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Background
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Interactive Design Services Pty Ltd is a small civil engineering
consultancy based in Sydney, Australia, specializing in analysis, design, review and technical
advice related to bridges and soil interaction structures such as
retaining walls and buried structures. The principal of the company, Doug Jenkins, has
over 30 years experience in the design and construction of bridges, retaining walls, and buried arch structures |
Doug Jenkins, Career Summary
Since graduating from London University in 1972 I have spent the
majority of my career working on the design and construction of
bridges and related structure
After working in
the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia I came to Australia in 1984,
joining Maunsell at their Canberra office.
I joined the
Reinforced Earth Company in 1993 as Engineering Manager at their
Australian head office in Sydney.
Whilst at
Reinforced Earth I was the Asia-Pacific regional representative
on the company’s international technical committee and head
of the international group responsible for the development of the
“TechSpan” pre-cast concrete buried arch product. In
this role I managed the development of product specific computer
software, set up international training programmes and design and
review procedures, and provided technical advice and design
services to countries introducing TechSpan.
I have written
and presented several technical papers on the behaviour of buried
arch structures, including a paper at the recent World Congress
on Earthquake Engineering in Auckland. In Australia I was
directly responsible for the design of all TechSpan projects,
including several large and innovative projects such as the
Homebush Bay Rail Link
In July 2000
I started business as an independent consultant. Reinforced Earth
remains a major client, but I am now seeking opportunities to
offer my services to others.
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