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William Barclay Parsons Lecture |
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The William Barclay Parsons Lecture series was installed in 2003 with the sponsorship of Parsons Brinckerhoff. It honors the ingenuity, resolve, and engineering achievements of General William Barclay Parsons and his contributions to the advancement of the field of underground engineering and infrastructure construction in New York City. William Barclay Parsons was the Chief Engineer of the New York Rapid Transit Commission that designed and constructed the first section of the New York City Subway in 1904. The lecture series is intended to focus on the state-of-the-art topics in geotechnical engineering with a particular emphasis on tunneling and underground construction.
Past Speakers and Topics:
| 11th |
April 11, 2013 |
Harald Wagner |
Tunneling in an Urbanizing World |
| 10th |
April 4, 2012 |
Martin Herrenknecht |
State-of-the-Art of TBM Tunneling Technology: Design Challenges and Increasing Demand for Larger Diameter TBMs |
| 9th |
April 12, 2011 |
William H. Hansmire |
40 Years of Underground Engineering: From Soil Mechanics to the World's Largest Soft-Ground TBM Tunnel |
| 8th |
April 19, 2010 |
Harry G. Poulos |
The Influence of Tunneling-Induced Ground Movements on Nearby Foundations |
| 7th |
April 21, 2009 |
Gregg E. Korbin |
Lessons Learned – 35 Years in Underground Design and Construction |
| 6th |
April 17, 2008 |
Gerhard Sauer |
Tunneling and Beyond |
| 5th |
April 12, 2007 |
Harvey W. Parker |
Planning for Tunnels and Underground Space |
| 4th |
April 13, 2006 |
Thomas D. O'Rourke |
Transient & Permanent Ground Movement Effects on Underground Structures |
| 3rd |
April 14, 2005 |
Edward J. Cording |
Underground Cavern Design |
| 2nd |
April 29, 2004 |
Evert Hoek |
The Yacambú-Quíbor Tunnel in Venezuela - One of the World's Most Difficult Tunnels |
| 1st |
April 10, 2003 |
James E. Monsees |
Tunneling-An Ever Evolving Art |
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Geotechnical Group 
