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Dr Karl Bretreger

Work Phone (02) 4921 6051
Fax (02) 4921 6991
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Position Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office EA122, Engineering A

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of New South Wales, 1978
  • Bachelor of Surveying (Honours), University of New South Wales, 1974

Research

Research keywords

  • Engineering
  • Gravity
  • Surveying

Research expertise

Surveying, use of electronic distance meters, geodesy, positioning using satellites, particularly the Global Positioning System (GPS); Use of different coordinate systems and the transformations between them, the calibration and testing of electronic distance meters, the development of testing facilities for these instruments & Gravity measurements on the earths surface can detect and map underground mass anomalies, such as tunnels and mines.

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
091599 Interdisciplinary Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified 100