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Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology; 2007; v. 40; issue.1; p. 7-8;
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/06-30a
© 2007 Geological Society of London

Introduction

Introduction

J. Perry

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It gives me very great pleasure to introduce Robin Fell, Emeritus Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.


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Robin joined UNSW in 1985 after working with the Australian Government on hydropower schemes and dams for 9 years, and before that, consulting geotechnical engineers for 9 years, working on landslides, dams and tailings dams.

He has developed a research programme at UNSW into landslide risk management and deformation behaviour, and internal erosion and piping of dams in a risk framework.

He was the inaugural chairman of JTC -1, the joint technical committee of IAEG, ISSMGE, ISRM on Landslides and Engineering Slopes.

He has numerous papers to his name, far too many to list.

He works as a consultant in dams, slopes, risk assessments, and devotes time to professional and research activities.

Robin truly is world-class and it is fitting that he should give his Glossop Lecture to an international audience here at the International Association of Engineering Geologists Congress in Nottingham.

His chosen topic is one of great interest to us all and I am sure we will be treated to a leading-edge presentation.

Presidents, Lady Chitty, past honourable Glossop lecturers, past chairs, ladies and gentlemen, I ask Robin Fell to give the 2006 Glossop Lecture.


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Nomenclature

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Assessing the likelihood large rock slides will travel rapidly

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 Factors to be considered in the assessment

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 Classification, mechanism and geometry

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 Assessment of the likelihood of rapid post failure movement-transitional . . . [Full Text of this Article]