Person
Poulos, Harry George (1940 - )
AM FAA FTSE
- Born
- 27 April 1940
Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer and Geotechnical Engineer
Summary
Harry Poulos was Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney from 1982 and Senior Principal, Coffey Partners International Pty Ltd from 1989. His research has been concentrated on the analysis of the settlement and deformation of foundations of earth-supported structures.
Details
His major publications include:
* 1974 (with E.H. Davis) Elastic solutions for soil and rock mechanics. New York. J. Wiley
* 1980 (with E.H. Davis) Pile foundation analysis and design. New York, J. Wiley.
Chronology
- 1960
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1961
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE Hons), University of Sydney
- 1964 - 1965
- Career position - Engineer, MacDonald Wagner and Priddle
- 1965
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1965
- Education - PhD, University of Sydney
- 1965 - 1969
- Career position - Lecturer, Civil engineering, University of Sydney
- 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- 1969 - 1972
- Career position - Senior lecturer, Civil engineering, University of Sydney
- 1972
- Award - Warren Memorial Prize 1972, Institution of Engineers Australia (with E H Davis)
- 1972 - 1982
- Career position - Reader, Civil engineering, University of Sydney
- 1973
- Award - J. James R. Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers [Shared by: David J. D'appolonia, Harry G. Poulos, and Charles C. Ladd]
- 1974
- Career event - Book published (with E H Davis) Elastic solutions for soil and rock mechanics.
- 1976
- Education - DScEng, University of Sydney
- 1980
- Career event - Book published (with E H Davis) Pile foundation analysis and design.
- 1982 -
- Career position - Professor, Civil engineering, University of Sydney
- 1985
- Award - W H Warren Medal 1985, Civil Engineering College, Institution of Engineers Australia (with I C Swane)
- 1987
- Award - E H Davis Memorial Lecture, Australian Geomechanics Society
- 1988
- Award - John Jaeger Memorial Medal, Australian Geomechanics Society
- 1988
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1989 -
- Career position - Senior Principal, Coffey Partners International Pty Ltd
- 1991 - 1993
- Career position - Chairman, Coffey Partners International Pty Ltd
- 1993
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to engineering, particularly in the field of geomechanics study and research
- 1996
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in geotechnical engineering
- 2004
- Career event - Karl Terzaghi Lecture Award, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2020
- Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia
- 2023
- Award - Lifetime Achievement Medal, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Carter, J. P.; Poulos, H. G.; Tanner, R. I., 'John Robert Booker 1942-1998', Historical Records of Australian Science, 14 (2) (2002), 143-168. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR02008. Details
- Institution of Engineers Australia, '1988 Civil Engineering prizewinners" [W H Warren Medal, R W Chapman Medal, John Jaeger Memorial Medal, G N Alexander Medal, C H Munro Oration, D H Trollope Medal, and Land Use Transport Communications Interaction Prizes]', Civil College Technical Report (1989), 6. Details
- Poulos, H. G., 'The John Jaeger Memorial Address - "The Mechanics of Calcareous Sediments"', Australian Geomechanics, Special Ed (1988), 8-41. Details
Reports
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1985 [Sixty-sixth Annual Report] (1986), 24 pp. 'Awards and Honours - W H Warren Medal [1985] to Dr I C Swane, MIEAust, and Prof H G Poulos, FIEAust, for their paper, "A Shakedown Analysis of a Laterally Loaded Pile Tested in Stiff Clay", published in the Civil Engineering Transactions, August 1985', p.11. Details
Resources
- 'Poulos, H G (1940-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1217224. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 19 December 1997, Last modified: 6 December 2022