By Jonathan Robison, Mar 13, 2012
One way to think about stress is simply load divided by area. This is an...
Meet
Jonathan Robison, PE
Title
Springfield Geotechnical Group Leader, Associate Engineer
Expertise
Geotechnical engineering
Location
Springfield, MO
Hired
2008
Springfield Geotechnical Group Leader, Associate Engineer
Expertise
Geotechnical engineering
Location
Springfield, MO
Hired
2008
When Jon was in high school, he participated in a bridge contest sponsored by the Missouri Society of Engineers (MSPE), and he credits this event with guiding his career towards engineering. His involvement in MSPE continues to this day. “I’m now the secretary for the Ozark Chapter of the MSPE, and our bridge contest is still one of our biggest events to get kids interested in engineering.”
As a GeoEngineers Associate, Jon works on energy projects for clients around the country as well as transportation and development projects, mostly with Missouri-based clients. Describing his work, he says, “When I came to GeoEngineers in 2008, the Springfield office was strictly a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) shop. I’ve worked the past few years to extend traditional geotechnical engineering services to some of our great energy market clients while building GeoEngineers’ local and regional geotechnical engineering presence.”
Innovative projects and those that use new techniques or combinations of technologies, such as the Lake Tanycomo retaining wall project, keep Jon excited. “Drew Sparks and I designed a hybrid retaining wall with a launchable riprap toe along Lake Taneycomo in Branson, Missouri. That was a pretty cool project,” Jon reflects.
At home, Jon’s four kids keep him hopping, as does the family’s small hobby farm, which features a vegetable garden, one horse, three cows, three sheep, one pig and eight chickens. Jon enjoys serving with his wife at his church and is an avid acoustic and country music fan. In his rare free time, Jon loves to fish, he has been recognized with a Missouri Master Angler award, and also pursues other outdoor activities including canoeing, mountain biking, running, camping, and hunting.
Awards
Springfield Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award, 2009
Presentations & Articles
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“I-44/Gasconade River Bridge Foundation Investigation and Stabilization,” presented at the Midwest Geotechnical Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2011
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“Innovative Waterfront Retaining Wall System Saves a Condominium,” J. Robison, A. Sparks, presented at ASCE Geo-Institute’s Earth Retention Conference 3, Bellevue, WA, 2010
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“Fall Creek Resort Hybrid Retention System,” presented as a MS&T Graduate Seminar, Rolla, MO, 2009
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“Assessment of Karst Activity at Springfield Route 60 Study Site,” by M.T. Myat, I. Muchaidze, A Wamweya, N.L. Anderson, J. Robison. Conference proceedings, ASCE Karst Conference, Tallahassee, FL, 2008
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“Delaware Avenue Sinkhole Collapse,” presented at the TEAM Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2007
Recent Field Notes
By Jonathan Robison, Jan 1, 2011
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