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Thomas R. Kuesel 1926-2010
Pages 256-261

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From page 257...
... He was a member of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society. In 1947 he joined Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas as a junior engineer and worked his way up to chairman of the board in 1984.
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From page 258...
... National committee on Tunneling Technology, for the report Better Contracting for Underground Construction, 1974 • Steering Committee, American Society of Civil engineers (asce) conference on construction risks and liability sharing, scottsdale, arizona, 1979 • Senior advisor to the Underground Technology Research Council for its "Guidelines for Tunnel Lining design" • International Advisory Committee for the International conference on cable-stayed Bridges, Bangkok
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From page 259...
... This approach, combined with Tom's practical knowledge of construction, led to the introduction of many innovations in the industry. He is given credit by his peers for innovations such as: • Design of 100-foot-diameter structural reinforcement for underground chambers to resist nuclear effects (North american air defense command center, 1962)
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From page 260...
... • Permanent shot crete lining for tunnel support in weak sandstone (stanford linear accelerator center/ Positron electron Project, california, 1977) • Use of rock reinforcement to reduce the size and cost of tunnel lining (glenwood canyon Tunnels, colorado, 1981; rogers Pass Tunnel, British columbia)
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From page 261...
... in the course of his work, he developed the design basis for the resistance of underground structures to earthquakes. Mount Macdonald/Rogers Pass Tunnel The 9-mile Mount Macdonald/rogers Pass Tunnel in British columbia, canada, the longest rail tunnel in North america, was driven under 5,500 feet of rock in a national park, which greatly constrained geotechnical exploration.
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