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Bruce Alan Bolt
Pages 30-35

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... After completion of his Ph.D. in elastic wave theory, he won a Fulbright scholarship to Lamont Geological Observatory at Columbia University in 1960 and to Cambridge University (U.K.)
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... His strongest desire was to understand natural phenomena and to describe them mathematically and statistically. He wrote numerous innovative papers pertaining to the deep earth, dispersion, free oscillations, seismology, and statistics.
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... He was also an active participant in the UCB Earthquake Engineering Research Center. Professor Bolt's consulting work was focused primarily on setting seismic criteria for new and retrofitted designs of critical structures, such as dams, nuclear power plants, large bridges, underground structures, and pipelines.
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... With his strong background in applied mathematics and mechanics, he was able to communicate effectively with structural and geotechnical engineers on seismic-design and damage assessments. The numerous seismic-related panels, boards, and commissions on which Professor Bolt served include the California Department of Water Resources Consulting Board, California Department of Transportation Seismic Advisory Board, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Engineering Criteria Review Board, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Engineering and Design Advisory Panel, Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Instrumentation Panel, and the California Seismic Safety Commission (CSSC)
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... 35 BRUCE ALAN BOLT Professor Bolt is survived by his wife Beverley (nee Bentley) of Berkeley, California; three daughters, Gillian Bolt Kohli of Wellesley, Massachusetts, Helen Bolt Juarez of Fremont, California, and Margaret Bolt Barber of Orinda, California; a son, Robert Bolt of Hillsborough, California; a sister, Fay Bolt of Sydney, Australia; and 16 grandchildren.
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