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Garry Mostyn

BE(Hons), MEngSc, BA (Geology), FIEAust, AIAMA, CPEng
Grade 3 Arbitrator

Country of Citizenship

Australia

Educational Qualifications

BE (Hons), UNSW, 1974
MEngSc, UNSW, 1977
BA (Geology), Macquarie University, 1980

Professional Associations

Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia
Associate and Grade 3 Arbitrator, Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators, Australia

Publications

Over 70

Rock engineering, slope engineering, probabilistic and risk analysis, foundation engineering,
forensic engineering.

Garry Mostyn graduated from the University of New South Wales in civil engineering in 1973. He subsequently completed a master's degree in geotechnical engineering at UNSW and a bachelor's degree in geology and statistics at Macquarie University. He worked as a cadet and engineer with the NSW Department of Public Works and with consulting geotechnical engineers from 1970 until 1986. He then joined the School of Civil Engineering at the University of New South Wales where he lectured in civil and environmental engineering practice and geotechnical engineering. He joined PSM in 1997 as a Principal and retains an Adjunct Associate Professor
appointment at UNSW.

FIELDS OF SPECIAL COMPETENCE

His fields of specialist expertise are:
• foundation engineering
• deep fills
• slope engineering
• rock mechanics
• geotechnical risk analysis
• forensic engineering

He has lectured extensively in geotechnical engineering including presenting postgraduate courses in foundation engineering, slope stability, rock mechanics and underground structures. He has completed research on the stability and reliability of slopes and the engineering properties of rocks and rock masses.

He has undertaken or supervised geotechnical investigations for several hundred projects and has experience in most aspects of geotechnical engineering. He has worked on major projects throughout Australia and in Thailand and PNG. He is a graded arbitrator and has provided expert advice and evidence in over sixty disputes.

He has been an active member of several national and international code and practice committees and been involved at the highest levels of the Australian Geomechanics Society and the International Society for Rock Mechanics. He is a frequent speaker at professional society meetings and symposia both in Australia and overseas. He has authored or co-authored over 70 journal and conference papers in his fields of expertise.

EXPERIENCE

1997-Present	Principal, PSM, Sydney
1986-Present	Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, Sydney
1981-1986	Senior Engineer, Dames and Moore, Sydney
1978-1981	Senior Engineer, McMahon, Burgess and Yeates, Sydney
1976-1978	Engineer, Department of Public Works, NSW
1974-1976	Engineer, Longworth and McKenzie Pty Ltd, Sydney
1970-1974	Cadet Engineer, Department of Public Works, NSW

SOCIETIES/STANDARDS

• Australian Geomechanics Society. National Committee Member, 1988 - 2001. Chairman, 1994-1995. Editor, Australian Geomechanics Journal, 1998 – 2001

• International Society for Rock Mechanics. Vice President, 1995 - 1999

• Member Standards Australia Committee - CE/27 producing AS3798 "Guidelines on Earthworks for Commercial and Residential Developments"

• Chairman of Standards Australia Committee - CE/32 producing AS4678 "Earth-retaining
Structures"

• Standards Australia Committee - BD/90/3 Foundations – Past Member

• ISSMGE - TC23 Limit State Design in Geotechnical Engineering – Member, 1995 - 2002

Project Sites

Current Projects

Brisbane Airport Link

Brisbane’s $4.8 billion Airport Link, Northern Busway (Windsor... READ MORE

Kapit Pit Geotechnical Investigation

PSM is involved with Lihir Gold’s Kapit Pit, providing geotechnical... READ MORE