Engineering at Georgia Tech in 1965 and remained until his retirement in 1995. He
is best remembered for his research and teaching in geotechnical and pavement
engineering. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),
International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSMFE),
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Strategic Highway Research Program, Chi
Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Xi and served as President of the Georgia
Section of ASCE and Chair of numerous technical committees of these
organizations. He was a registered professional engineer in FL, GA, SC, NC, AL,
TN, and LA.
Professor Barksdale received the ASCE Norman Medal in 1978 for his paper on
“Performance of Asphalt Concrete Pavements” that appeared in the Journal of
Transportation Engineering. In 1979 and 1989, he delivered the invited keynote
lecture at the International Conference on Structural Design of Asphalt
Pavements. He was awarded the Croda Prize in 1990 by the Institution of
Highways and Transportation and named a Research Fellow of the British Science
and Engineering Research Council in 1988. In recognition for his work as editor
and an author of The Aggregate Handbook published by the National Stone
Association in 1991, Professor Barksdale received the 1992 Association Trends
Award from the American Society of Association Executives and the 1993 Register
Award from Rock Products. He was selected as the National Stone Association
Professor of the Year in 1996 and received the Distinguished Research Award
from the International Center for Aggregates Research/Aggregates Foundation
for Training, Research, and Education in 2003. Dick is also known for his 1989
Manual on Design and Construction of Stone Columns that he co-authored with
Dr. Robert C. Bachus and his 1997 NCHRP Report on Laboratory Determination of
Resilient Modulus for Flexible Pavements that he co-authored with Prof. Paul
Khosla.
Professor Dick Barksdale enjoyed teaching and served as an advisor to many
masters degrees and several doctoral students during his residency at Georgia
Tech. He was able to retire at a reasonably early age in 1996 and took up his
time traveling with his family, hiking, enjoying their mountain home in Lake
Hartwell, and volunteering at reservations, camps, and other charitable
organizations.
To honor Professor Barksdale following his retirement in 1995, the School of Civil
and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech established the Barksdale Award
for outstanding undergraduate students who are engaged in geotechnical
research activities. A listing of the awards given may be found at:
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~geosys/GeoSoc/gs_awa.html
Professor Barksdale is survived by his wife Bonnie, whom he married on
November 16, 1962, and their daughters - Cheryl (CE'88) and Richelle (Psych'91),
both of whom are GT alumna.
Note: Above e-mail was sent to Geotech-Jiscmail mailing list by Paul Mayne.
is best remembered for his research and teaching in geotechnical and pavement
engineering. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),
International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSMFE),
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Strategic Highway Research Program, Chi
Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Xi and served as President of the Georgia
Section of ASCE and Chair of numerous technical committees of these
organizations. He was a registered professional engineer in FL, GA, SC, NC, AL,
TN, and LA.
Professor Barksdale received the ASCE Norman Medal in 1978 for his paper on
“Performance of Asphalt Concrete Pavements” that appeared in the Journal of
Transportation Engineering. In 1979 and 1989, he delivered the invited keynote
lecture at the International Conference on Structural Design of Asphalt
Pavements. He was awarded the Croda Prize in 1990 by the Institution of
Highways and Transportation and named a Research Fellow of the British Science
and Engineering Research Council in 1988. In recognition for his work as editor
and an author of The Aggregate Handbook published by the National Stone
Association in 1991, Professor Barksdale received the 1992 Association Trends
Award from the American Society of Association Executives and the 1993 Register
Award from Rock Products. He was selected as the National Stone Association
Professor of the Year in 1996 and received the Distinguished Research Award
from the International Center for Aggregates Research/Aggregates Foundation
for Training, Research, and Education in 2003. Dick is also known for his 1989
Manual on Design and Construction of Stone Columns that he co-authored with
Dr. Robert C. Bachus and his 1997 NCHRP Report on Laboratory Determination of
Resilient Modulus for Flexible Pavements that he co-authored with Prof. Paul
Khosla.
Professor Dick Barksdale enjoyed teaching and served as an advisor to many
masters degrees and several doctoral students during his residency at Georgia
Tech. He was able to retire at a reasonably early age in 1996 and took up his
time traveling with his family, hiking, enjoying their mountain home in Lake
Hartwell, and volunteering at reservations, camps, and other charitable
organizations.
To honor Professor Barksdale following his retirement in 1995, the School of Civil
and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech established the Barksdale Award
for outstanding undergraduate students who are engaged in geotechnical
research activities. A listing of the awards given may be found at:
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/~geosys/GeoSoc/gs_awa.html
Professor Barksdale is survived by his wife Bonnie, whom he married on
November 16, 1962, and their daughters - Cheryl (CE'88) and Richelle (Psych'91),
both of whom are GT alumna.
Note: Above e-mail was sent to Geotech-Jiscmail mailing list by Paul Mayne.
Richard Dillon Barksdale (1938 – 2007)
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Richard (Dick) D. Barksdale was born May 2, 1938 in
Orlando, Florida. He received an Associate Science
degree from Southern Technical Institute in 1958, a
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Civil
Engineering from the Georgia Institute of
Technology in 1962 and 1963, respectively, and a
Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1966. His doctorate
under his advisor Professor Gerry Leonards was
completed in a record two-year timeframe. Over the
next three decades, Dick's research interests would
cover many areas within geotechnical and
pavement engineering, including: finite element
analyses, elastic theory, flexible pavement systems,
ground modification, building settlements, behavior
of residual soils, aggregates, and resilient modulus.
Dr. Barksdale joined the faculty in the School of Civil
Orlando, Florida. He received an Associate Science
degree from Southern Technical Institute in 1958, a
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Civil
Engineering from the Georgia Institute of
Technology in 1962 and 1963, respectively, and a
Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1966. His doctorate
under his advisor Professor Gerry Leonards was
completed in a record two-year timeframe. Over the
next three decades, Dick's research interests would
cover many areas within geotechnical and
pavement engineering, including: finite element
analyses, elastic theory, flexible pavement systems,
ground modification, building settlements, behavior
of residual soils, aggregates, and resilient modulus.
Dr. Barksdale joined the faculty in the School of Civil