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Fenton, Gordon  PhD

Professor at Dalhousie University    ca
Leading researcher with 210 publications in the last 39 years
Dr. Fenton is a Professor in the Civil Engineering and Engineering Mathematics Departments at Dalhousie University. His research interests include probabilistic modeling of geotechnical systems and the development of geotechnical reliability-based design codes and has authored over 140 peer-reviewed papers. He is currently the North American Managing Editor for the international journal "Georisk", past chair and current member of the ASCE Geo-Institute Risk Assessment and Management Committee, vice-chair of the ISSMGE Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment and Management Committee, a member of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code Foundations Committee where he is responsible for their reliability-based design provisions, a member of the Canadian National Building Code Task Group on Climatic Loads, and a member of the Canadian National Building Code Standing Committee on Structural Design. For his research efforts, Dr. Fenton has received the Thomas C. Keefer Award from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, the George Stephenson Medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, the Gzowski Medal from the Engineeering Institute of Canada, and was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. His research work is summarized in his textbook "Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering", Wiley (2008). show More

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60

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