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South Africa, of English parents. One grandfather was a vicar at Great Missenden, and one grandmother was a Wrigley, related to the chewing gum family, hence Basil's middle name.
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Wellington Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE ) , 1952; The Institution Award, South African Institution of Civil Engineers, 1960; Overseas Premium, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 1968; Norman Medal, ASCE, 1969~.
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The large and damaging tsunami generated by the 1964 Alaskan earthquake was the subject of a major study by the National Research Council to which Basil contributed significantly, and his material formed the substance of two papers in the final 1972 report. Going into private practice in 196S, Basil continued to contribute to these areas, advising clients on harbor surging, tsunami hazards, and mooring forces in particular.
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, and the Award for Meritorious Research (1984) from the South African Institution of Civil Engineers; and the Distinguishecl Alumnus Award of the Civil Engineering Alumni Association, University of Illinois ( 1 9X7 .
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. Following his extensive analysis of the large and damaging tsunami from the 1964 Alaskan earthquake and study of earthquake incidence worldwide, estimates of tsunami hazards have been developed for a number of locations, particularly nuclear power plants.
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