✍ Scribed by Carter, John; Desai, Chandra S.; Rowe, R. Kerry; Smith, Ian M.; Wittke, W.
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was widely regarded as one of the finest researchers of his generation working in the field of theoretical Geomechanics. It was his supreme skill in devising rigorous theoretical solutions to many important but difficult practical problems that set John apart, and also underpinned the research of the geotechnical group at the University of Sydney, Australia for many years. His solutions to these problems were both elegant and accessible; they are used widely in engineering practice. The inspired analysis he developed to obtain these solutions usually contained a special piece of magic, often placed just before the final step.
Throughout his career, John produced an enormous body of important published research in over 250 technical papers. His output in a shortened lifetime was more than many top academics in the field produce in much longer careers. He authored and co-authored many seminal papers in the fields of soil mechanics, foundation engineering and environmental geomechanics. His major interests included development and application of analytical and computer solutions to bearing capacity problems, soil-structure interaction, consolidation, creep, thermomechanical behaviour of soil and rock, and contaminant transport in soil and fractured rock. He is a co-author of the influential book on Clayey Barrier Systems for ¼aste Disposal Facilities. He was awarded a higher doctorate (D.Eng.) in 1983 for his Selected Papers on Analytic Geomechanics.
John's work was always of the highest calibre and was recognized in a variety of important ways, both nationally and internationally. He received many prestigious awards and distinctions,
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