Victor de Mello Lecuture

THE DE MELLO FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LEGACY
Harry G. Poulos
ABSTRACT

This paper reviews the contributions of the late Victor de Mello to foundation engineering and attempts to highlight the insights that he provided in a number of key areas, including foundation design principles, the bearing capacity of shallow foundations, the axial load capacity of deep foundations, and the behaviour of foundations incorporating settlement reducing piles. In each case, de Mello challenged some of the existing concepts and identified shortcomings in contemporary practice. As a consequence, subsequent research has clarified the profession’s understanding and has led to the development and implementation of improved methods of design. Some examples of developments in the above areas, and their application to practice, are described.

Biographical Details

Harry Poulos joined the Department of Civil Engineering at Sydney University in 1965, and was appointed a Professor in 1982, a position he held until his retirement in 2001. In 1989, he joined the consulting firm of Coffey Partners International, and is currently a Senior Principal with Coffey Geotechnics and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Council of Senior Principals. He is also an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney, and an Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
He has been involved in a large number of major projects in Australia and overseas, including high-rise building projects in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Dubai and Qatar.

He was selected as the Australian Civil Engineer of the Year for 2003 by the Institution of Engineers Australia, and as the inaugural Geotechnical Practitioner of the Year in 2004. He was the 1989 Rankine Lecturer, and the 2004 Terzaghi Lecturer, and in 2005, received the Kevin Nash Gold Medal from ISSMGE.

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