Background
Bieniawski, Zdzislaw Tadeusz Richard was born on October 1, 1936 in Cracow, Poland. Came to the United States, 1978, naturalized.
(This is the first authoritative reference on rock mass cl...)
This is the first authoritative reference on rock mass classification, consolidating into one handy source information once widely scattered throughout the literature. It includes new, previously unpublished material and case histories, presents the fundamental concepts of classification schemes, and critically appraises their practical application in industrial projects such as tunneling and mining.
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consultant writer engineering educator emeritus
Bieniawski, Zdzislaw Tadeusz Richard was born on October 1, 1936 in Cracow, Poland. Came to the United States, 1978, naturalized.
Student, Gdansk Technology University, Poland, 1954—1958. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1961. Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in Rock Engineering, University Pretoria, South Africa, 1968. Doctor of Engineering (honorary), University Madrid, 2001. Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im.
Stanisława Staszica (honorary), University of Science & Technology, Cracow, Poland, 2010.
Research engineer, Atomic Energy Board, 1963-1966;
director geomechanics department, Council for Science and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 1966-1978;
professor mineral engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1978-1996;
professor science, technical & society, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1994-1996;
professor emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1996. Visiting professor U. Karlsruhe, Germany, 1972, Stanford University, 1985, Harvard University, 1990, Cambridge (England) University, 1997. Chairman United States National Committee on Tunneling Technology, 1984-1985.
United States representative to International Tunnel Association, 1984-1985.
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Member American Society of Civil Engineers (rock mechanics research award 1984), American Writers Association.
Married Elizabeth Hyslop, 1964. 3 children.