Rainer Massarsch

Adjungerad professor/Adjunct Professor

Avd Jord och Bergmekanik / Div. Soil and Rock Mechanics
KTH, 100 44 Stockholm / Royal Institute of Technology
S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

Tel: +46 8 790 90 49

Fax: +46 8 790 79 28

mass@ce.kth.se

Övrigt / Miscellaneous

Present Position
Education
Employment record

Publications
Inventions and patents
Lectures

Consulting work
Recent consulting projects
Major consulting projects

Present Position:

Consultant in Foundation Engineering and Soil Dynamics
GEO ENGINEERING AB
Bromma, Sweden
Adjunct Professor, Foundation Engineering
Department for Soil- and Rock Mechanics
ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KTH
Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Advisor
SWEDISH GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE, SGI
Linköping, Sweden

Education:

1962 Matura (Bacc.), Realgymnasium, Vienna, Austria
1970 Diplom Ingenieur (M.Sc.) in Civil Engineering Technische Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna, Austria.
1976 Doctor of Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH),Stockholm, Sweden. (Thesis: Effects of Pile Driving in Clay).
1980 Docent (Habilitation), Dept. of Soil and Rock Mechanics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
1983 Adjunct Professor in Soil Dynamics, Dept. of Soil and Rock Mechanics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).

Employment record:

1988 - 1992 Geotechnical Consultant
GEO ENGINEERING SA, Waterloo, Belgium
1985 - 1988 General Manager, Technology and Development,
FRANKI INTERNATIONAL, Liège, Belgium.
1983 - 1985 Geotechnical Consultant,
GEO ENGINEERING AB, Vällingby, Sweden.
Director, GEO SPECTRA SYSTEMS AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
1983 - 1985 Adjunct Professor in Soil Dynamics, Dept. of Soil and Rock Mechanics, ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.
1978 - 1983 Senior Engineer, VBB-SWECO CONSULTANTS, Stockholm, Sweden.
1977 - 1978 Assistant Professor, Geotechnical Department, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
1976 - 1977 Visiting Scholar, Geotechnical Department, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley, California, USA.
1970 - 1976 Research Assistant, Dept. of Soil and Rock Mechanics, ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.

Publications:

More than 100 scientific publications in the field of geotechnical engineering, foundation engineering and soil dynamics, thereof 40 refereed publications.
List of Publication

Vibration isolation using gas cushions, projects executed in 3 countries), three related patents. Resonance compaction (MRC compaction), projects executed in 12 countries. Soil nailing using vibratory compaction system. Vibratory pile foundation systems. Total stress cell.

Lectures:

Invited lectures have been given in the following countries:
Europe:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden.
Australia/Asia:
Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey.
Africa:
Egypt, South Africa, Tanzania
North and South America:
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, USA

Consulting work:

Consultant to major engineering companies world-wide, including Bilfinger and Berger International, Franki International, Krupp Hoesch, Baugruppe Köhler, Müller vibrators etc.

Recent consulting projects:

Foundation design and implementation of industrial centers in Halle and Magdeburg, Germany, Earthquake design Harbour of Mykonos, Greece, Design of airport platform, Chep Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong, Compaction project design in connection with Hong Kong Infrastructure development. Compaction design of oil tank farm projects and infrastructure developments in Germany, Sweden, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Hong Kong. Vibration isolation projects, city of Helsinki, Finland.

Major consulting projects:

Salvage operation of pharaonic monuments along the river Nile (Sphinx at Giza, Memnon Colossi, Tomb of Nefertari etc.), Egypt. Soil improvement work for the Chep Lap Kok airport, Hong Kong, Container terminals, Hong Kong, Oil refinery Rayong Thailand, Paper mill Eltmann Germany, Container terminal Antwerp, Belgium, Vibration isolation of residential area, Düsseldorf, Germany.

robe@ce.kth.se 1995-10-09, Roger Berglund