next ANZAAS Science Talk, Melbourne
Wednesday 15th May 2024, 6:30 pm
All welcome, free, tell your friends!
Free pizza and drink after the talk
At Bio21, corner Flemington Rd and Park Drive, Parkville
Richard Olive
Civil Engineer
“The West Gate Bridge Disaster: A Failure at the Engineering, Organisational and Personal Levels”
Richard will share with us his understanding of what caused the West Gate Bridge disaster in 1970. He will explain the shortcomings in the various organisations involved – the owners, the consultants, the contractors and the unions. As well, he wil discuss the pressures upon the young engineers, who paid the ultimate price for their errors. The talk will draw heavily upon the Royal Commission Report. Richard graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Melbourne in 1964, before embarking on a globe-trotting career in dams – both in the hydropower and mining industries.
He has received significant professional awards in Australia, Canada and the USA. Since retirement from full time employment, he has chaired a succession of Expert Review Boards for major dam projects in Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia and Madagascar.
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Following talk: Wednesday 19th June TBA
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We are pleased to acknowledge the support by CSL and Bio21 for the ANZAAS Melbourne science talks series
Further Info: David Vaux davidlaurencevaux@gmail.com
http://www.anzaas.org.au/victoria/
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