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MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1978

BRITISH EXPERT TO HEAD PWD'S GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS APPOINTED A BRITISH CONSULTANT WITH MORE THAN 30 YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING TO HEAD ITS GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE.

HE IS MR. STANLEY ROD IN WHO BEFORE COMING HERE WAS DIRECTOR FOR GENERAL TECHNICAL SERVICES OF WIMPEY LABORATORIES IN BRITAIN.

HE WILL BE TAKING OVER FROM MR. BRYAN O'RORKE WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING UP THE NEW OFFICE LAST YEAR.

MR. RODIN HOLDS A FIRST-CLASS HONOURS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM LONDON UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. HE IS A FELLOW OF THE BRITISH INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND ALSO OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS,

MR. RODIN BRINGS TO THE P.W.D. A WEALTH OF EXPERTISE HE HAS GAINED OVER THE YEARS' WORKING ON MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING PROJECTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

FOLLOWING THE ABERFAN DISASTER IN WALES IN 1966 HE WAS APPOINTED BY THE NATIONAL COAL BOARD AS CONSULTANT ON COLLIERY SPOIL TIPS AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THEIR CODE OF PRACTICE AND FOR DEVISING A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMME ON SPOIL TIP MATERIALS AND DESIGN.

OTHER PROJECTS WITH WHICH MR. RODIN HAD BEEN CONNECTED INCLUDE A REFINERY IN ADEN, DAMS IN BRAZIL, SUDAN, SOUTH AFRICA, SCOTLAND, TURKEY, AUSTRALIA AND ICELAND, THE LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY AND THE MEDWAY BRIDGE IN BRITAIN.

IN ADDITION, MR. RODIN IS ALSO THE AUTHOR OF MANY TECHNICAL PAPERS, ONE OF WHICH PRESSURE OF CONCRETE ON FORMWORK+ HAS BECOME THE STANDARD REFERENCE FOR THE SUBJECT.

MR. RODIN IS MARRIED AND HAS A SON AND A DAUGHTER.

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