Our work in natural disasters means we are often required to investigate coastal storm damage, erosion, and inundation problems. I joined JBP six months ago as a coastal engineering graduate and was surprised by how frequently our engineers rely on natural materials, which had less emphasis in my engineering degree than concrete and structural courses. One example project is our work to develop a Dune Management Plan for the Burdekin Coastline, where we have had to look tow

To the uninitiated, construction drawings may appear to be a jumble of lines, numbers, text and arrows, with no real sense of meaning, but what if that information could be presented in such a way that it can be easily understood by anybody? At JBPacific, we have embraced an approach to designing in 3 dimensions (4 dimensions if you include our modelling of coastal processes). By taking this approach, it allows us to better conceptualise the arrangement of design elements, av

JBP is working alongside Australia’s state and local governments to plan for future changes to our coastal environment and way of life in the years to come. Part of this process involves using modelling techniques to determine how the coastline will react to changing weather and sea level conditions. This is where I come in. Why model coastal processes? The coast is a complex and dynamic environment. Fortunately, numeric models allow us to represent the natural coast in a con