Gordon Fenton, Dalhousie University

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Civil Engineering Professor Halifax, Nova Scotia gordon.fenton@dal.ca Office: (902) 494-6002

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Dr. Fenton completed his Ph.D. at Princeton University and is now a Professor in the Engineering Mathematics Department, cross-appointed to the Civil Engineering Department, at Dalhousie University. His research interests include the application of random field theory to problems in geotechnical ...

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Bio/Research

Dr. Fenton completed his Ph.D. at Princeton University and is now a Professor in the Engineering Mathematics Department, cross-appointed to the Civil Engineering Department, at Dalhousie University. His research interests include the application of random field theory to problems in geotechnical engineering and the development of a geotechnical reliability-based design code. He is currently the North American Managing Editor for the international journal Georisk, past chair and current core member of the ASCE Geo-Institute Risk Assessment and Management Committee, past acting chair and current core member of the ISSMGE Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment and Management Committee, a member of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code Foundations Committee where he is responsible for their reliability-based design provisions, a member of the Canadian National Building Code Task Group on Climatic Loads, and a member of the Canadian National Building Code Standing Committee on Structural Design.

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