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RODNEY D. SHAW - RESUME
BERKELEY GEOTECHNICAL ASSOCIATES
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RESUME SUMMARY
NATIONALITY British
DATE OF BIRTH 12 June 1943
EDUCATION
* Diploma in Civil Engineering, Brighton College of Technology, England (1965)
* M.Sc. (1970), Soil and Rock Mechanics, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
England
* Ph.D. (1973), Rock Mechanics and Excavation Engineering, University of Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, England
REGISTRATIONS
* Member, Institution of Civil Engineers, London. Chartered Civil Engineer,
UK
PRESENT POSITION
Geotechnical Consultant and Owner of Berkeley Geotechnical Associates since
1984.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
* 31 years experience in design and construction of major engineering projects
in Great Britain, USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Panama, Chile, Egypt, Sri
Lanka, Malaysia, and most countries in SE Asia.
* 28 years specialization in geotechnical engineering and tunnelling.
SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
* Tunnel design, design of primary supports, and construction.
* Geotechnical investigations, instrumentation, and feasibility studies.
* Foundation design and appraisal of existing foundations.
* Stabilization of slopes including design and construction of slope protection
techniques.
RESUME DETAILS
February 1984 to present
Independent Geotechnical Consultant
Geotechnical consultancy
including the following assignments:
* Lecturer for Geotechnics
and Highway Engineering in Institute of Technology Bandung's highway engineering
programme (M.Sc.) in Bandung, Indonesia.
* Geological assessment
and site investigation recommendations for proposed Jambu Aye Dam in Aceh Province,
Sumatra. (P.T. RAK Materials Consultants/ Tarmac Overseas Ltd., Jakarta).
* Geotechnical consultant
and tunnelling advisor to contractor for Contract 109, Singapore Mass Rapid
Transit Project, (Obayashi-Okumura Joint Venture).
* Geological prediction
and technical advice on tunnelling for contractor on Singapore's Mass Rapid
Transit Project, Contract 108, (Taisei-Shimizu-Marubeni Consortium).
* Geotechnical consultant
and contractual advisor to contractor for Contract 304, Singapore Mass Rapid
Transit Project, (RDC-Obayashi Joint Venture).
* Contractual and geotechnical
advisor to contractor for Wadaslintang Multi-purpose Dam, Central Java. Advice
relating to quarry development and diversion tunnel construction, (Hydro Resources
Contractors Corp., Manila).
* Geotechnical advice on
quarry development, diversion tunnel and dam foundations for main contractor,
Sungei Ahning Dam, Kedah, Malaysia, (Balfour Beatty-Maju Sdn Bhd).
* Geotechnical studies and
design of remedial works at Empress Place Government Building, Singapore, following
undermining during tunnel construction, (R J Crocker and Partners- Singapore
Public Works Department).
* Geotechnical advice and
studies on groundwater behaviour during deep basement excavation at Plaza Indonesia
Project, Jakarta, (Ssangyong Construction Co Ltd).
* Geotechnical and Underground
Excavation consultant to contractor for Sungei Piah Hydroelectric Project, Perak,
Malaysia. Project includes over 20km of hard rock tunnels, (Ret-Ser Engineering
Agency, Taipei).
* Greater Cairo Wastewater
Project: Contract 8, Canal construction between Khalag Pumping Station to Gabal
El Asfar Treatment Plant. Geotechnical studies in connection with foundation
stability and dewatering of excavations for drainage canal 1.5km long, 8m deep.
(SPP Projects Ltd., Reading, England).
* Greater Cairo Wastewater
Project: Contract 12, Tunnels between Abdeen and Ein El Siera. Geotechnical
studies in connection with rock tunnel excavation, lining stability, and ground
settlement. (Cairo Wastewater Consortium, Cairo).
* Samanalawewa Hydroelectric
Project, Sri Lanka. Geotechnical investigations and advice connected with dewatering
and rock stability during excavation of a 5.3km power tunnel and penstocks.
(Balfour Beatty Construction International, London)
* Paiton Thermal Power Station,
Indonesia. Investigation, design, and construction supervision of a 2km long,
50m high rock slope along boundary of project. (Konsorsium Nusa Perkasa, Jakarta)
* Singkarak Hydroelectric
Project, West Sumatra. Tunnelling and geotechnical advisor to main contractor
for Value Engineering proposals, claims, and instrumentation. Project includes
20 km of tunnels including 9 km with TBM, and underground powerhouse. (Dumez/Impregilo/Istaka
Karya Joint Operation)
* Tulis Hydroelectric Project,
Central Java. Tunnelling and geotechnical advisor to main contractor for Value
Engineering proposals, claims, and Method Statements. Project includes 2.8 km
headrace tunnel, surface penstock, and Power House. (PT Pembangunan Perumahan,
Jakarta)
* Kambaniru Dam, East Nusa
Tenggara Irrigation Project, Indonesia. Technical advisor to main contractor
for design of river diversion cofferdams, dewatering system, and dam foundation
treatment. (PT Waskita Karya, Jakarta)
* Bila Dam, Bila Irrigation
Project, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Technical and construction scheduling advisor
to main contractor. Responsible for design of river diversion dike, cofferdam,
and main channel erosion protection. (PT Waskita Karya, Jakarta)
* Muara Tawar Combined Cycle
Power Plant, Jakarta. Monitoring of site investigation and interpretative report
in swampy coastal area. (PT Balfour Beatty Sakti Indonesia, Jakarta)
* Porsea Dam, North Sumatra.
Investigation of collapsed dam and recommendations for foundation improvement
and ground treatment during reconstruction.
* Suralaya Thermal Power
Station, West Java. Contractual assistance to piling contractor and geotechnical
review and recommendations based on site investigations. (PT Pembangunan Perumahan,
Jakarta)
* Timika New Town Development,
Irian Jaya. Geotechnical investigations and foundation design for large residential
and industrial complex in coastal area of Irian Jaya. Development connected
with mining development in central part of the Island. Responsible for field
testing and complete review of foundation designs for office, industrial, and
residential buildings in area of virgin jungle. (PT Freeport Indonesia, Jakarta)
* Renun Hydroelectric Project,
North Sumatra. Review of tender documents and geological appraisal of proposed
tunnels for bidding contractor. (PT Balfour Beatty Sakti Indonesia, Jakarta)
* Besai Hydroelectric Project,
Lampung, South Sumatra. Review of tender documents and geological appraisal
of proposed tunnels, diversion dam, and outdoor Power House for bidding contractor.
(PT Balfour Beatty Sakti Indonesia, Jakarta)
* Tuen Mun Road Widening,
Hong Kong. Review of tender documents, geological appraisal, and technical assistance
to main contractor. Project includes re-excavation and stabilisation of slopes
up to 50 m high along a 13 km section of highway. (Shui On-Balfour Beatty Joint
Venture, Hong Kong)
June 1979 - February 1984
International Engineering Co., San Francisco. Principal
Geotechnical Engineer.
Responsible for rock and
soil mechanics studies, site evaluation and geotechnical design for IECo's projects
in the US and overseas. From October 1981 to December 1983 assigned as Project
Geotechnical Engineer at the Saguling Hydroelectric Project, West Java, Indonesia.
This 550 MW project includes 12km of tunnels and extensive open cut excavation
in weathered rock and residual soils.
Previous assignments with
IECO were:
* Ret-Ser (RSEA) Engineering
Agency, Taiwan: Sha'ar Descent Highway, Saudi Arabia (8 months). Geotechnical
and construction advice to Taiwanese contractor for highway down south western
escarpment of the Arabian Plateau.
Project included 8 tunnels
and 18 bridges. Responsible for design of slope stabilisation, tunnel supports
and preparation of design alternatives on behalf of contractor.
* City of San Francisco:
Proposed Crosstown Sewerage Tunnel. Preparation of environmental impact report
relating to effects of tunnel construction on adjacent communities.
* Arco Oil and Gas Co.:
Kuparuk Spine Road, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Assessment of Spine Road bearing capacity
in preparation for transporting modules to new camp and drill pads at Kuparuk.
Included drilling and sampling perma-frost, supervising test loads and subgrade
design.
* Alaska Power Authority:
Tyee Lake Hydroelectric Project. Site investigation including rotary drilling,
design of tunnels and other underground facilities including support requirements,
linings, and tunnel plug.
* Exxon Minerals Company:
Santiago, Chile. Geotechnical investigation, assessment of stability, and design
of remedial work for Rio San Francisco Diversion Tunnel (bypassing a tailings
dam), Perez Caldera, near Santiago.
* Chevron Oil Company, Evanston,
Wyoming. Supervision of site investigation for proposed 20 km railway.
* Morrison-Knudsen International:
Trans Panama Pipeline (based at Atlantic Terminal, Chiriqui Grande). Controlled
offshore drilling and tanker terminal site investigations carried out by local
contractors, and completed landslide studies of pipeline route.
1978 to 1979 and 1973 to
1975
Mott, Hay and Anderson, Croydon, England. Senior
Geotechnical Engineer.Responsible for geologic
investigations and rock mechanics studies for the design of the following major
projects:
* Proposed Tehran to Tabriz
railway, Iran. Controlled site investigation of northern section of route. Coordinated
and controlled local site investigation contractors for section which included
several tunnels, two of 5 km and 7 km length.
* Anglo-French Channel Tunnel.
Designed and supervised construction of experimental tunnel linings and carried
out rock mechanics instrumentation program.
* River Foyle Crossing,
Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Designed and supervised offshore drilling program
in river estuary.
1976 - 1978
Golder Brawner and Associates, Vancouver, Canada. Senior
Geotechnical Engineer.
Responsible for the assessment
of rockfall hazards and the design of tunnel and rock cut stabilisation work
on the Canadian Pacific Railway between Calgary and Vancouver. Controlled work
at approximately 30 sites as part of the CPR's annual maintenance program. Remedial
work, which usually included rock bolts, buttresses and shotcrete, was supervised
with junior engineers during this period.
Undertook geological feasibility
studies for a new railway and access tunnels to an open pit mining development
in British Columbia.
1975 - 1976
Shawinigan Engineering Co., Montreal, Canada. Specialist
Geotechnical Engineer.
Initially based in St.
John's, Newfoundland, on the project planning and design for the Strait of Belle
Isle Tunnel between Newfoundland and Labrador. Responsible for the development
of camp sites and support services at each of the tunnel shaft sites.
Subsequently based in the
firm's Montreal headquarters and responsible for a series of seepage studies
in connection with Quebec's James Bay Project.
1969 - 1973
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Completed postgraduate studies
leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in rock mechanics and excavation engineering.
Research was based on investigations of rock behaviour and tunnel lining performance
during construction of a highway tunnel beneath the River Mersey, Liverpool,
England.
1966 - 1969
Metropolitan Water Board, London
Design Engineer. Assignments
included designing a pumping station roof structure and covered reservoir, supervising
installation of a high pressure pipeline complex at a new pumping station and
designing a pressure tunnel and shafts for an aqueduct diversion. The aqueduct
was located beneath a large highway intersection and the tunnel was driven by
a borer and lined with expanded segmental linings.
1965 - 1966
Kinnear Moodie and Co., London
Construction Engineer for
a firm of tunnel contractors. Supervised work in a 2km long cable tunnel driven
through chalk. Responsible for the main survey and mining operations at two
of the four tunnel faces. Water inflow controlled through the use of compressed
air. Other difficulties caused by excessive hydrogen sulfide gas released from
the chalk during tunnelling.
1964
Marples, Ridgeway, and Partners, London
Employed as site engineer
during college vacations on construction of the Victoria Line subway in London.
Publications
Author or co-author of technical
publications on geotechnical applications of finite element analysis, rock mechanics,
and tunnelling.
Addendum to Resume -
Summary of Recent Experience
In addition to the projects
listed on my resume, I have worked as a consultant or full-time assignment on
the following projects. In all cases, I was asked to assist the contractor during
a particularly difficult construction period, or was nominated by the Engineer
to strengthen the contractor's site staff during tunnel construction.
1 Samanalawewa Hydroelectric
Project, Sri Lanka (Balfour Beatty International Co Ltd). Completed investigations
and advised contractor on causes and remedial work following massive water inflow
(work halted for 6 months) during excavation of 4 km headrace tunnel.
2 Lai King Tunnels,
Airport Express Railway, Hong Kong (Maeda Corporation). Nominated Chief Geotechnical
Engineer during completion of three closely-spaced tunnels for MRT extension
railway. Responsible for temporary tunnel support selection and all geotechnical
matters (tunnels passed closely below existing large and important structures)
connected with contract.
3 Strategic Sewage
Disposal Project, Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong (Franki-Holzmann JV). Nominated
Chief Geotechnical Engineer during initial tunnel excavation stage. Responsible
for temporary tunnel support selection during the drill-and-blast pilot tunnel
excavation which preceded TBM installation.
4 Tanggari II Hydroelectric
Project, Manado, Indonesia (Dusata Joint Operation [= Dumez]). Geotechnical
consultant retained to advise and prepare proposals on tunnel support during
completion of 2 km headrace tunnel through shear zone (which extended for nearly
500 m).
5 Besai Hydroelectric
Project, Lampung, Indonesia (Kumagai Gumi Co Ltd). Geotechnical consultant advising
on temporary tunnel support design and preparation of technical documentation
relating to geology during completion of 6 km headrace tunnel.
6 Tsing Yi and East
Lantau Tunnels, Airport Express Railway, Hong Kong (Downer-Zublin JV). Geotechnical
advisor on tunnel supports during completion of four, 2 km tunnels. Completed
investigations, prepared documentation, and monitored remedial work relating
to major collapse in westbound East Lantau Tunnel, believed due to abandoned
mine workings.
7 Casecnan Multipurpose
Project, Nueva Ecija, Philippines (Hanbo Engineering and Construction Co Ltd).
Nominated Chief Geotechnical Engineer for supervision of slope and tunnel temporary
support. Project includes 27 km of tunnels and underground powerhouse. Responsible
for temporary support designs, method statements, and portion of QA Manual relating
to tunnel work.
8 Discovery Bay Road
Tunnel, Hong Kong (Kumagai Gumi Co Ltd). Geotechnical advisor and, later, nominated
Chief Geotechnical Engineer in charge of temporary tunnel support selection
and installation, geotechnical monitoring (tunnel and slopes). Project includes
11 m wide, 500 m long tunnel, completed by drill-and-blast.
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