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{{Short description|British geotechnical engineer (born 1943)}}
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| name = David Hight
| name = David Hight
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| birth_name = David William Hight
| image = Dr David Hight FREng FRS.jpg
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| caption = David Hight in 2016, portrait via the [[Royal Society]]
| caption = Hight in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1943}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|08|17|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Maidenhead]], England<ref name=whoswho/>
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* [[Soil mechanics]]<ref name=BaldiHight1988>{{cite journal|last1=Baldi|first1=G|title=Advanced Triaxial Testing of Soil and Rock|last2=Hight|first2=DW|last3=Thomas|first3=GE|year=1988|pages=219–219–45|doi=10.1520/STP29080S|chapter=State-of-the-Art Paper: A Reevaluation of Conventional Triaxial Test Methods|isbn=978-0-8031-0983-4}}</ref>
* [[Soil mechanics]]<ref name=BaldiHight1988>{{cite book |vauthors=Baldi G, Hight DW, Thomas GE |veditors=Donaghe RT, Chaney RC, Silver ML |title=Advanced Triaxial Testing of Soil and Rock |year=1988 |pages=219–45 |doi=10.1520/STP29080S |chapter=State-of-the-Art Paper: A Reevaluation of Conventional Triaxial Test Methods |isbn=978-0-8031-0983-4}}</ref>
* [[Geotechnical engineering]]}}
* [[Geotechnical engineering]]}}
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| workplaces = {{Plainlist|
* [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]
* [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
* [[Imperial College London]]
* [[Imperial College London]]
* [[National University of Singapore]]}}
* [[National University of Singapore]]}}
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| thesis_year = 1983
| thesis_year = 1983
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| academic_advisors = [[Alan W. Bishop]]<br />[[John Burland]]<ref name=dphd/>
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| awards = [[Rankine Lecture]] (1998)
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* [[Rankine Lecture]] (1998)
* [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (2016)<ref name=frs/>
* [[FREng]] (2001)}}
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| website = {{URL|http://www.gcg.co.uk/CVs/DWH.pdf}}
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}}'''David William Hight''' (born 1943)<ref name=cv>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501213032/http://www.gcg.co.uk/CVs/DWH.pdf|archivedate=2016-05-01|url=http://www.gcg.co.uk/CVs/DWH.pdf|title=David William Hight CV|publisher=gcg.co.uk|location=London}}</ref> [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]<ref name=frs>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429121319/https://royalsociety.org/people/david-hight-12877/|archivedate=2016-04-29|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/david-hight-12877/|publisher=[[Royal Society]]|location=London|title=Dr David Hight FREng FRS}} One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: {{quote|“All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under [[Creative Commons license|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]].” --{{cite web |url=https://royalsociety.org/about-us/terms-conditions-policies/ |title=Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies |accessdate=2016-03-09 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925220834/https://royalsociety.org/about-us/terms-conditions-policies/ |archivedate=September 25, 2015 |df= }}}}</ref> is a Senior Consultant at the Geotechnical Consulting Group<ref name=cv/> a company providing high-level expertise in the field of [[geotechnical engineering]] and well known for bridging the gap between research and engineering practice.<ref name=frs/>
'''David William Hight''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRS|FREng|FICE}}<ref name=frs>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429121319/https://royalsociety.org/people/david-hight-12877/|archive-date=2016-04-29|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/david-hight-12877/|author=Anon|year=2016|publisher=[[Royal Society]]|location=London|title=Dr David Hight FREng FRS}} One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: {{blockquote|“All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under [[Creative Commons license|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]].” --{{cite web |url=https://royalsociety.org/about-us/terms-conditions-policies/ |title=Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies |access-date=2016-03-09 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925220834/https://royalsociety.org/about-us/terms-conditions-policies/ |archive-date=September 25, 2015 }}}}</ref> (born 17 August 1943)<ref name=whoswho>{{Who's Who | author=Anon| title=Hight, David William | id = U287291 | year = 2017 | doi =10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U287291 | edition = online [[Oxford University Press]]|location=Oxford}}</ref><ref name=cv>{{cite web|author=Anon|year=2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501213032/http://www.gcg.co.uk/CVs/DWH.pdf|archive-date=2016-05-01|url=http://www.gcg.co.uk/CVs/DWH.pdf|title=David William Hight CV|publisher=gcg.co.uk|location=London}}</ref> is a senior consultant at the Geotechnical Consulting Group,<ref name=cv/> a company providing high-level expertise in the field of [[geotechnical engineering]] and well known for bridging the gap between research and engineering practice.<ref name=frs/><ref name=scopus>{{Scopus id}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Hight was educated at [[Imperial College London]], where he was awarded [[Bachelor of Science]] and [[Master of Science]] degrees<ref name=cv/> followed by a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|publisher=Imperial College London (University of London)|title=Laboratory investigations of sea-bed clays|first= David William|last=Hight|date=1983|url=http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308735|oclc=}}</ref>
Hight was educated at [[Imperial College London]], where he was awarded [[Bachelor of Science]] and [[Master of Science]] degrees<ref name=cv/> followed by a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in 1983<ref name=dphd>{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|publisher=Imperial College London (University of London)|title=Laboratory investigations of sea-bed clays|first= David William|last=Hight|date=1983|url=https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/handle/10044/1/7370|id={{EThOS|uk.bl.ethos.308735}}|hdl=10044/1/7370|oclc=557389112|website=imperial.ac.uk}} {{free access}}</ref> carried out in the soil mechanics section of the [[civil engineering]] department, headed by [[Alan W. Bishop]] and [[John Burland]].<ref name=dphd/>


==Career==
==Career==
Hight was a lecturer at Imperial College between 1975 and 1983, and has been visiting professor at Imperial College (1993–2012), at the [[National University of Singapore]] (2000) and [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (1983).<ref name=frs/>
Hight served as a lecturer at Imperial College between 1975 and 1983, and has been visiting professor at Imperial College (1993–2012), at the [[National University of Singapore]] (2000) and [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (1983).<ref name=frs/>


He has synthesised the causes and effects of disturbance to soil samples and introduced methods to minimise sample disturbance and to assess sample quality. This has enabled him to become an expert in characterising the real behaviour of natural soils, including quantifying their scale of [[anisotropy]] of strength and stiffness.<ref name=frs/>
He has synthesised the causes and effects of disturbance to soil samples and introduced methods to minimise sample disturbance and to assess sample quality. This has enabled him to become an expert in characterising the real behaviour of natural soils, including quantifying their scale of [[anisotropy]] of strength and stiffness.<ref name=frs/>


Using this expertise Hight has specialised in forensic engineering, investigating geotechnical failures of tunnels, embankments, road pavements, and port constructions; work that has opened up new avenues of research and led to new approaches to design and construction, including participating in the introduction of compensation [[grout]]ing.<ref name=frs/> He has carried out technical audits on the foundations of numerous engineering projects including [[Hong Kong International Airport]], the [[Rio–Antirrio bridge]] in Greece<ref name=cv/> and [[Heathrow Terminal 5]].<ref name=HightGasparre2007>{{cite journal|last1=Hight|first1=D. W.|last2=Gasparre|first2=A.|last3=Nishimura|first3=S.|last4=Minh|first4=N. A.|last5=Jardine|first5=R. J.|last6=Coop|first6=M. R.|title=Characteristics of the London Clay from the Terminal 5 site at Heathrow Airport|journal=Géotechnique|volume=57|issue=1|year=2007|pages=3–18|doi=10.1680/geot.2007.57.1.3}}</ref>
Using this expertise Hight has specialised in forensic engineering, investigating geotechnical failures of tunnels, embankments, road pavements, and port constructions; work that has opened up new avenues of research and led to new approaches to design and construction, including participating in the introduction of compensation [[grout]]ing.<ref name=frs/> He has carried out technical audits on the foundations of numerous engineering projects including [[Hong Kong International Airport]], the [[Rio–Antirrio bridge]] in Greece<ref name=cv/> and [[Heathrow Terminal 5]].<ref name=HightGasparre2007>{{cite journal|last1=Hight|first1=D. W.|last2=Gasparre|first2=A.|last3=Nishimura|first3=S.|last4=Minh|first4=N. A.|last5=Jardine|first5=R. J.|last6=Coop|first6=M. R.|title=Characteristics of the London Clay from the Terminal 5 site at Heathrow Airport|journal=Géotechnique|volume=57|issue=1|year=2007|pages=3–18|doi=10.1680/geot.2007.57.1.3|bibcode=2007Getq...57....3H }}</ref>


==Awards and honours==
===Awards and honours===
Hight was elected a [[Royal Academy of Engineering|Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)]] in 2001<ref name=frs/> and a [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 2016|Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016]].
Hight was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering]] (FREng) in 2001<ref name=frs/> and a [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 2016|Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016]].


==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:50, 19 May 2024

David Hight
FRS FREng FICE
Hight in 2016
Born (1943-08-17) 17 August 1943 (age 80)
Maidenhead, England[3]
Alma materImperial College London (BSc, MSc, PhD)
AwardsRankine Lecture (1998)
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisLaboratory investigations of sea-bed clays (1983)
Academic advisorsAlan W. Bishop
John Burland[2]
Websitegcg.co.uk

David William Hight FRS FREng FICE[4] (born 17 August 1943)[3][5] is a senior consultant at the Geotechnical Consulting Group,[5] a company providing high-level expertise in the field of geotechnical engineering and well known for bridging the gap between research and engineering practice.[4][6]

Education

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Hight was educated at Imperial College London, where he was awarded Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees[5] followed by a PhD in 1983[2] carried out in the soil mechanics section of the civil engineering department, headed by Alan W. Bishop and John Burland.[2]

Career

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Hight served as a lecturer at Imperial College between 1975 and 1983, and has been visiting professor at Imperial College (1993–2012), at the National University of Singapore (2000) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1983).[4]

He has synthesised the causes and effects of disturbance to soil samples and introduced methods to minimise sample disturbance and to assess sample quality. This has enabled him to become an expert in characterising the real behaviour of natural soils, including quantifying their scale of anisotropy of strength and stiffness.[4]

Using this expertise Hight has specialised in forensic engineering, investigating geotechnical failures of tunnels, embankments, road pavements, and port constructions; work that has opened up new avenues of research and led to new approaches to design and construction, including participating in the introduction of compensation grouting.[4] He has carried out technical audits on the foundations of numerous engineering projects including Hong Kong International Airport, the Rio–Antirrio bridge in Greece[5] and Heathrow Terminal 5.[7]

Awards and honours

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Hight was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2001[4] and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2016.

References

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  1. ^ Baldi G, Hight DW, Thomas GE (1988). "State-of-the-Art Paper: A Reevaluation of Conventional Triaxial Test Methods". In Donaghe RT, Chaney RC, Silver ML (eds.). Advanced Triaxial Testing of Soil and Rock. pp. 219–45. doi:10.1520/STP29080S. ISBN 978-0-8031-0983-4.
  2. ^ a b c Hight, David William (1983). Laboratory investigations of sea-bed clays. imperial.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Imperial College London (University of London). hdl:10044/1/7370. OCLC 557389112. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.308735. Free access icon
  3. ^ a b Anon (2017). "Hight, David William". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U287291. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ a b c d e f Anon (2016). "Dr David Hight FREng FRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:

    “All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.” --"Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b c d Anon (2016). "David William Hight CV" (PDF). London: gcg.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2016.
  6. ^ David Hight publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  7. ^ Hight, D. W.; Gasparre, A.; Nishimura, S.; Minh, N. A.; Jardine, R. J.; Coop, M. R. (2007). "Characteristics of the London Clay from the Terminal 5 site at Heathrow Airport". Géotechnique. 57 (1): 3–18. Bibcode:2007Getq...57....3H. doi:10.1680/geot.2007.57.1.3.

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