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Key Personnel
Dr. R.S. (Rod) Read, P.Eng., P.Geol.
Dr. Rodney Read, P.Eng., P.Geol., is the firm's President and Principal Consultant. Dr. Read holds a B.A.Sc. in Geological Engineering from the University of British Columbia, and a Ph.D. in Civil/Geological Engineering from the University of Manitoba. He is a senior geotechnical/rock mechanics engineer with eighteen years of experience in civil and geological engineering projects. This experience stems from projects undertaken by RSRCI, and from previous employment with BC Hydro, BC Ministry of Highways, CP Rail Special Projects, Golder Associates, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Klohn-Crippen Consultants Ltd., BGC Engineering Inc., and Advanced Geotechnology Inc. Dr. Read is registered as a Professional Engineer in the Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and British Columbia. He is also registered as a Professional Geologist in Alberta.
Dr. Read's experience includes:
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Rock mechanics and geotechnical research for radioactive waste disposal |
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Planning, management and integration of projects and experimental programs |
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Design of underground excavations for waste disposal research |
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Application of instrumentation and monitoring systems |
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Surface and underground characterization of rock masses |
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Thermal-mechanical numerical modelling of underground openings |
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Geomechanical analysis of SAGD and other petroleum-related processes |
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Stability analysis of soil and rock slopes |
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Rock slope stabilization and construction supervision |
Dr. Read's project involvement has been focused mainly in Canada, but he has also undertaken international projects related to concepts for disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Between 1987 and 1997, Dr. Read was employed by AECL at the Underground Research Laboratory (URL). During design, construction and characterization of the URL, he was an integral part of the team involved in underground characterization, core logging, in situ stress measurement, and planning of the experimental program. From 1989 to 1997, he was Principal Investigator (and in some cases, Experiment Manager) for several large-scale in-situ experiments at the URL including the Mine-by Experiment, the Heated Failure Tests, and the Excavation Stability Study. He also acted as rock mechanics specialist on the experiment committee for the Tunnel Sealing Experiment.
Since 1997, Dr. Read has provided engineering consulting services to AECL and other waste management organizations related to thermal-mechanical stability studies, tunnel sealing, geotechnical engineering gap analysis, and project planning/coordination. He has also been involved in projects related specifically to railway and pipeline geotechnics, petroleum geomechanics, gas storage, greenhouse gas disposal, civil structures, slope stability, and geotechnical hazard assessment of landslides, most notably, the Frank Slide.
Dr. Read's research has included thermal-mechanical studies of rock mass response to excavation, and related stability and contaminant transport issues. He has also conducted research into in situ stress determination methods, as well as integration and interpretation of results from microseismic monitoring and other geotechnical instrumentation. Dr. Read is currently developing linkages between his involvement in multi-disciplinary research for AECL and other applications of geotechnical engineering, such as enhanced oil recovery, CO2 sequestration, and in-situ monitoring of natural hazards.
Dr. Read has authored or co-authored over 80 published articles and reports on various technical aspects of his work, and has received awards from the Tunnelling Association of Canada and the Association of Professional Engineers of Manitoba.
A complete CV with a publication list is available upon request.