaching and Research', International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Hong Kong.

Shiau, JS, Selvan, P & Ayers, R 2006, 'Developing a track model for testing the road pavement under repeated moving loadings', 22nd ARRB Conference, Canberra Australia.

Most notable :

Anderson, TD & Ayers, R 2006, 'Prioritisation of guardrail remedial works.' in 22nd ARRB Conference Proceedings, ARRB Group Ltd (22nd ARRB Conference, 29 Oct - 02 Nov 2006, Canberra, Australia.)

Shiau, JS, Selvan, P & Ayers, R 2006, 'Developing Physical Models for Geotechnical Teaching and Research', International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Hong Kong.

Shiau, JS, Selvan, P & Ayers, R 2006, 'Developing a track model for testing the road pavement under repeated moving loadings', 22nd ARRB Conference, Canberra Australia.

Ayers, R 2005, 'Use of online discussion groups to increase student understanding of global social and technical issues', in Radcliffe, David and Humphries, Josh, (eds.), Proceedings of the 4th ASEE/AaeE Global Coloquium on Engineering Education, School of Engineering, University of Queensland, pp. 1-10. (4th ASEE/AaeE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, 26-29 Sep 2005, Sydney Australia).

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

CIV3703 Transport Engineering - Examiner

CIV5704 Road and Street Engineering - Examiner

CIV2702 Municipal Services - Assistant Examiner

CIV3906 Civil Materials Practice - Assistant Examiner

CIV2701 Road Design and Location - Examiner

ENG3003 Engineering Management - Assistant Examiner

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 31 years
Other : 6 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Member of USQ Carrick Awards Selection Panel

Chair, Faculty Academic Operations Committee