Resume: Dr. Leigh J. Wardle
 

 
Personal Details
Work Address:
MINCAD Systems Pty. Ltd.,
P.O. Box 2114
Richmond South, Vic. 3121
Tel. (03) 9427 1085
Fax. (03) 9428 1197

Education B.Sc (Hons.,IIA) Monash University
Top of year: Applied Mathematics IIIB
Honours year subject: Physics

Ph.D.
Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering,
University of Queensland.
Awards Zinc Corporation Prize, 1987.
D.H. Trollope Medal (Australian Geomechanics Society), 1990.
Professional Positions 1988- : Managing Director, MINCAD Systems Pty. Ltd.

1970-88: Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO Division of Geomechanics
Professional Affiliations Committee Memberships etc:
  • Member, International Bureau of Strata Mechanics
  • Editor, Australasian Geomechanics Computing Newsletter
  • Member, ACADS Geosciences Technical Committee
  • Member, ACADS Mining Technical Committee

Society Memberships:

  • Australian Geomechanics Society
  • International Society for Rock Mechanics
Publications Over 40 conference and journal papers.
Experience 1988-: MINCAD Systems Pty. Ltd.

MINCAD Systems was formed in 1987 as the first "specialist" computational mechanics group to service the numerical modelling needs of the Australian mining and geo-engineering industry. Dr. Wardle is the author of CIRCLY, the layered elastic analysis program that is the basis of the Austroads Pavement Design Guide and APSDS (Airport Pavement Structural Design System), the leading program for airports and heavy duty pavements. CIRCLY is now used at hundreds of sites in Australia and is gaining acceptance in U.S.A. and Europe. APSDS is now in use with Federal Airports Corporation and is being used for pavement design for the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Dr. Wardle is also a member of the ACN (Aircraft Classification Number) Study Group of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.).

Dr. Wardle has also consulted on Pavement Management Systems for Federal Airports Corporation, Cairns International Airport and Queensland Transport.

1970-88: CSIRO Division of Geomechanics

From 1970 to 1988 Dr. Wardle was involved in a wide range of Civil and Mining Engineering projects. Associated computer programs have been published and are widely used by consultants, government authorities and universities for design and analysis of pavements and foundations.