Jonathan Bunker

Qualifications

• BE (Civil) (Hons1)
• PhD (QUT)
• MIEAust
• FAITPM

 

Career History and Biography

Professional and Group Associations

• National President, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (2008 - present)
• Fellow, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (FAITPM)
• Member, Institution of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)

 

Interests and Community Service

• National President, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (2008 - present)

 

Awards

• 2008: QUT Vice Chancellor’s Performance Award, $5,000.
• 2008: B-HERT Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Collaboration in Research and Development, Education and Training and Community Engagement, Best Community Engagement, (QUT, Port of Brisbane Corporation and Burnett Mary Regional Group), Title: Sustainable Futures by Design (with L. Dawes, S. Satherley, Glen Thomas et al.)

Research Areas

Within the broad field of planning, Dr Jonathan Bunker and his research team have defined two main research areas:

• Traffic Engineering
• Highway Engineering
• Road Safety

 

Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning

Traffic Engineering is a multi-faceted research with the primary goal of providing and enhancing motoring safety to achieve the safe and efficient movement of people and goods throughout the world. Dr. Bunker’s research deals with the planning, geometric design and traffic operations of roads and their networks, terminals, abutting lands and relationships with other modes of transportation.

• Traffic operations, planning and management
• Public transport operations, planning and management
• Transport and location choice modelling
• Intelligent transport systems
• Parking management
• Urban and non-urban freight and logistics
• Heavy vehicle management
• Transport systems modelling

 

Regional Airport Planning and Management

Regional Airport Planning and Management: Dr. Bunker’s research deals with airport planning and management, infrastructure asset management, and regional aviation policy.

 

Road Safety

Dr Bunker’s research deals with vulnerable road users including motorcyclists, and infrastructure asset management for safety using Risk analysis.

 

External Collaborators

Within the broad field of planning, Dr. Bunker and his research team have strong collaborations with:

• Queensland Department of Main Roads
• Queensland Transport
• Translink Transit Authority (Queensland)
• QR
• Australian Airports Association
• Transport Certification Australia
• Royal Automobile Club of Queensland
• US Transportation Research Board

Teaching areas

Coordinating and teaching units at undergraduate and postgraduate level including:

• Design of Sustainable Development
• Design and Planning of Highways
• Transport Engineering
• Transport Engineering and Planning Applications
• Civil Design Project
• Thesis Project 1 and 2
• Transportation Infrastructure (pg)
• Research Dissertation (pg)

Funding

Dr Bunker has attracted over AUD$2,374,000 in cash plus in-kind contributions in research at QUT.

 

Selected List of Awarded Grants

• 2008.  Truck Overloading Study in Developing Countries and Strategies to Minimize its Impact, Master of Engineering by Research Thesis, QUT, Brisbane.
• (in progress) Heavy Vehicle Suspensions – Testing and Analysis, PhD Project, QUT, Brisbane.
• 2002.  Assessing the Impacts of Multi-Combination Vehicles on Traffic Operation, Master of Engineering by Research Thesis, QUT, Brisbane.
• 2002.  Analysis of Roughness Deterioration of Bitumen Sealed Unbound Granular Pavements for use in Asset Management Modeling, Master of Engineering by Research Thesis, QUT, Brisbane.
• (in progress) Modelling Bus Passenger Facility Operations, PhD Project, QUT, Brisbane.
• 2006.  Using Risk Analysis to Prioritise ITS in Queensland, Master of Engineering by Research Thesis, QUT, Brisbane.
• 2007.  Modelling Passenger Mode Choice Behaviour Using Computer Aided Stated Preference Data, PhD Thesis, QUT, Brisbane.
• 2005.  Assessing the Spatial Impacts of Multi-Combination Vehicles on an Urban Motorway, Master of Engineering by Research Thesis, QUT, Brisbane.
• (in progress) Evaluating the Transportation Impacts of Different Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Configurations, PhD Project, QUT, Brisbane.
• 2007.  Assessment and Reduction of the Impacts of Large Freight Vehicles on Urban Traffic Corridor Performance, PhD Thesis, QUT, Brisbane.

 

For more publications visit eprints: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Bunker,_Jonathan.html

 

Books and Theses

• Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management Inc. 2005. (eds J. Bunker and J. Douglas).  Priority Treatment: Juggling Competing Demands: Proceedings of the 2005 AITPM National Conference, AITPM, Brisbane.
• With Robinson B.W. et al 2000.  Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, FHWA, Washington, D.C.
• Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management Inc. 2000. (eds J. Bunker and J. Douglas).  The Travel Bug: Proceedings of the 2000 AITPM International Conference, AITPM, Thornleigh.
• Bunker J.M. 1996.  Microscopic Modelling of Freeway Operations, PhD Thesis, QUT, Brisbane.

 

Book Chapters

• Bauer J., McKellar C., Bunker J., and Wikman J. 2005.  High occupancy vehicle lanes – an overall evaluation and case studies in Brisbane.  In Priority Treatment: Juggling Competing Demands, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management, Thornleigh.
• Ramsay E. and Bunker J. 2005.  Coordinating for priority on urban arterial freight routes.  In Priority Treatment: Juggling Competing Demands, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management, Thornleigh.
• Haldane M.J. and Bunker J.M. 2002.  Examining the Impact of Large Freight Vehicles on Signalised Intersection Operation.  In Travelator: Traffic & Transport On the Move, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management, Thornleigh.

 

Refereed Journal Papers

• Ramsay E. and Bunker J. 2007.  Management of competing demands on urban freight corridors.  Road and Transport Research, Vol 16, No 3, September.

• Lennie S. and Bunker J. 2007. Passenger car equivalence shows higher efficiency from B-doubles than semi-trailers on an urban motorway. Road and Transport Research., Vol 16, No 1, March.
• Lennie S. and Bunker J. 2006. Following behaviour behind semi-trailers and B-doubles is similar on a motorway section. Transport Engineering in Australia, Vol 10, No 2.
• Johnston K., Ferreira L. and Bunker J. 2006. Using risk analysis to prioritize Intelligent Transport Systems: Variable Message Sign case study in Gold Coast city, Australia. Transportation Research Record 1959, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C.
• Bunker J. and Parajuli A. 2006. Examining lateral positions of cars and heavy vehicles on a two lane, two way motorway. Transport Engineering in Australia, Vol 10, No 2.
• Lennie S. and Bunker J. 2005. Using lateral position information as a measure of driver behaviour around MCVs. Road and Transport Research, Vol 14, No 3, September. (Invited.)
• Lennie S., Bunker J. and Troutbeck R. 2004. Tracking ability of an MCV on a rural road. Road and Transport Research, Vol 13, No 2, June.
• Hunt P.D. and Bunker J.M. 2003.  A Study of Site Specific Roughness Progression for a Bitumen Sealed Unbound Granular Pavement Network.  Transportation Research Record 1819, Vol 1, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C.
• Bunker J.M. and Haldane M.J. 2003. Establishing Multi-combination Vehicle Trajectories under Acceleration from Rest. Road and Transport Research, Vol 12, No 3, ARRB.
• Bunker J.M. and Troutbeck R.J. 2003. Prediction of Minor Stream Delays at a Limited Priority Freeway Merge. Transportation Research Part B, Vol 37, pp719-735, Elsevier.

 

Conference Papers (excludes non-refereed or abstract-only refereed)

• Brunello L., Bunker J., Ferreira L. and Ferrara R. 2008.  Enhancing sustainable road and rail interaction, Transport Research Arena Europe 2008, Ljubljana, April.

• Brunello L., Bunker J. and Ferreira L. 2008.  Continuous railway systems: An innovative approach to improve high speed rail sustainability.  10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Athens, May.

• Campbell D., Bunker J. et al. 2004.  Processes in distilling course capabilities profiles.  Proceedings of 15th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association of Engineering Education and the 10th Australasian Women in Engineering Forum, Toowoomba, 27-29 September.

• Davis L. and Bunker J. 2008.  Larger air lines in HV suspensions – differences in wheel and air spring forces.  Proceedings of the 31st Australasian Transport Research Forum, Gold Coast, 2 – 3 October.

• Davis L. and Bunker J. 2008.  In-service suspension testing of heavy vehicles – update on recent test programme and proof-of-concept.  Proceedings of the 2008 Infrastructure Theme Postgraduate Conference, QUT, Brisbane.

• Eppell V.A.T., McClurg B.A. Bunker. J.M. 2001. A Four Level Road Hierarchy for Network Planning and Management. Proceedings of the 20th ARRB Conference, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

• Gaffney S., Bunker J. and Wikman J. 2007.  The transition between the divided and undivided road on Australia’s highways,   30th Australasian Transport Research Forum, Managing Transport in a Climate of Change and Uncertainty, 25 – 27 September, Melbourne.

• Gaffney S. and Bunker J. 2008.  A review of the roles being played by governments in road provision in Australia,  Proceedings of the 31st Australasian Transport Research Forum, Gold Coast.

• Hunt P.D. and Bunker J.M. 2002. Road Performance Studies Using Roughness Progression and Pavement Maintenance Costs.  Proceedings of Main Roads Road Technology Forum, 7-9 August, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.

• Hunt P.D. and Bunker J.M. 2002.  Time Series Analysis of Pavement Roughness Condition Data for use in Asset Management.  Proceedings of 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Systems Integrity and Maintenance and Exhibition, 25-27 September, Cairns, Australia.

 

Articles in Periodicals

• Bunker J. 2007.  QUT introduces Transport Engineering and Planning Major.  Engineering Queensland News.  January, Brisbane.
• Bunker J. 2006.  Queensland Obesity Summit.  AITPM National Newsletter.  June, Sydney.
• Bunker J. 2006.  Buses in Brisbane.  AITPM National Newsletter. August/September, Sydney.
• Bunker J. 2006.  QUT introduces Transport Engineering and Planning Major.  AITPM National Newsletter.  November, Sydney.

 

Selected Published Reports and Government Publications

• Balls A., Ferreira L. and Bunker J. 2002.  Quantifying Freight Movement Performance by Mode.  PIC Research Report, 2002-06, QUT, Brisbane, Australia.

• Bunker J.M. 2000. Gardens Point Campus Transport Study 2000. PIC Research Report, 2000-09, QUT, Brisbane, Australia.

• Bunker J. 2001.  Evaluation of Freight Corridor Mode Performance: Brisbane – A Literature Review.  PIC Research Report, QUT, Brisbane, Australia.

• Bunker J. 2001.  Evaluation of Freight Corridor Mode Performance: Brisbane – Cairns Corridor Freight Movement Analysis.  PIC Research Report, QUT, Brisbane, Australia.

• Bunker J. and Giles R. 2001.  Evaluation of Freight Corridor Mode Performance: Brisbane – Cairns Corridor Agencies Survey.  PIC Research Report, QUT, Brisbane, Australia.

• Bunker J. 2008.  Traffic Report for No. 20 Upper Camp Mountain Road, Samford.  Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, QUT, Brisbane, Australia.

• Davis L. and Bunker J.M. 2007.  Heavy Vehicle Systems – Testing and Analysis: Literature Review.  1st edition.  State of Queensland (Main Roads), Brisbane, Australia.

• Davis L. and Bunker J. 2008.  Suspension Testing of 3 Heavy Vehicles – Methodology and Preliminary Frequency Analysis, State of Queensland (Main Roads) and Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, ISBN 978-1-9207-1909-8.

• Davis L., Bunker J.M. and Karl C. 2008.  Technical Feasibility Assessment of On-board Mass-monitoring (OBM) Devices: (a) Accuracy and Robustness (b) Ancillary Systems Analysis: Full Scale Test Plan.  State of Queensland (Main Roads), Transport Certification Australia, and Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

• Davis L., Bunker J.M. and Karl C. 2008.  Technical Feasibility Assessment of On-board Mass-monitoring (OBM) Devices: (a) Accuracy and Robustness (b) Ancillary Systems Analysis: Pilot Test Plan.  State of Queensland (Main Roads), Transport Certification Australia, and Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.