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Aitchison, Gordon Douglas (1918 - 2003)

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Born
6 March 1918
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
June 2003
Mornington, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Geomechanical engineer

Summary

Gordon Aitchison was educated at the University of Adelaide and University of Melbourne. Chief, Division of Applied Geomechanics, CSIRO, 1967-1978.

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Chronology

1939
Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1944
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1957 - 1961
Career position - Inaugural Vice-President Australasian International Society Soil Mechancis and Foundation Engineers
1959
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1959 - 1967
Career position - Officer-in-charge of the Soil Mechanics Section CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1967 - 1978
Career position - Chief of the CSIRO Division of Applied Geomechanics
1968
Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
1969 - 1977
Career position - Chairman Institute Publicity and Exchange Geomechanics Computer Programs ISSMFE
1980 - 1982
Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria
1984
Award - John Jaeger Memorial Medal, Australian Geomechanics Society

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Journal Articles

  • Aitchison, G. D., 'John Jaeger Memorial Medal - "Towards An Australian Geotechnology"', Australian Geomechanics, 7 (1984), 5-12. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Annual Report of the Colleges 1984', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 57 (1984), 44-49. 'College of Civil Engineers: Australian Geomechanics Society, John Jaeger Memorial Medal presented to Dr D G Aitchison', p.46. Details

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See also

  • 'The Australian Geomechanics Society', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 42 (1-2) (1970), N8-N10. Details
  • Stephens, C.G.; and Quirk, J.P., 'James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987', Historical Records of Australian Science, 7 (3) (1988), 299-313. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9880730299. Details

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