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Tipping Point Ted Nield on Britain’S Worst Mining-Related Disaster, 50 Years Ago SVOLUME CIENTIS26 NO 9 ◆ OCTOBER 2016 ◆ WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTISTT GEThe Fellowship Magazine of theO Geological Society of London UK / Overseas where sold to individuals: £3.95 READ GEOLSOC BLOG! [GEOLSOC.WORDPRESS.COM] Tipping point Ted Nield on Britain’s worst mining-related disaster, 50 years ago ENGINEERING LEGACY QUAKES & NUKES CAMBRIAN KERFUFFLE What did we learn from the David Cox on how seismicity Nina Morgan uncovers a historical Aberfan Disaster of 1966? affects major buildings – and hysterical – geo-spat New publications To add to your bookshelf FELLOWS RECEIVE UP TO Browse the Online Bookshop for these and other titles from the Geological Society and other earth science publishers, visit: 50% www.geolsoc.org.uk/bookshop DISCOUNT ON SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS The Geological Society Publishing House, Unit 7 Brassmill Enterprise Centre, AND MEMOIRS Brassmill Lane, Bath, BA1 3JN, UK Tel +44 (0)1225 445046 Email: [email protected] GEOSCIENTIST CONTENTS 16 21 10 27 FEATURESFEATURES IN THIS ISSUE... 18 Aberfan’s engineering legacy Paul Maliphant, Helen Reeves, Bob Leeming and Darren Bryant ask – what did we learn from Aberfan? REGULARS 05 Welcome Ted Nield thinks things have changed since the 1960s, but not in the way we assume 06 Society News What your Society is doing at home and abroad, in London and the regions 09 Soapbox How are seismic waves transmitted to buildings? David Cox investigates 21 Letters we welcome your views 22 Books and arts Six new books reviewed by Ted Nield, Kevin Privett, Catherine Kenny, Jonathan Scafidi and ON THE COVER: Gordon Neighbour 10 In Bryntaff Cemetery, 25 Calendar Society activities this month Aberfan, arcades of Carrara marble 26 People Geoscientists in the news and on the move mark the graves of the 116 children 28 Obituary Grosvenor Rex Davis 1922-2016 who died on 21 October 1966 29 Crossword Win a Special Publication of your choice WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | OCTOBER 2016 | 03 Organised By: Cape Town, 31st October - 4th November 2016 • The leading Speakers on Africa’s oil, gas, LNG and upstream industry • 23rd Africa Upstream Conference (Tuesday-Friday) • 15th Africa Upstream: Africa Independents Forum (Monday) • Government, Ministry and State Oil Company Delegation • Exhibition - 100 + Exhibitors • ExxonMobil Ice Breaker, Aquarium • 78th PetroAfricanus Dinner in Africa, with Guest Speaker (Tuesday) • 4th Africa Local Content Forum • 21st African Institute of Petroleum Luncheon • 20th Annual “Big-Five” Board Awards • 7th Global Women Petroleum & Energy Club Luncheon • Africa Exploration Zone, and Corporate / State Speakers Corner • 4th Young Professionals Meeting in Africa • Law of the Sea: Special Africa Workshop • Corporate Luncheons and Private Negotiations • SEEP: Africa Workshop • Official Cocktail Reception at CTICC • Networking Reception at Mondiall Restaurant • SA Rugby Museum Reception Guest: Francois Pienaar, SA Rugby Legend • Global Oil Press Club: Inaugural Africa Breakfast • Annual African Institute of Petroleum, Africa Oil Legend Induction • Traditional Braai-BBQ at Grand Africa Beach Café (Friday afternoon) • Networking Reception at Mitchell’s • Unrivalled insights, connections, and post-Conference Presentations Lead Sponsor Sponsors Titanium Sponsor Rhodium Sponsor Supporting Airline Partner Official Airline Partner Register: www.africa-oilweek.com | +27 11 880 7052 | +31 70 324 6154 GEOSCIENTIST WELCOME ~ Geoscientist is the ADVERTISING SALES Fellowship magazine of the Hayden McIntosh Heads roll more easily now; but not Geological Society T 01727 739 184 of London E hayden@centuryone because the guilty have discovered consciences. publishing.uk The Geological Society, They roll only because the underdogs now have Burlington House, Piccadilly, ART EDITOR London W1J 0BG Heena Gudka swords in their hands, and the will to use them T +44 (0)20 7434 9944 Front cover image: © Stephen McKay F +44 (0)20 7439 8975 DESIGN & PRODUCTION E [email protected] Jonathan Coke (Not for Editorial - Please ~ contact the Editor) PRINTED BY Publishing House Century One The Geological Society Publishing Ltd. 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People clung on, went EDITORIAL BOARD is registered with CCC, 27 Congress thousands watched from elsewhere, or, in the case of Lord Robens Dr Sue Bowler Street, Salem, MA 01970, USA. 0961- 5628/02/$15.00. Every effort has been a crowded hillside as a De (resisting pressure from Prime Minister Mr Steve Branch made to trace copyright holders of Dr Robin Cocks material in this publication. If any rights Havilland 110 climbed to Harold Wilson) remained in charge of Prof. Tony Harris have been omitted, the publishers offer Dr Howard Falcon-Lang their apologies. 40,000 feet above Farnborough the NCB and even became trustee of the Mr Edmund Nickless O No responsibility is assumed by the before going into a dive. They heard funds donated to victims by people from Mr David Shilston Publisher for any injury and/or damage Dr Jonathan Turner to persons or property as a matter of an impressive triple boom; the aircraft all over the world. 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Tony Richards. post-War generation. Indeed, on the Professional Matters) Spectators watched as fragments of contrary; in that deferential society, Dr Nigel Cassidy Subscriptions: All correspondence relating to non-member subscriptions wing, fuselage and tailplane drifted inured to destruction and death by Mr Chris Eccles (Vice president) should be addresses to the Journals Dr Marie Edmonds (Secretary, Subscription Department, Geological to earth like confetti. However, one years of conflict, cowed into submission Science) Society Publishing House, Unit 7 Mr Graham Goffey (Treasurer) Brassmill Enterprise Centre, Brassmill engine suddenly ploughed into crowds by military discipline, locked into Dr Sarah Gordon Lane, Bath, BA1 3JN, UK. Tel: 01225 445046. Fax: 01225 442836. Email: on ‘Observation Hill’, while the cockpit cap-twisting obedience and misplaced Mrs Tricia Henton [email protected]. The subscription Mr David Hopkins price for Volume 26, 2016 (11 issues) fell in front, injuring several more. In gratitude towards its rulers, justice for Ms Naomi Jordan to institutions and non-members will be all, 31 died. And yet, after the dead victims was not done. Dr Robert Larter £139 (UK) or £159/$319 (Rest of World). Dr Jennifer McKinley © 2016 The Geological Society and injured were ferried away in In the aftermath of Aberfan, Sir Prof David Norbury of London ambulances, the show went on – and Herbert Edmund Davies’s masterful Dr Colin North (Secretary, Publications) Geoscientist is printed on FSC® mixed even continued the following day. Not a report was itself betrayed, just as the Dr Sheila Peacock credit - Mixed source products are a blend of FSC 100%, Recycled and/or single legal case was filed by anyone. people of Aberfan were betrayed. After Prof Christine Peirce Controlled fibre. Certified by the Forest Mr Nicholas Reynolds Stewardship Council®. Lessons regarding air-show safety, the National Coal Board’s geological Dr Katherine Royse learnt at Farnborough, are still in place; and engineering ignorance, arrogance Mr Keith Seymour (Vice president) but it is unthinkable that events would and incompetence were condemned Dr Alexander Whittaker have unfolded like that today. And and yet went unpunished, it comes as Mr Michael Young (Secretary, Foreign & External Affairs) the same can be said of the Aberfan no surprise that the Tribunal report is Published on behalf of the Disaster, subject of both this month’s now widely assumed to have been a Geological Society of London by features, and whose 50th anniversary whitewash. Century One Publishing falls on the 21st. Heads
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