Professor Peter Dux
Professor Dux is the Head of UQ’s School of Civil Engineering and is responsible for the civil engineering undergraduate program.
Professor Dux’s research interests are in the fields of:
- Concrete structures and durability
- Soil-structure interaction
- Steel structure stability
He also oversees all commercial and testing activities in the structure and concrete laboratories at the University.
An internationally-recognised researcher, Professor Dux’s research publications include over 150 refereed papers and book chapters and around 25 other research publications specialising in concrete structures, concrete technology and steel structure stability. He is the co-recipient of the T Y Lin Prize awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers in the field of prestressed concrete.
Professor Dux provides civil engineering expertise to governments, engineering consultants, law firms and industry to inform projects of state, national and international significance. He advises in the design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and assessment of concrete structures, durability investigations, repair specification and preparation of specifications for new works.
A notable example of Professor Dux’s consultancy work includes advising on the structural integrity of one of Brisbane’s major bridges. Professor Dux led an investigation into the structural safety of the Captain Cook Bridge after it was reported that thousands of steel reinforcing bars on the bridge had been damaged putting the structure at risk.
Professor Dux found that the damage was insignificant, confirming the structural integrity of the bridge which carries up to 100, 000 cars to and from Brisbane’s city centre every day.
Professor Dux has been invited keynote speaker at national and international engineering conferences. He often addresses professional groups in relation to the design and durability of concrete structures as well as construction practice.
