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Paul Grundy (12 May 1935 - 6 January 2013〔(''The Age'' 8 January 2013 )〕) was an eminent Australian engineer, who worked in the fields of structural and civil engineering, and was a long-standing lecturer and professor emeritus in the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University. ==Education, qualifications and career== Paul Grundy began studying engineering at the University of Melbourne in 1953 following his father, who was also an engineer.〔(Science and ENGINEERING · ISSUE 20 – JUNE 2008 )〕 He graduated as Bachelor of Civil Engineering in 1957, before undertaking a Master of Engineering Science in 1960 also at Melbourne. He then completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1961. He worked for a short time in the industry, taking up positions at Civil and Civic Pty Ltd and Hardcastle & Richards Pty Ltd, Consulting Engineer. In January 1966 he joined the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University where he was variously lecturer, 1966-1968; Senior Lecturer, 1969-1976; Associate Professor, 1977-1993; Head, Department of Civil Engineering, 1996-1998; and Professor, Chair of Structural Engineering, Monash University, 1994-2000; a position he held until retirement in December 2000. His research focussed on many problems in engineering with a persistent interest in the ''lifetime performance of structures in hostile environments under dynamic and repeated loading ... () research into load spectrums, fatigue and fracture, incremental collapse, risk assessment and life extension applied to cranes, bridges, ships (bulk carriers) and offshore structures with wrought iron, steel, concrete, composite and FRP materials.'' He was engaged on many occasions to advise on the West Gate Bridge from after the tragic collapse in 1970 to the upgrade in 2010-12.〔(Monash University Civil Engineering staff profiles )〕 In his work at Monash he helped to launch the Off-shore Engineering Program and established the national group ACADS (the Association for Computer Aided Design) in 1972 to help professionals develop computing skills and set standards for software in engineering applications.〔(History of the Department of Civil Engineering (1961 - 2000) Monash University )〕 He was also involved in development of a software package BRAWIM for detailed modelling of load effects on highway bridges derived from weigh-in-motion data, which was used to assist in establishing fatigue loading rules for the Austroads Bridge Design Code AS5100.〔(Fatigue Design of Bridges in Australia, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University )〕 When the Menangle railway bridge was closed due to structural concerns, amidst a heated political debate and election campaign, Grundy undertook a structural analysis which proved the bridge to be sound.〔(Paul Grundy, Review of structural integrity of Menangle underbridge: final report, prepared for the Rail Infrastructure Corporation, 2004 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Grundy (engineer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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