Publications
Hislam, J L : "Site Improvement Techniques - Mine Infilling, Proceedings of the International Conference on Construction in Areas of Abandoned Mineworkings," Edinburgh, 1984.
Smith, N A, Hislam, J L and Fowell, R J : A note on the strength of flint particles. Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Society for Rock Mechanics: Technology Roadmap for Rock Sciences. South African Institute of Mining &Metallurgy Symposium Series S33, Sept 2003. Vol 2, pp1105-1108.
John Hislam : Director
BSc (Civil Engineering) , MPhil (Foundation Engineering), CEng, FICE
Member, British Geotechnical Society Association
Member, British Tunnelling Society
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
In a career spanning over thirty years, John has gained unusually wide ranging experience in ground engineering. He is a specialist in ground anchors and grouting, and is an acknowledged expert in all forms of piling. His expertise has benefited many of the more intractable construction projects of the recent past, including Broadgate, Canary Wharf, the Globe Theatre, Docklands Light Railway, The Guildhall and the A1(M) tunnel at Hatfield.
He is, above all, a practical engineer and has instigated significant developments in piling and ground anchor technology. John's wealth of hands-on and design experience currently leads to many commissions where a novel approach, authoritative advice or arbitration is required. He has acted as expert witness on a number of occasions.
Brief Career and Recent Project Details
1994 - Date : Applied Geotechnical Engineering, Director
Deep basement design, slope retention design and foundation designs on projects ranging from sports stadia in the UK to a major overseas developments in St Petersburg, Russia; Expert Advice on major industrial developments on karstic limestone in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Vietnam; Expert Claims advice for major piling, ground retention, tunnelling and pipe jacking projects.
1994 : J L Hislam Associates, Principal
Design and management of grout injection works, large diameter under-reamed piles, top-down basement construction; Advice on large diameter bored piling in Kuala Lumpur; Study of Assistance with ground improvement methods for LNG tank bases on karstic limestone in Greece.
1986 - 1993 Terresearch, (Taylor Woodrow), Managing Director
Responsible for the whole of the company's activities, including: diaphragm walling, for the new Globe Theatre, London; small and large diameter piling &diaphragm wall for Midland Bank HQ, London; including large diameter base grouted piles for Canary Wharf.
1982 - 1986 Cementation Piling &Foundations, Senior Area Engineer
Responsible for the evaluation and design of tenders and technical control of ground engineering projects including: alluvial and rock grouting, ground anchors and all forms of piling. Notable projects included rock grouting to Grimwith Reservoir, Yorkshire; permanent rock anchors at Rosyth, Scotland.
1981 - 1982 Roger Bullivant, Contracts Manager
1978 - 1981 Dowell Schlumberger, Manager
1972 - 1978 Cementation Ground Engineering, Engineer/Contracts Manager
1971 - 1972 Rendel Palmer &Tritton, Engineer
1967 - 1971 Woolwich Polytechnic, Research Assistant
1965 - 1967 C V Buchan, Junior Engineer, Engineer
Membership of Committees
2005 - date Member AGS Committee and Working Group
1996 - 1997 Member, AGS/BDA/FPS Site Investigation Working Group
1991 - 1992 Member, Working Panel 4 of the Site Investigation Steering Group
1989 - 1992 Member, Technical Committee, Federation of Piling Specialists