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DR WILLIAM BAMFORD



Contact Details

Organization: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Position: Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Email:
Work: 8344 4507
Fax: 8344 4616
Room: 208
Level: 02
Building: Engineering Block B
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Tunnelling and mining engineering, Underground space development and utilisation Rock cutting, breaking and excavation, Earth-sheltered housing Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Engineering Institution not known 01-Apr-1959
Master of Engineering Institution not known 01-Aug-1975
Doctor of Philosophy Institution not known 15-Nov-1983

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Member 01-Mar-1961
Member Australian Geomechanics Society Member 01-Mar-1968
Member Australasian Tunnelling Society Member 01-Mar-1975
Senior Member Institution of Engineers, Australia Member 01-Mar-1977
Member Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists & Managers, Australia Member 01-Mar-1964
Member Geological Society of Australia Member 01-Mar-1956
Member Institution of Engineers, Australia Member 01-Mar-1975
Member International Society for Engineering Geology & the Environment Member 01-Mar-1976
Member International Society for Rock Mechanics Member 01-Mar-1970
Member Society of Mining Engineers Member 01-Mar-1996
Member Australian Geomechanics Society National Chairman 01-Jan-1975 31-Dec-1977
Member International Commission on the Teaching of Rock Mechanics Member 01-Jan-1977 31-Dec-1981
Member Australian Geomechanics Society Victoria Chapter Chairman 01-Jan-1972 31-Dec-1973
Member Australian Geomechanics Society Victoria Chapter Chairman 01-Jan-1983 31-Dec-1984
Member Australian Geomechanics Society Victoria Chapter Chairman 01-Jan-1996 31-Dec-1997
Member Australian Underground Construction and Tunnelling Association National Chairman 01-Jan-1976 31-Dec-1978
Member Australian Geomechanics Society National Committee member 01-Jan-1971 31-Dec-1989
Member Australian Underground Construction and Tunnelling Association National Committee member 01-Jan-1975 31-Dec-1999
Member International Commission on Rock Boreability, Cuttability & Drillability President 01-Jan-1983 31-Dec-1989
Member International Commission on Swelling Rocks Member 01-Jan-1978 31-Dec-1983
Member International Society for Rock Mechanics Vice-President 01-Jan-1979 31-Dec-1987

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Australia (FIEAUST) 01-Oct-1993

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Investigation into the structural behavior of a mine brick barricade
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Transactions of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
    Volume: 318
    Page numbers: 127-153
    Publisher: Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Investigation into the structural Failure of mine brick barricades
    Year: 2003
    Journal: AusIMM Bulletin
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 44-50
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