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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002206b.htm person Davis Edward Hughesdon FAA AACR2 16 December 1920 26 February 1981 Place of Birth Hendon, England Place of Death Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia Civil engineer Geotechnical Engineer Ted Davis was Challis Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney 1968-1981. He used theoretical methods to analyse geotechnical problems, particularly in the following areas: road pavement behaviour and design; application of plasticity theory to soil and rock stability problems; application of elasticity theory to soil and rock problems; and theory of consolidation of clay soils. He helped to establish Sydney Soil Mechanics Group and the Australian Geomechanics Society, and was Australian vice-president, International Society of Soil Mechanics 1969-73. The Australian Geomechanics Society commemorates his work by awarding the E H Davis Memorial Lecture to a person who has made a distinguished recent advancement to geomechanics knowledge in Australia.

His major publications include:
* 1952 Soil mechanics for road engineers. London HMSO. [Book chapters on 'Pavement design' and 'Measurement of soil strength'.]
* 1968 Soil Mechanics - selected topics. London, Butterworth. [Book chapter on 'Theories of plasticity and the failure of soil masses']
* 1974 (with H. G. Poulos) Elastic solutions for soil and rock mechanics. New York. J. Wiley
* 1977 (with J. R Booker) Numerical methods in geotechnical engineering. New York, McGraw-Hill. [Book chapter on 'Stability analysis by plasticity theory'.]
* 1979 (Editor with D. Campbell-Allen) The profession of a civil engineer. Sydney. Sydney University Press.
* 1980 (with H. G. Poulos) Pile foundation analysis and design. New York, J. Wiley.

1940 1940 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE Hons), University of London 1940 1942 Career position - Design and supervising engineer, Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners 1942 1942 Career position - Design and supervising enginee, with Dr Oscar Faber 1942 1946 Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant and later Captain and Major, Royal Engineers [Serving in UK and Italy] 1947 1950 Career position - Senior scientific officer, Road Research Laboratory, England 1950 1952 Career position - Lecturer, University of London 1952 1952 Life event - Migrated to Sydney, Australia 1952 1963 Career position - Senior lecturer, University of Sydney [focussed on soil mechanics] 1953 1953 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1963 1968 Career position - Associate Professor of Soil Mechanics, University of Sydney 1968 1979 Career position - Professor of Civil Engineering (Soil Mechanics), University of Sydney 1969 1973 Career position - Australian vice-president, International Society of Soil Mechanics 1970 Career position - Helped establish Australian Geomechanics Society 1972 1972 Award - Warren Memorial Prize 1972, Institution of Engineers Australia (with H G Poulos) 1974 1974 Publication - Book: "Elastic solutions for soil and rock mechanics", with H G Poulos 1979 1981 Career position - Challis Professor and Head, School of Engineering, University of Sydney 1980 1980 Publication - Book: "Pile foundation analysis and design", with H G Poulos 1980 1980 Award - Inaugural John Jaeger Memorial Medal, Australian Geomechanics Society 1980 1980 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) Poulos, Harry George (1940 - )

Ted Davis and Harry Poulos collaborated on the publication of two major geomechanical engineering books published in 1974 and 1980

 Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) (1970 - )

One of the founders of the Australian Geomechanics Society in the 1950s

 John Jaeger Memorial Award, Australian Geomechanics Society (1980 - )

Awarded the inaugural Medal 1980

 W. H. Warren Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1926 - )

Awarded Warren Memorial Prize 1972, with co-author H. G. Poulos, for the paper "The analysis of pile raft systems", Australian Geomechanics Journal, vol.G2, 1972, pp.21-27.

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1980 - 1981

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Senior lecturer, 1952-1963; Associate Professor of Soil Mechanics, 1963-1968; Professor of Civil Engineering (Soil Mechanics) 1968-1979; Challis Professor and Head, School of Engineering 1979-1981.

 Davis, E H (1920-1981)

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 'Davis, Edward Hughesdon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Davis, Edward Hughesdon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Journal Article: Edward Hughesdon Davis 1920-1981 Roderick, J. W. Edward Hughesdon Davis 1920-1981 1982 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 3 109-114 Journal Article: The analysis of pile raft systems Davis, E. H.; Poulos, H. G. The analysis of pile raft systems 1972 Australian Geomechanics Journal G2 1 21-27 Book: Pile foundation analysis and design Poulos, H. G, and Davis, E. H. Pile foundation analysis and design New York Wiley 1980 Book: Elastic solutions for soil and rock mechanics Poulos, H. G. and Davis, E. H. Elastic solutions for soil and rock mechanics New York Wiley 1974 Journal Article: A Tribute - Professor Ted Davis A Tribute - Professor Ted Davis Australian Geomechanics Society 1981 Australian Geomechanics 2 15 Journal Article: The Australian Geomechanics Society The Australian Geomechanics Society 1970 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 42 1-2 N8-N10