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WORKING GROUP MEMBERS AND REPORT
CONTRIBUTORS
Dr David Brown: David is a
Graduate Engineering Geologist at W A Fairhurst &
Partners. He recently completed his PhD degree which
included an extensive study of debris flow phenomena and
has applied his knowledge of this subject to the literature
review under the guidance of Paul McMillan. In the context
of this work David represents Amey, the Operating Company
for the south-east and south-west regions of the Scottish
trunk road network.
Alan Forster: Alan Forster is a Chartered Geologist and Principal
Engineering Geologist at the British Geological Survey and
manages the Geological Hazards sub-programme. Alan has over
30 years experience in a wide range of subject areas in
engineering geology, including a particular emphasis on
slope instability in the past 10 years. Alan is former
Secretary to the Engineering Group of the Geological
Society and former Scientific Editor of the Quarterly
Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology.
Andrew Heald: Andrew is a Chartered Geologist and Chartered
Engineer and a Technical Director at Jacobs Babtie in
Glasgow. He has over 20 years experience in a broad range
of geotechnical issues and a particular interest in
landslides. After graduating, he was thrown in at the deep
end of Dinorwic's lower lake, to work on slope stability
issues. He has studied landslides in Nepal, Bhutan and Peru
and has recently learned to keep his telephone switched on
when rainstorms hit the Highlands. In the context of this
work Andrew represents
BEAR, the Operating Company for the
north-east and north-west regions of the Scottish trunk
road network.
Dr Steve Hencher: Steve is a Chartered Geologist and a Chartered
Engineer and is Director and Head of Geotechnics at Halcrow
in Hong Kong. He has more than 20 years experience in the
investigation of landslides to a forensic level and in
recent years has led several risk assessment studies of
landslide hazards to roads and structures both at research
and practical levels. He is a member of the
ISSMGE/
ISRM/
IAEG Joint Technical Committee on
Landslides.
Forbes Macgregor: Forbes is a Chartered Civil Engineer and is
construction standards manager within the Contracts and
Policy Branch of the Scottish Executive Transport Group,
Trunk Roads Design and Construction Division. He has over
30 years experience in all forms of road project design and
construction, having worked extensively in both on-site
supervision and office-based project management roles.
Specifically in the geotechnics area, he contributes to a
number of key
UK technical working groups and manages
the Independent Geotechnical Checking commission operated
for the Scottish trunk road network.
Stewart Martin: Stewart is a Chartered Civil Engineer and is Head of
Geotechnics at Halcrow in Scotland. He has over 30 years
experience in geotechnical engineering and has worked on a
wide range of projects both overseas and in the United
Kingdom. He carried out numerous slope stability
investigations with British Waterways for cuttings,
embankments and earthfill dams. He has been responsible for
carrying out the geotechnical certification of all trunk
road schemes in Scotland since 1994 and has developed a
considerable appreciation of the trunk road geotechnical
and geological environment over that period.
Paul McMillan: Paul is a Chartered Geologist and is the Divisional
Director responsible for W A Fairhurst & Partners
Geotechnical and Environmental services in Scotland. Paul
has wide experience in engineering geology, geotechnical
engineering and geoenvironmental engineering, with
particular expertise in relation to rock engineering. In
the context of this work Paul represents Amey, the
Operating Company for the south-east and south-west regions
of the Scottish trunk road network.
Dr Roger Moore: Roger is a Chartered Geologist and is Head of
Engineering Geomorphology at Halcrow in Birmingham. In 17
years he has accumulated experience in the applied earth
sciences for engineering, planning, development and
environmental projects. Projects include slopes and
landslides, rivers and coastal studies and offshore
geohazard assessments. Specific applications include
geohazard and quantitative risk analysis (
QRA); landslide and flood disaster
response planning and mitigation; transport/pipeline route
alignment studies; and option studies for slope
stabilisation and protection schemes.
Ian Nettleton: Ian is both a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered
Geologist and is an Associate at
EDGE Consultants. He has accumulated
experience in engineering geology and geotechnical
engineering over more than 14 years. His experience
includes investigation, design and assessment of slopes;
forensic investigations of slope failures; development and
implementation of hazard/risk assessment systems;
earthworks asset management for infrastructure in the
UK; development of risk reduction and
risk management strategies, including remedial works
design.
Julie Parsons: Julie is a Chartered Geologist and a Principal
Engineer with Jacobs Babtie in Glasgow with 11 years
consultancy experience. She became very familiar with the
characteristics of, and damage resulting from, debris flows
and associated remedial measures during a two and a half
year period in Hong Kong. Since 2000, she has provided
advice and recommendations on landslides and washouts to
BEAR. In the context of this work Julie
represents
BEAR, the Operating Company for the
north-east and north-west regions of the Scottish trunk
road network.
Lawrence Shackman: Lawrence is a Chartered Civil Engineer and is
currently an Area Manager in the Network Management
Division of the Scottish Executive. He has 19 years
experience of design, construction and maintenance of trunk
roads both with the Executive and as a consultant. He has
practical experience of earthworks construction,
specification and operations.
Andy Sloan: Andy Sloan is a Chartered
Engineer and a Director of Donaldson Associates Ltd who has
responsibility for geotechnical engineering work undertaken
by the firm. He has extensive experience in the application
of soil and rock mechanics to engineering design. His
particular interests lie in tunnelling and slope
engineering. He has practical experience in the development
and application of risk management systems for
infrastructure slopes.
Matt Willis: Matt is a Chartered Geologist and a Principal
Engineering Geologist at Arup's London office. During the
last 15 years he has acquired experience in a range of
activities including site investigation in the
UK and overseas. Recently Matt's work
has focussed on infrastructure earthworks, especially slope
stability and remote sensing, and he was Project Manager
for the Highways Agency remote assessment project.
Dr Mike Winter: Mike is both a Chartered Civil Engineer and a
Chartered Geologist. He is the Regional Manager responsible
for
TRL's infrastructure operations in
Scotland. During the last 20 years he has acquired broad
experience in research and specialist consultancy in a wide
range of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, and
engineering geology fields. He has conducted investigations
of many landslides, including debris flows, in Scotland and
maintains an abiding interest in landslides, their forensic
investigation, management and mitigation.
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