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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003998b.htm person Taylor Walter Harold AACR2 2 December 1905 1 November 1993 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Civil engineer Walter Harold Taylor was a lecturer in concrete engineering, and his major text book, Concrete Technology and Practice, ran to several editions during the 1960s and 1970s. During the Second World War, he was a Senior Engineer, Allied Works Council in northern operational areas, where his research related to bituminous road emulsions was utilised. He also served the engineering profession, and was Chairman, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Branch, Institution of Engineers Australia. 1925 1928 Career position - Engineering assistant, Melbourne City Council c. 1928 c. 1928 Career event - Granted Certificate of Qualification as Municipal Engineer (CE), Local Government Act 1903 VIC 1929 1929 Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1929 1930 Career position - Supervisory Engineer, Melbourne Harbor Trust 1929 1930 Career position - Supervisory Engineer, Victorian Railways 1931 1931 Career event - Bachelor of Civil engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne c. 1931 c. 1931 Award - The "Argus" Civil engineering Scholarship, University of Melbourne 1931 1932 Career position - Engineer, Wonthaggi Borough Council 1932 1932 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1932 1942 Career position - Engineer in Charge, James Forbes (Tar Distillers) Pty Ltd, subsidiary of Colonial Gas Association Ltd c. 1937 Career position - Part time lecturer, engineering, Melbourne Technical College 1937 1937 Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), University of Melbourne [Thesis on bituminous road emulsions and their application to highway engineering] 1939 1939 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1942 1944 Military service - Second World War. Administrative Officer, Royal Australian Air Force and Senior Engineer, Allied Works Council in northern operational areas 1944 1945 Career position - Senior Engineer, Architects' Panel, Housing Commission Victoria 1945 Career position - Research Engineer and Educationist, Division of Building Research CSIRO Melbourne 1945 Career position - Part-time lecturer, University of Melbourne, Monash University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1962 1962 Publication - Book: "Concrete technology and practice" [Revised and republished to four editions by 1977] 1962 1962 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] CSIRO Division of Building Research [I], Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1971)

Research Engineer and Educationist, 1945 -

 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (1960 - 1992)

Lectuer in civil engineering. His major text book, Concrete Technology and Practice was first published by RMIT in 1962.

 Royal Melbourne Technical College (1954 - 1960)

Lecturer in civil engineering

 The Melbourne Technical College (1933 - 1954)

Part time lecturer in engineering, 1937 -

 Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners, Colony and State of Victoria (1877 - 1978)

Supervisory Engineer, 1929 - 1930

 Taylor, W H (1905-)

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 'Taylor, Walter Harold', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Taylor, Walter Harold Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Concrete technology and practice Taylor, W. H. Concrete technology and practice Sydney, NSW Angus and Robertson 1965 Resource: A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 CA 778, Air Services Branch; CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office A9300 RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000