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Seismic Design of Tunnels - Parsons Brinckerhoff

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Acknowledgments<br />

I wish to express my thanks to the Career Development Committee and Paul H.<br />

Gilbert, the original initiator <strong>of</strong> the William Barclay <strong>Parsons</strong> Fellowship Program, for<br />

selecting my proposal and providing continuous support and guidance throughout this<br />

study. Thanks are also due to the Board <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>of</strong> <strong>Parsons</strong> Brinckerh<strong>of</strong>f Inc. for<br />

making the growth and flowering <strong>of</strong> an engineer’s idea possible.<br />

The fruitful results <strong>of</strong> this exciting study would never have been possible without<br />

technical guidance from three individuals — my fellowship mentors, Dr. George Munfakh<br />

and Dr. Birger Schmidt, and the technical director <strong>of</strong> underground structures, Dr. James<br />

E. Monsees. Their constant critiques and advice were sources <strong>of</strong> inspiration and<br />

motivation.<br />

Appreciation is due also to Tom Kuesel, who gave constructive technical comments<br />

on the content <strong>of</strong> this study, and to Tim Smirn<strong>of</strong>f, who provided much <strong>of</strong> the tunnel<br />

structural data <strong>of</strong> the LA Metro project. Ruchu Hsu and Rick Mayes deserve my thanks<br />

for generously giving their time and comments on the draft <strong>of</strong> this monograph. Gratitude<br />

is <strong>of</strong>fered to many other individuals for numerous technical discussions on real world<br />

seismic design issues for the ongoing Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel project and the<br />

Portland Westside LRT project. They include: Louis Silano, Vince Tirolo, Anthony<br />

Lancellotti, Dr. Sam Liao, Brian Brenner, Alexander Brudno, Mike Della Posta, Dr. Edward<br />

Kavazanjian, Richard Wilson, and many others.<br />

Very special thanks to Willa Garnick for her exquisite editing <strong>of</strong> the manuscript, and<br />

to Randi Aronson who carefully pro<strong>of</strong>read the final draft <strong>of</strong> the monograph. Their wonderful<br />

work gave this fellowship study a beautiful finish. I also acknowledge the support<br />

and contribution <strong>of</strong> personnel <strong>of</strong> the New York <strong>of</strong>fice Graphics Department, particularly<br />

Pedro Silva who prepared the graphics and tables and laid out the text.<br />

I simply could not put a period to this study without expressing thanks to my wife<br />

Yvonne Yeh, my son Clinton and my daughter Jolene. Their sacrificing support <strong>of</strong> my<br />

work through many late nights and weekends contributed the greatest part to this<br />

monograph.<br />

Jaw-Nan (Joe) Wang, Ph.D., P.E.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Associate<br />

<strong>Parsons</strong> Brinckerh<strong>of</strong>f Quade & Douglas, Inc.<br />

June 1993<br />

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