Professor P A CLAISSE MA PhD CEng FInstCE
SPECIALISATION Construction materials
QUALIFICATIONS B.A. Physics, 2nd Class Honours, Christ Church
College, Oxford University (1975)
M.A.
Oxford (1976)
Council
of Engineering Institutions Part 2 Exams. (1979)
Ph.D.
Civil Engineering, University of Leeds (1988)
Chartered
member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1989), Fellow (2008)
PRESENT
POSITION
Emeritus Professor of Construction Materials,
Faculty of Engineering and Computing,
Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry,
CV1 5FB.
For details of my current projects in
consultancy, conferences, journal editing, and books please see Current Projects
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY, (1992 – DATE)
Senior Lecturer in Construction Materials.
Subject Group Leader in Civil Engineering 1995-2001
Reader in Construction Materials 2004-2007
Professor of Construction Materials 2007- 2014
Emeritus Professor 2014- date
For details of some of my research projects
please see Research
and Consultancy Projects
Research
Degrees
MPhil/PhD supervision:
Completions (as Director of Studies): 8 PhD and 1 MPhil
Examinations: 20 PhD
G E C RESEARCH, 6 months as a computer
programmer. (1972)
R M DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION Ltd. (1975-1980)
Site Engineer on small/medium sized civil
engineering projects.
SIR ROBERT McALPINE
AND SONS Ltd. (1980-1984)
Section Engineer on Torness
Nuclear Power Station in Scotland with responsibilities for: Installation of
prestressing systems and instrumentation in the pressure vessels, temporary
works, the precasting yard and associated Quality Assurance.
Research projects:
Construction and operation of full scale
experimental “mock ups” of sections of the reactors to test construction
methods and thermal effects. The largest of these cost over £200,000.
UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
HARWELL LABORATORY (1987-1990)
Research Associate working on research
programs for UK NIREX and Nuclear Electric.
Research projects:
Gas movement in a cementitious nuclear waste
repository: Computer modelling and experimental permeability measurements.
Direct disposal of spent nuclear fuel:
computer modelling of radionuclide transport and thermal effects in a
cementitious repository.
Development of a mix for repository backfill.
Sulphate attack on cementitious repository
backfill: Experimental observations and modelling.
UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE (1990-1992)
Research Fellow in the Concrete Technology
Unit.
MEMBERSHIPS
AND ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers
American Concrete Institute (member of
Materials Science Committee)
British Mensa
INTERESTS
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