Publications
Team members have added significantly to knowledge of our industry through a prolific list of published writings ...

Product testing – erosion control

Loch, R., Squires, H., and Duff, A. (2010).  Optimising turf use to minimise soil erosion on construction sites.  Final Report, Project No. TU08033, Horticulture Australia Ltd.

Landloch (2004).  Standards for the Supply and Application of Hydromulch Products, Stage 1- Critical Shear Testing.  Report prepared for the Qld Department of Main Roads, Landloch Pty Ltd, October 2004.

Landloch (2002).  Studies of hydromulch effectiveness.  Report prepared for the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, June 2002, NCEA Publication NCEA 1000437/1.

Landloch Pty Ltd and SEEC Pty Ltd (2013). Assessment of soil stabilisation compounds. Final report, June 2013.

Vacher, C.A., Loch, R.J., and Raine, S.R. (2004).  Effect of polyacrylamide additions on infiltration and erosion of disturbed lands.  Australian Journal of Soil Research 41: 1509-1520.


Rainfall simulation and overland flow studies

Loch, R., Squires, H., and Duff, A. (2010).  Optimising turf use to minimise soil erosion on construction sites.  Final Report, Project No. TU08033, Horticulture Australia Ltd.

Landloch (2004).  Standards for the Supply and Application of Hydromulch Products, Stage 1- Critical Shear Testing.  Report prepared for the Qld Department of Main Roads, Landloch Pty Ltd, October 2004.

Landloch (2002).  Studies of hydromulch effectiveness.  Report prepared for the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, June 2002, NCEA Publication NCEA 1000437/1.

Landloch Pty Ltd and SEEC Pty Ltd (2013). Assessment of soil stabilisation compounds. Final report, June 2013.

Costantini, A., and Loch, R.J. (2002).  Effects of site preparation on runoff, erosion, and nutrient losses from Pinus plantations established on the coastal lowlands of south-east Queensland, Australia.  Australian Journal of Soil Research 40: 1287-1302.

Costantini, A., Loch, R.J., Connolly, R.D., and Garthe, R. (1999).  Sediment generation from forest roads:  bed and eroded sediment size distributions, and runoff management strategies, Australian Journal of Soil Research 37: 947-964.

Howard E. and Roddy B. (2012) Importance of surface water flow concentration and its impact on erosion potential of constructed mine landforms, Goldfields Environmental Management Group Workshop 2012, Kalgoorlie.

Loch, R.J. (2000). Using rainfall simulation to guide planning and management of rehabilitated areas: I. Experimental methods and results from a study at the NorthParkes mine.Land Degradation and Development 11: 221-240.

Loch, R.J., Connolly, R.D., and Littleboy, M. (2000).  Using rainfall simulation to guide planning and management of rehabilitated areas: II. Computer simulations using parameters from rainfall simulation. Land Degradation and Development 11: 241-255.

Loch, R.J.  (2000). Effects of vegetation cover on runoff and erosion under simulated rain and overland flow on a rehabilitated site on the Meandu Mine, Tarong.  Australian Journal of Soil Research 38: 299-312.

Loch, R.J., Espigares, T., Costantini, A., Garthe, R., and Bubb, K. (1999). Vegetative filter strips to control sediment movement in forest plantations: validation of a simple model using field data. Australian Journal of Soil Research 37: 929-946.

Loch, R. J., Robotham, B. G., Zeller. L., Masterman, N., Orange, D. N., Bridge, B. J., Sheridan, G., and Bourke, J. J.  (2001). A multi-purpose rainfall simulator for field infiltration and erosion studies.  Australian Journal of Soil Research 39: 599-610.

Vacher, C.A., Loch, R.J., and Raine, S.R. (2004).  Effect of polyacrylamide additions on infiltration and erosion of disturbed lands.  Australian Journal of Soil Research 41: 1509-1520.

Howard, E., Shemeld, J., Loch R. (2010). Ramelius Resources’ Wattle Dam Project: Achieving bond reduction through leading practice, Goldfields Environmental Management Group 2010 Workshop.

Loch, R.J. (2010). Sustainable Landscape Design for Coal Mine Rehabilitation, ACARP PROJECT C18024, Australian Coal Association Research Program.


Landform design

Hancock, G., Evans, K.G., Willgoose, G.R., Moliere, D., Saynor, M. and Loch, R.J. (2000).  Long-term erosion simulation on an abandoned mine site using the SIBERIA landscape evolution model.  Australian Journal of Soil Research 38: 249-264.

Hancock, G.R., Loch, R.J., and Willgoose, G.R. (2003).  The design of post-mining landscapes using geomorphic principles.  Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 28: 1097-1110.

Howard E. (2014) Surface roughness and its influence on erosion of waste dump batters, Goldfields Environmental Management Group Workshop 2014, Kalgoorlie.

Howard, E, O’Kane, M and Loch, R (2011) Emerging trends in the development of stable mine waste landforms and cover systems for reactive materials.  Proceedings of the 7th Australian Workshop on Acid Mine Drainage, 21-24 June, Darwin.

Howard, E.J. and Roddy B.P. (2012) Evaluation of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model – validation data from sites in Western Australia, Proceedings from the Seventh International Conference on Mine Closure, eds. A.B. Fourie and M. Tibbett, 25-27 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 81-92.

Howard, E., Shemeld, J., Loch R. (2010). Ramelius Resources’ Wattle Dam Project: Achieving bond reduction through leading practice, Goldfields Environmental Management Group 2010 Workshop.

Howard E.J., Loch R.J., and Vacher C.A. (2010). Evolution of landform design concepts, Proceedings of the First International Seminar on the Reduction of Risk in the Management of Tailings and Mine Waste, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, pp 83-90.

Loch, R.J. (2000). Using rainfall simulation to guide planning and management of rehabilitated areas: I. Experimental methods and results from a study at the NorthParkes mine. Land Degradation and Development 11: 221-240.

Loch, R.J., Connolly, R.D., and Littleboy, M. (2000).  Using rainfall simulation to guide planning and management of rehabilitated areas: II. Computer simulations using parameters from rainfall simulation. Land Degradation and Development 11: 241-255.

Loch, R.J. and Vacher, C.A. (2006).  Assessing and managing erosion risk for constructed landforms on minesites.  Proceedings Goldfields Environmental Management Workshop 2006, Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Loch, R.J., and Sell, K.D. (1998).  Cost savings and improved management of rehabilitated slopes: benefits from a rainfall simulator study at the NorthParkes Mine.  In Environmental Management. Engineering the water-environment and geo-environment’, Ed Sivakumar and Chowdhury, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Environmental Management, Australia, 10-13 Feb., 1998, pp 1187-1194.

Loch, R.J., and Willgoose, G.R.  (2000). Rehabilitated landforms:  designing for stability.  In “Environmental standards for the New Millennium”, Proceedings of the 2000 Workshop on environmental management in arid and semi-arid areas, Goldfields Land Rehabilitation Group, pp. 39-44.

Loch, R.J., and Willgoose, G.R. (2000).  Design of Stable Rehabilitated Landforms.  In Proceedings of the Third AMEEF Innovation Conference “On the Threshold: Research Into Practice”, Brisbane, Qld, 15-17 August 2000, pp. 14 -20.

Loch, R., Stevens, T., Wells, G., and Gerrard, R. (2006). Development of key performance indicators for rehabilitation, Murrin Murrin Operation.  Fourie and Tibbett (Editors), Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Mine Closure, 13-15 September 2006, Perth, pp. 569-576, University of WA.

Loch, R.J. and Lowe, S.M. (2008).  A logical framework for design, construction, and rehabilitation of minesite waste rock dumps. A. Fourie (Editor), Proceedings of the First International Seminar on the Management of Rock Dumps, Stockpiles, and Heap Leach Pads, 5-6 March 2008, Perth, Australia, pp 257-265, Australian Centre for Geomechanics.

Loch, R.J. (2010) Sustainable Landscape Design for Coal Mine Rehabilitation, ACARP PROJECT C18024, Australian Coal Association Research Program.


Land rehabilitation and management

Barber, S, Raine, S and Howard, E (2002).  Engineering empowers growers to improve irrigation management.  Proc. Nat. Conf., Soc. Eng. in Agric., 26-29 Sept., Wagga Wagga. Paper No. 19.  9pp.

Howard, E (2006), Laundry greywater irrigation – more curse than cure?, Sustainable Water Use in the Urban Environment II, AWA Conference, June 2006, Sippy Downs.

Howard, E and Schmidt, E. (2006), Recent developments in the improvement of water storage efficiency, Goldfields Environmental Management Group Workshop 2006, Kalgoorlie.

Loch, R.J., Vacher, C.A., and Lowe, S.M. (2008).  Topsoil organic carbon and nutrient considerations for waste dump rehabilitation.  Proceedings, Goldfields Environmental Management Workshop, 2008, Kalgoorlie, pp. 102-108.

Loch, R.J. (2010) Sustainable Landscape Design for Coal Mine Rehabilitation, ACARP PROJECT C18024, Australian Coal Association Research Program.

Loch, R..J., Truong, P., Smirk, D., and Fulton, I. (2000). Vetiver Grass for Land Management and Reclamation.  In Proceedings of the Third AMEEF Innovation Conference “On the Threshold: Research Into Practice”, Brisbane, Qld, 15-17 August 2000, pp. 116-122.


Soil characterisation and management

Howard, E and Loch, R (2011) Are the numbers being used? Using material characterisation data to achieve excellence in rehabilitation of waste landforms, Proceedings of the 2011 Workshop on Australian Mine Rehabilitation, 17-19 August, Adelaide.

Howard, E and Raine, S. (2004), Assessing aggregate stability in sodic soils using low frequency mechanical energy, in Conserving Soil and Water for Society: Sharing Solutions, Proc. 13th International Soil Conservation Organisation Conference. 4-9th July, Brisbane. Paper 627. 4pp.

Loch, R.J. (2000). Using rainfall simulation to guide planning and management of rehabilitated areas: I. Experimental methods and results from a study at the NorthParkes mine. Land Degradation and Development 11: 221-240.

Loch, R.J. (2001).  Settling velocity – a new approach to assessing soil and sediment properties.  Computers and Electronics in Agric. 31: 305-316.

Sheridan G., So, H. B., Loch, R.J., Pocknee C., and Walker, C.M. (2000).  Using laboratory scale rill and interill erodibility measurements for the prediction of hillslope scale erosion on rehabilitated coal mine soils and overburdens.  Australian Journal of Soil Research 38: 285-299.

Sheridan G., So, H. B., Loch, R.J., and Walker, C.M.  (2000).  Estimating erosion model erodibility parameters from media properties.  Australian Journal of Soil Research 38: 265-284.

Sheridan G., So, H. B., and Loch, R.J. (2004).  Improved slope adjustment function for soil erosion prediction.  Australian Journal of Soil Research 41: 1489-1508.


Erosion assessment

Loch, R.J., Espigares, T., Costantini, A., Garthe, R., and Bubb, K. (1999). Vegetative filter strips to control sediment movement in forest plantations: validation of a simple model using field data. Australian Journal of Soil Research 37: 929-946.

Loch, R.J. and Vacher, C.A. (2006).  Assessing and managing erosion risk for constructed landforms on minesites.  Proceedings Goldfields Environmental Management Workshop 2006, Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Loch, R.J., Evans, K.G., and Hugo, L. (2002).  Potential to predict sediment, nutrient, & pollutant movement in small catchments.  4th Queensland Environmental Engineering Conference, Brisbane, 30-31 May, 2002.

Robinson M., Howard, E., and Berghofer, P. (2014) Case Study: Using large-scale field plots to monitor erosion of waste dump batters at Birla Nifty Copper Operation, Goldfields Environmental Management Group Workshop 2014, Kalgoorlie.

Trevithick, R.S., Loch, R.J, Roseby, S.J., and Vacher, C.A. (2004).  The application of digital photogrammetry to assess long-term stability of minesite waste rock dumps.  Proceedings, Goldfields Environmental Management Group, 2004 workshop on environmental management in arid and semi-arid areas.

Vacher, C.A., Raine, S.R., and Loch, R.J. (2004).  Tunnel erosion in waste rock dumps.  Proceedings, Goldfields Environmental Management Group, 2004 workshop on environmental management in arid and semi-arid areas.

Willgoose G R and Loch R J. (1996). An assessment of the Narbalek rehabilitation, Tin Camp Creek and other mine sites in the Alligator Rivers Region as test sites for examining long-term erosion processes and the validation of the SIBERIA model, Internal Report 229, Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist.


Flocculation, dosing and water

Howard, E (2008), Technologies for the measurement and mitigation of evaporation and seepage losses from water storages, Goldfields Environmental Management Group Workshop 2008, Kalgoorlie.

Dr Rob Loch

Evan Howard