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A Tribute to O.C. (Olek) Zienkiewicz

(18 May 1921 2 January 2009)

Robert L. Taylor
Professor of the Graduate School
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

COMPLAS X Conference: 2 - 4 September 2009

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Early Life: Britain and Poland

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Born: 18 May 1921 in Caterham, Surrey

Polish Father: Kasimierz English Mother: Edith Penny
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Lived in Poland: 1923-1939

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Move to UK 1939-1940
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University Education
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Imperial College: 1940-45

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Instructors at Imperial College: 1940-45

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Professional Career
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Glen Affric Hydroelectric Project

Sir William Halcrow: 1945-49
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Glen Affric Hydroelectric Project: 1945-49

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Eammon Dillon (Contractors Engineer) & OCZ

Glen Affric Hydroelectric Project: 1945-49

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The stress distribution in gravity dams, Jour. Inst.

Civ. Eng., v 27, 244-271.

Solution by Finite Differences and Relaxation Method

of Southwell

First published paper: 1947

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Married: Helen Fleming December 1952

Lecturer Edinburgh University: 1949-57
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Transmission of water-hammer pressures through surge tanks

(1954)

The computation of shrinkage and thermal stresses in massive

structures (1955)

Stability of parallel branch and differential surge tanks (1956)

A note on a new theory of hydrodynamic lubrication of parallel

surface thrust bearings (1956)

The undular surge wave (1957)

Experiments on surge waves (1957)

Effect of pore pressure on stress distribution in some porous

elastic solids (1958)

Some Edinburgh published papers

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Professor Northwestern University: 1957-61

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Earliest Paper to Download (Proc. Roy. Soc. 1959)

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The Finite Element Story

Olek meets Clough in 1958

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R.W. Clough Finite Elements 1956

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OCZ believes future of FEM for Shells!

Northwestern publications on FD and other subjects

Torsion of compound bars - A relaxation solution (1960)

Stresses at the base of the long spillway and other cantilever

walls (1960)

A numerical analysis of large deflection of beams (1961)

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The Swansea Years Begin 1961

(Finite element method still in infancy)

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Swansea Bay OCZ 1960s

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Swansea - 1969
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OCZ 1969
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Appointed several who contributed to Swansea suc-
cess:
Ernie Hinton
Bruce Irons
Roland Lewis
Ken Morgan
Roger Owen
Cedric Taylor

1963: Organized conference on numerical methods:

Ray Clough, C.E. Massonet, B.F. de Veubeked, J.R.H Otter
contributed

Resulted in STRESS ANALYSIS with G. Hollister

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The first OCZ FEM study (Y.K. Cheung):

Finite element method of analysis for arch dam shells and

comparison with finite difference procedures (1964)

The finite element method for analysis of elastic isotropic and

orthotropic slabs (1964)

First non-structural FEM study:

Finite elements in the solution of field problems (1965)

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The Book (1967): Olek considers writing the book

was the best thing he ever did!
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Now: 6th Edition in three volumes

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Some of his contributions

with his students and colleagues
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Isoparametric Elements & Quadrature (1968)
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Founding JNME with Dick Gallagher (1969)

First issue:
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JNME First issue (cont.):

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Return to fluids: Upwinding for convection (1977)

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Thick/Thin Plates and Locking (1978)

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Co-Founder & First President of IACM

First World Congress 1986: Austin TX

Publication: Expressions
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Mixed Patch Test (1986)

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Dynamic Soil Behavior (1990)

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Recovery, Errors & Adaptive Refinement (1992)

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Fluid Dynamics: CBS Scheme (19952008)

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Barcelona: Work at CIMNE (1987-2007)

First UNESCO Professor in the world!
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A Last Meeting (1999)

John Argyris Ray Clough Olek Zienkiewicz
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Our Last Trip: Menorca 2007

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His Legacy:

Supervised research of 70 doctoral students

Publications:

Wrote 13 books

Edited numerous proceedings

593 Journal and research papers

28 Honorary doctorates

Numerous awards, etc.

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Thank You, Olek!