Professor
Associate Chair - Lassonde Mineral Undergraduate Studies
W.M. Keck Chair in Engineering Mechanics
Background
Research Interests
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Teaching
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Contact
Background
Professor Harrison joined the Department of Civil Engineering and the Lassonde Mineral Engineering Program in October 2010 from Imperial College, UK, as the Keck Chair of Engineering Rock Mechanics. His main research interests are in the unpredictability of the properties of fractured rock masses, particularly with regard to rock engineering design. He is currently the convenor of a pan-European group of experts that is investigating the future development of rock engineering design within the European geotechnical engineering design code Eurocode 7. A UK Chartered Civil Engineer, Professor Harrison has published many scientific papers, books and book chapters, and regularly acts as a consultant to the civil, mining and petroleum engineering sectors.
Teaching
| Course Code | Title & Description | Session | Day(s) | Start Time | End | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIV1497HS1 GradList | New Topics in Civil & Mineral Engineering: Reliability-based Design in Rock Engineering | Winter 2024 | TBD | LEC0101 | ||
| MIN320H | Winter 2021 | Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar. | ||||
| MIN329H | Fall 2020 | Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar. |
Team
Anmol Bedi
- Research student at Imperial College London, UK
- Thesis title: A proposed framework for characterising uncertainty and variability in rock mechanics and rock engineering
- Successfully defended on 18 July 2013
Nezam Bozorgzadeh
Ph.D in Epistemic uncertainty and rock engineering limit state design
Commenced September 2012
Contact
John Harrison
Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
35 St. George St.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5S 1A4