Charles Bubb 1928-2015

摘要

On 17 May, one of Australia's most eminent civil engineers, Charles Thomas James Bubb FIEAust, passed away. Bubb was born and educated in Perth and graduated with a civil engineering degree from the University of Western Australia in 1950. Thereafter, he joined the construction side of the then Commonwealth Department of Works and Housing, and worked with the department in its various guises until his retirement in 1987. At that time, he was the director of engineering, the top engineering position in the Commonwealth public service. Two significant events occurred during Bubb's career that had a seminal influence on his contributions to professional engineering in Australia: the 1968 Meckering earthquake and Cyclone Tracy in 1974.