R. W. Chapman Medal (1935 - )

Summary

The R.W. Chapman Medal has been awarded annually since 1935 by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, "in recognition of the paper of most outstanding character and originality dealing with the science and/or practice of structural engineering".

The Council of the Institution of Engineers, Australia awarded the medal from 1935 until 1974. The College of Civil Engineers awarded the medal from 1974 until about 1990, as a sepcialist medal in structural engineering. Since about 1990, when the College of Structural Engineers was formed it has awarded the medal.

The award was established to perpetuate the memory of Sir Robert William Chapman, KtBach CMG MA BCE MIEAust, Professor of Engineering, University of Adelaide, and his work in the field of structural engineering.

Details

A further requirement was that the paper must be presented by a Corporate Member before a General Meeting of a Division, or Branch of a Division, of The Institution.

The Medal is founded upon a donation made to The Institution, in 1932, by Mr and Mrs. M S Stanley, as an expression of their personal regard for Sir Robert Chapman, KtBach CMG MA BCE MIEAust, Professor of Engineering, University of Adelaide, and of their appreciation of his work in the field of structural engineering.

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1963: Warren Memorial Prize; R. W. Chapman Medal; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; Chemical Engineering Prize; The Institution Awards]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 36 (1964), N82-N83. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1963) - to Mr R A Priddle, BE MIEAust, for paper "Load Distribution in Piled Bents", Civil Engineering Transactions, Sep 1963'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1964: Warren Memorial Prize; R. W. Chapman Medal; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize. 1965: Edward Noyes Prize]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 37 (1965), N101-102. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1964) - to Dr L Tall, BE MS PhD AMIEAust, for paper "Recent Developments in the Study of Column Behaviour", Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Oct-Nov 1964'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1965: R. W. Chapman Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; The Institution Awards. 1966: Edward Noyes Prize; J. R. Bainton Prize; R. J. N. Franki Medal]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 39 (1-2) (1967), N20-N21. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1965) - to Dr C J Apelt, BE DPhil(Oxon) AMIEAust, for paper "Flow Loads on Bridge Piers", Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia, July-Aug 1965'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1966: R. W. Chapman Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; Chemical Engineering Prize]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 39 (10-11) (1967), N116-117. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1966) - to Mr C A Wilson, BCE AMIEAust, for paper "The Use of Computers as an Aid in Highway Bridge Design", Civil Engineering Transactions, Oct 1966'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1967: R. W. Chapman Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; Chemical Engineering Prize; The Institution Award. 1968: Edward Noyes Prize; J. R. Bainton Prize; R. J. N. Franki Medal]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 41 (1-2) (1969), N11-N13. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1967) - L A Endersbee, BCE ME FIEAust, for paper "Brittle Facture in Concrete and Rocks", Civil Engineering Transactions, Oct 1967'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1968: R. W. Chapman Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; Chemical Engineering Prize; The Institution Award. 1969: Edward Noyes Prize; J. R. Bainton Prize; R. J. N. Franki Medal]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 42 (1-2) (1970), N17-N19. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1968) - Mr J K Wilkins, BSc FIEAust, for paper "Decked Rockfill Dams, Civil Engineering Transactions, Apr 1968'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1969: Warren Memorial Prize; R. W. Chapman Medal; Chemical Engineering Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; The Institution Award. 1970: Edward Noyes Prize; J. R. Bainton Prize; R. J N. Franki Medal]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 43 (1-2) (1971), 31. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1969) - To Professor A J Francis, FIEAust, Victoria Division, for paper "Structural Brickwork Research in Relation to the SAA Brickwork Code", published in the October, 1969, issue of the Civil Engineering Transactions'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1972: Warren Memorial Prize; R. W. Chapman Medal; Chemical Engineering Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Management Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; Industrial Engineeering Prize. 1973: Edward Noyes Prize; J. R. Bainton Prize; R. J. N. Franki Medal]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 46 (1-2) (1974), 22. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1972) - To Associate Professor H J Brettle, FIEAust of Sydney Division for his paper "Ultimate Strength Design of Universal Steel Section Struts Encased in Concrete and Subjected to Biaxial Bending" published in the April 1972 issue of the Civil Engineering Transactions'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1973: R. W. Chapman Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechnical Engineering Prize; Management Prize; Industrial Engineering Prize; Chemical Engineering Prize. 1974: R. J. N Franki Medal; Edward Noyes Prize; J. R. Bainton Prize]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 47 (1-2) (1975), 27. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1973) - To D C Knight, MIEAust, of Sydney Division, for a paper "The Stress and Strain in Steel Members During Fire Conditions", preprinted for the Conference on Stress and Strain in Engineering, Brisbane, 1973'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1974: R. W. Chapman Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Chemical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; Management Engineering Prize; Industrial Engineering Prize; Institution Award. 1975: Edward Noyes Prize; R. J. N. Franki Medal; J. R. Bainton Prize]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 48 (1-2) (1976), 9. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1974) - Mr A Fried, FIEAust (Sydney Division), "New Type of Composite Steel and Concrete Bridge", Civil Engg. Trans., Vol.CE 16, No.1, 1974, pp.52-55'. Details
• 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1975: R. W. Chapman Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Chemical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; Management Engineering Prize; Industrial Engineering Prize; Institution Award. 1976: Edward Noyes Prize; J. R. Bainton Prize; R. J. N. Franki Medal]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 48 (3-4) (1976), 11. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1975) - No award'. Details
• 'Awards [W. H. Warren Medal; R. W.Chapman Medal; John Madsen Medal]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 50 (8) (1978), 14. 'R. W. Chapman Medal 1977 presented to Assoc Prof N S Trahair, University of NSW, for paper "Design Rules for the Lateral Buckling of Steel Beams"'. Details
• Eckhaus, Richard, 'From the Structural College', Engineers Australia: Civil Edition, 85 (2) (2013), 55. The R W Chapman Award was presented to Professor John Wilson, Professor Emad Gad and research fellow Siva Sivanerupan for their paper "Seismic performance of glass facade systems". Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Thirteenth Annual Report [1932]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 5 (1933), 168-172. 'Prizes - As the result of a generous donation made by Mr and Mrs M S Stanley, arrangements have been made for the striking of the R. W. Chapman Medal, to be awarded annually for the paper of most outstanding character and originality dealing with the science and art of Structural Engineering', p.169. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Fifteenth Annual Report [1934]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 7 (1935), 133-138. 'Prizes - Rules to govern the award of two additional prizes have been prepared and approved by Council during the past session, these two prizes being the J. R . Bainton Prize, for the recognition of special ability in the field of electrical engineering, displayed by Juniors or Students, and the R. W. Chapman Medal, for papers relating to the science and art of Structural Engineering, presented by Corporate Members', p.134. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Prizes of The Institution [R W Chapman Medal 1935; Edward Noyes Prize 1936]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 11 (1939), 420. R. W. Chapman Medal (1935 award), to Mr N Fernie, BSc ME AMIEAust, and Mr R J Keating, BE AMIEAust, Perth Division, for their paper "Continuous Welding of Exposed Mains, as Applied to the Goldfields Water Supply", presented on 24 June 1935, to Perth Division. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Twentieth Annual Report [1939]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 12 (1940), 47-64. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1935 award), to Mr N Fernie, BSc ME AMIEAust, and Mr R J Keating, BE AMIEAust, Perth Division, for their paper entitled "Continuous Welding of Exposed Mains, as Applied to the Goldfields Water Supply", which was published in Volume 7 of The Journal'; (1936 award), to Mr R J Dumas, ME MIEAust, and Mr V C Munt, BA BE AMIEAust, Perth Division, for their paper entitled "The Construction of the Canning Dam, Western Australia", which was published in Volume 8 of The Journal', p.53. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Twenty-third Annual Report [1942]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 15 (1943), 35-51. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal: (1937 Award) to Mr V Karmalsky, BCE AMIEAust, and Mr A T Britton, BSc BE AMIEAust, Sydney Division, for their paper "Three Span Light Suspension Bridge over Hastings River at Kindee Crossing, N.S.W"; (1938 Award) to Mr A M Thyer, BE AMIEAust, Melbourne Division, for his paper "Design of Piping for High Temperatures and Pressures"; (1939 Award) to Mr J A Holt, BE AMIEAust, Brisbane Division, for his paper "Story Bridge, Brisbane"', p.37. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Twenty-fifth Annual Report [1944]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 17 (1945), 10-28. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1940 Award) to John Patrick McMahon AMIEAust, Adelaide Division, for his paper "The Construction of the Birkenhead Bridge"; (1941 Award) to Prof Rowland Cuthbert Robin ME AMIEAust, Adelaide Division, for the paper "Bond Strength of Reinforcing Bars Embedded Horizontally in Concrete." It was recorded that Mr P E Olson, Student, and Mr R F Kinnane, non-member, were Joint authors; (1942 Award) to Malcolm Shore Stanley MC AMIEAust, Sydney Division, for his paper "Analysis of Elastic Frames"; (1943 Award). No award was made for this year', p.13. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Twenty-eighth Annual Report [1947]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 20 (1948), 1-12. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal. It was decided by the Council that no award of the R. W. Chapman Medal be made for the year 1944', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'R. W. Chapman Medal - 1945 Award [V. Karmalsky, BCE AMIEAust]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 20 (1948), 203. R. W. Chapman Medal (1945 Award), to Mr Vladimir Karmalsky, BCE AMIEAust, Sydney Division, for his paper "438ft. Span Welded Truss for Hawkesbury River Road Bridge" presented in April 1945 to Sydney Division. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Twenty-ninth Annual Report [1948]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 21 (1949), 10-23. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1945 Award), to Mr Vladimir Karmalsky, BCE(Tomsk) AMIEAust, Sydney Division, for his paper "438ft. Span Welded Truss for Hawkesbury River Road Bridge"', p.12. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Fifty-sixth Annual Report [1975]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 48 (3-4) (1976), 55-63. 'College of Civil Engineers - The Chapman Medal for 1974 was awarded to Mr A Fried for his paper "New Type of Composite Steel and Concrete Bridge"', p.56. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Colleges : The Institution's Awards', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 49 (1977), 40. 'R. W. Chapman Medal - Award to be presented by the College of Civil Engineers. No award for 1976'. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Annual Report 1979 [Sixtieth Annual Report]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 52 (5) (1980), 69-79. 'Awards - Dr J D White - R.W. Chapman Medal 1979', p.48. 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: Professor N S Trahair was awarded the R.W. Chapman Medal for his paper "Lateral buckling design strength of steel beams" in CE26, n4, Nov1984', p.45. 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
• Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Fine achievements recognised [IEAust Colleges]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 62 (24) (1990), 33-34. 'Civil College - The R W Chapman Medal 1989 winner was the paper titled "Full-scale testing of a 30m span Strarch industrial building", authored by P Key, senior research engineer, Strarch International Ltd; and Melbourne University staff members D S Mansell, reader in civil engineering; P R Morgan, senior lecturer in civil engineering; and L K Stevens professor of civil engineering', p.33. Details

Reports

• Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirtieth Annual Report [1949] (1949), 16 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1946 Award), to Professor John Hardie Lavery, ME BSc(Oxon) AMIEAust, Brisbane Division, for his paper "Continuity in Elevated Cylindrical Tank Structures"', p.3. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirty-first Annual Report [1950] (1951), 16 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1947 Award), to Mr L S Whitham, ME AMIEAust, Tasmania Division, for his paper "Trial Load Analyses of Clark Dam"', p.3. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirty-second Annual Report [1951] (1952), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1948 Award), to Mr M G Speedie, MCE MIEAust, Melbourne Division, for his paper "Investigations and Designs for Eildon Dam Enlargement"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirty-fifth Annual Report [1954] (1955), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1953 Award), to Mr J A Holt, BE MIEAust, Brisbane Division, for his paper "Fitzroy River Bridge, Queensland"', p.3. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirty-seventh Annual Report [1956] (1957), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1955 Award), to Professor F B Bull, MA BSc BE MIEAust, for his paper entitled "Steel Frameworks for Multi-Storey Buildings - A Review of the Development of Design Methods"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirty-eighth Annual Report [1957] (1958), 16 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1956 Award), to Professor Henry J Cowan, MSc PhD AMIEAust, for his paper entitled "Torsion in Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirty-ninth Annual Report [1958] (1959), 16 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1957 Award), to Mr C O'Connor, BE AMIEAust, for his paper entitled "An Investigation into Residual Stresses and the Fatigue Strength of Steel"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Fortieth Annual Report [1959] (1960), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1958 Award), to J E Kindler, ME MIEAust, for his paper entitled "Burdekin Bridge Superstructure"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-first Annual Report [1960] (1961), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1959 Award), to Mr I G Cameron, BE AMIEAust, for his paper entitled "Highway Bridge Foundation Practice in Queensland"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-second Annual Report [1961] (1962), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1960 Award), to Mr H B Harrison, BSc BE MEngSc AMIEAust, for his paper entitled "The Preparation of Charts for the Plastic Design of Mild Steel Portal Frames"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-fourth Annual Report [1963] (1964), 15 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1962 Award), to Mr C A Patching, AMIEAust, for his paper entitled "Fatigue in Aircraft Structures"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-fifth Annual Report [1964] (1965), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1963 Award), to Mr R A Priddle, BE MIEAust, for his paper entitled "Load Distribution in Piled Bents"', p.3. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-sixth Annual Report [1965] (1966), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1964 Award), to Dr L Tall, BE MS PhD AMIEAust, for his paper entitled "Recent Developments in the Study of Column Behaviour"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-seventh Annual Report [1966] (1967), 18 pp. 'R. W. Chapman Medal (1965 Award) to Dr C J Apelt, BE DPhil(Oxon) AMIEAust, for his paper entitled "Flow Loads on Bridge Piers"', p.2. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-eighth Annual Report [1967] (1968), 16 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1966 Award) to Mr C A Wilson, BCE AMIEAust, for his paper entitled "The Use of Computers as an Aid in Highway Bridge Design"', p.3. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-ninth Annual Report [1968] (1969), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1967 Award), to Mr L A Endersbee, BCE FIEAust, for his paper entitled "Brittle Fracture in Concrete and Rocks"', p.3. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Fiftieth Annual Report [1969] (1970), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1968 Award), to Mr J K Wilkins, BSc FIEAust, for his paper entitled "Decked Rockfill Dams"', p.3. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Fifty-first Annual Report [1970] (1971), 7 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1969 Award), to Professor A J Francis, FIEAust, for his paper entitled "Structural Brickwork Research in Relation to the SAA Brickwork Code"', p.3. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Fifty-second Annual Report [1971] (1972), 7 pp. 'Prizes - Warren Memorial Prize (1970 Award), and R. W. Chapman Medal (1970 Award), to Mr F J Carter, MIEAust, for his paper entitled "The Strengthening of Avon Dam"', p.3. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1980 [Sixty-first Annual Report] (1981), 16 pp. 'Institution Awards - R.W. Chapman Medal 1980 awarded to Dr G R Walker, MIEAust', p.10. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1981 [Sixty-second Annual Report] (1982), 16 pp. 'Institution Awards - R.W. Chapman Medal 1981 awarded to Professor N S Trahair, FIEAust and Mr P E Cuk, StudIEAust', p.11. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1982 [Sixty-third Annual Report] (1983), 16 pp. 'Institution Awards - R.W. Chapman Medal 1982: awarded to Mr P R Morgan, MIEAust', p.11. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1983 [Sixty-fourth Annual Report] (1984), 16 pp. 'Institution Awards - R. W. Chapman Medal 1983: Dr G J Hancock, MIEAust', p.12. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1985 [Sixty-sixth Annual Report] (1986), 24 pp. 'Awards and Honours - Mr A J Davis, GradIEAust and Dr G J Hancock, MIEAust received the R W Chapman Medal [1985] for their paper, "The Strength of Long Length I-Section Column Fabricated from Slender Plates", published in the Civil Engineering Transactions, October 1985', p.11. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1986 [Sixty-seventh Annual Report] (1987), 24 pp. 'Awards and Honours - R W Chapman Medal [1986] was awarded to Assoc Prof P Grundy and his co-author Dr Teh Soon Heng for their paper "Fatigue Strength of Beams at Cover Plate Terminations"', p.15. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1987 [Sixty-eighth Annual Report] (1988), 28 pp. 'Awards and Honours - R W Chapman Medal [1987] was awarded to Professor Nick Trahair and co-author Mr John Papangelis for their paper "Finite Element Analysis of Arch Lateral Buckling"', p.19. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1988 (1989), 32 pp. 'Awards and Honours - The W H Warren Medal [1988] and the R W Chapman Medal [1988] were both awarded to K W Wong, Dr M F Yeo and Professor R F Warner for their paper "Non-linear behaviour of re-inforced concrete frames"', p.27. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1989 [Seventieth Annual Report] (1990), 36 pp. 'Civil College - The W. H. Warren (Civil Engineering) and the R.W. Chapman (Structural) Medals for the same paper were made to Dr D S Brooks and Dr A W Page for their paper "Design of Masonry Walls for Vertical Loading - A Review of the Provisions"', p.24. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1989 [Seventieth Annual Report] (1990), 36 pp. 'Awards - The W. H. Warren Medal and the R. W. Chapman Medal were both presented to Professor R F Warner, Mr K W Wong and Dr M F Yeo for their paper "Non-linear behaviour of reinforced concrete frames" (published in Civil Engineering Transactions, July 1988)', p.27. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1992 [Seventy-third Annual Report] (1993), 40 pp. 'Awards and Honours - R. W. Chapman Medal: Dr Malcolm Hirst', p.11. Details
• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 2001 (Barton, ACT: 2001), 20 pp. '2000 Chapman Medal and the John Connell Gold Medal awarded to Martin O'Shea and Prof Russell Bridge (joint winners) and Dr John Nutt of Ove Arup and Partners, respectively.', p.10. Details