A Tribute to O.C. (Olek) Zienkiewicz

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1 . A Tribute to O.C. (Olek) Zienkiewicz (18 May 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

2 Early Life: Britain and Poland

3 Born: 18 May 1921 in Caterham, Surrey Polish Father: Kasimierz English Mother: Edith Penny

4 A Tribute to O.C. Zienkiewicz Lived in Poland:

5 A Tribute to O.C. Zienkiewicz Move to UK

6 University Education

7 Imperial College:

8 Instructors at Imperial College:

9 Professional Career

10 Glen Affric Hydroelectric Project Sir William Halcrow:

11 Glen Affric Hydroelectric Project:

12 Eammon Dillon (Contractor s Engineer) & OCZ Glen Affric Hydroelectric Project:

13 The stress distribution in gravity dams, Jour. Inst. Civ. Eng., v 27, Solution by Finite Differences and Relaxation Method of Southwell First published paper: 1947

14 Married: Helen Fleming December 1952 Lecturer Edinburgh University:

15 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

16 Professor Northwestern University:

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

18 The Finite Element Story Olek meets Clough in 1958

19 R.W. Clough Finite Elements 1956

20 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)

21 The Swansea Years Begin 1961 (Finite element method still in infancy)

22 Swansea Bay OCZ 1960 s

23 Swansea

24 OCZ 1969

25 Appointed several who contributed to Swansea success: 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

26 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)

27 The Book (1967): Olek considers writing the book was the best thing he ever did!

28 A Tribute to O.C. Zienkiewicz Now: 6th Edition in three volumes

29 Some of his contributions with his students and colleagues

30 Isoparametric Elements & Quadrature (1968)

31 Founding JNME with Dick Gallagher (1969) First issue:

32 JNME First issue (cont.):

33 Return to fluids: Upwinding for convection (1977)

34 Thick/Thin Plates and Locking (1978)

35 Co-Founder & First President of IACM First World Congress 1986: Austin TX Publication: Expressions

36 Mixed Patch Test (1986)

37 Dynamic Soil Behavior (1990)

38 Recovery, Errors & Adaptive Refinement (1992)

39 Fluid Dynamics: CBS Scheme ( )

40 Barcelona: Work at CIMNE ( ) First UNESCO Professor in the world!

41 A Last Meeting (1999) John Argyris Ray Clough Olek Zienkiewicz

42 A Tribute to O.C. Zienkiewicz Our Last Trip: Menorca 2007

43 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.

44 Thank You, Olek!