JOHN KNAPTON

CIVIL, STRUCTURAL & HIGHWAY CONSULTING ENGINEER

Visiting Professor in Civil Engineering, University of Liverpool

SUMMARY

John Knapton practices as a civil/highway/structural engineer specialising in civil/structural engineering materials and in the design and construction of highway pavements, industrial paved areas, industrial floors and pavement construction materials. He has divided his career between academia and consulting. He has developed design methods for concrete pavements and floors which are used worldwide by civil and structural engineers.  He has published three textbooks and over 100 scientific papers.  Since 1981, he has practices as a consulting civil and structural engineer whilst at the same time developing his academic interests.  Since 2002, he has been in full time practice.

EXPERTISE

Civil and structural engineering materials, concrete, structural engineering, highway engineering, pavement engineering, industrial floors, port engineering, civil engineering materials, engineering education, concrete block paving, heavy duty paving, industrial buildings, steelwork design, precast concrete, permeable paving.

CONTACT

Tel & Fax: 0191 252 8333

Radio telephone: 07940 017880

e-mail: mail@john-knapton.com

Skype: Knapton3838

BIODATA

Address:

85, Monkseaton Drive, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 3DQ, UK

Date of Birth: 10 March 1949.

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

BSc                       (First Class Honours Civil Engineering, Newcastle University)

PhD                       (Newcastle University CAD of Industrial Buildings)

FICE                     Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers

FIHT                     Fellow of the Institution of Highways and Transportation

FConsE  Fellow of the Association of Consulting Engineers

Following his collaborative research and teaching with University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, has been "enstooled" as Chief of the village of Ekumfi-Atakwa and has developed a media profile. This has led to the following:

MEDIA PROFILE

Television & radio:

Subject of BBC2 TV Documentaries "Ghana" 1998 & "A good man in Africa", 1999. Live interviews with: BBC 24hr News, GMTV, Tyne Tees TV News, BBC TV Look North News, Channel 9 TV (Sydney), Sky TV, Channel 5 News, Radio 4 - several programs, Radio 5 news. Over 20 local radio stations - including Vancouver, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Sydney. Regular panelist on Radio Newcastle's "The Zoo"

UK newspapers:

Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times (profiled by Cosmo Landesman), The Times, The Independent, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror. Regular major features in Newcastle Journal and Evening Chronicle

Magazines:

New Scientist,Virgin Atlantic in-flight magazine, "Night & Day" (Mail on Sunday magazine - 6,000,000 readers), Hello

Public speaking

He has also become a regular speaker at schools, Rotary Clubs, professional bodies and other societies.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

1960-67 Rotherham Grammar School

8 O-levels, 3 A-levels (J.M.B) :

Physics (grade A & S Level), Pure & Applied Mathematics (grade A & S Level), Further Mathematics (grade C)

1967-70 Newcastle University, Department of Civil Engineering

First Class Honours B.Sc. ,Mather Book Prize for best academic results in the Faculty of Applied Science.

1970-73 Newcastle University (Junior Research Associate)

Awarded Ph.D. 1973 : "Computer Aided Design of Industrial Buildings" . This work was supported financially by the British Constructional Steelwork Association and led to the publication of several papers (see attached list).

1973-75 Research Engineer, Cement and Concrete Association, Slough.

Responsible for all aspects of research into the structural design of concrete block pavements. This research helped to establish a major new industry in the United Kingdom with a present annual turnover of over 250m. Many publications resulted from this work, including the first concrete block road design guide, the first industrial pavement design guide of any type and in 1992, the British Standard.

1975-76 Civil Engineer, British Dredging Company

Concerned mainly with structural design of industrial and highway pavements. Also responsible for concrete testing laboratory and quality control of all the company's precast concrete products (bridge beams, retaining walls, flooring systems, building blocks, paving).

1976-80 Lecturer in Structural Engineering, Newcastle University

Head of Division of Structural Engineering (1979 and 1980). Published several papers during this period in the fields of computer aided design, the structural design of concrete block paving and the design of port pavements (see attached list). Developed the British Ports Association Heavy Duty Pavements Design Manual which has become the definitive design guide for port and other heavy duty industrial pavements. Note that the port pavement research led to a contract with British Ports Federation to write the definitive heavy duty pavement design guide which was published in 1984 and expanded in 1988. The Third Edition, taking into account innovations in container handling and finite element analysis was published in June 1996. Most of the world's port authorities now use this guide. In 1988, The American Association of Port Authorities published the US version and Prof Knapton is presently engaged to write the US version of the Third Edition..

Initiated and organised the First International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, September 1980. Three hundred delegates attended, representing fourteen countries. This conference led to the creation of the Small Element Pavement Technologists (SEPT) council which holds the title to subsequent international conferences which have taken place in Delft(1984), Rome(1988), Auckland New Zealand(1992) and Tel Aviv(1996).

1980-Present Consulting Engineer

Established a civil/structural engineering consulting practice initially with a partner, but since 1988 as Principal. Responsible for a staff of eleven. Personally undertook all civil/structural design which fell within the following categories. The practice specialised in heavy duty pavement design and structural design.

1. Local projects

Progressed construction projects of total value £UK50m, including :

a) Riverside Lodge Hotel, Gateshead. 5.3m including modular bedroom system, sheet piling, 32m span bridge, five storey structural steelwork, large pour raft foundations, precast concrete flooring systems. Full Project Management responsibility.

b) Park Tower Hotel, Hartlepool. 4.7m refurbishment of the Co-operative Building including space-frame atrium, 25m span bridge, swimming pool and evaluation of existing five storey large building. Full Project Management responsibility.

c) North Shields Ferry Landing Development for Barratts. 4.2m including underground reinforced concrete car park with four storeys of dwellings spanning above. Five storey steel frame with 25m spans. Refurbishment of two historic buildings, foundation underpinning and quay works.

d) Regular design workload comprising industrial buildings, residential developments, indoor cricket facilities, office blocks, all of value 0.5m to 5m. Liaison with all members of construction team and with statutory bodies.

e) Port of Tyne Authority. Design of rehabilitation scheme for the port's principle container handling facility.

2. International Work

Has been appointed engineer on the following :

a) Seattle Engineering Department - granite paved road ($US7m)

b) Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport - $US7m Taxiway

c) Ben Gurion International Airport - 3m apron

d) Mina Sulman Container Port, Bahrain - £UK6.2m container handling facility

e) Port of San Francisco, Army Street Terminal - $US3.8m container handling facility

f) World Bank Urban Road Renewal Program, Bogota, Columbia

g) Darling Harbour Development, Sydney - $A 8m.

h) Courthouse Square, Dayton, Ohio - $US2.5m

j) Port of Felixstowe. Engineer for three container handling facilities outside the port and assisted contractor in dispute on Trinity Terminal Phase II. Liased with Felixstowe Dock and Harbour Company in the adoption of the British Ports Association design method for all of the Trinity Terminal projects.

k) Manchester International Freight Terminal. Designed and supervised road and freight handling area project (£UK1.75m)

l) Port of Santos Container Facility, Brazil. Designed the paving and drainage for this $US25m project, using a permeable paving system

3. Expert Witness Work

Is usually working as expert witness on several actions. Has presented evidence in all types of UK Courts including the TCC and in District and Federal Courts in the US. These cases range from structural and geotechnical failures to flooring and pavement disputes.  Advised the coroner investigating the Selby train crash and advised lawyers acting on behalf of Lloyds Underwriters St. Pauls Syndicate, insurers of the World Trade Center towers. Advising The Cabinet Office in relation to possible terrorist attacks on buildings in London.  Works with most of the UK major construction law firms and with US law firms.

4. Research , Development & Publications

Has been at the forefront of research into pavers, concrete roads, concrete floors and industrial hardstandings since 1973. Has continued to publish design papers and books on the structural design of industrial flooring and aircraft, port and highway pavements. Was retained by BSI to draft the British Standard on the structural design of concrete block and clay paver pavements (BS7533). Is regarded as world's leading authority in this field. Has recently developed design procedures for polypropylene fibre reinforced floors and has designed over thirty factory floors of size between 1000m2 and 10000m2 throughout the UK. Has published the definitive work on laser screeded industrial floor design and construction for fibre reinforced floors. Has written two books, both published by Thomas Telford Publishing, one on industrial floors and the other on industrial external hardstandings. Has written the Civil Aviation Authority guide on the use of pavers for aircraft pavements. During 1998-99, has completed research contracts of value 150,000 with Health & Safety Executive and with US Navy. Several papers are in the course of preparation. Supervises 4 PhD students and has built up Newcastle University's Structural Engineering Group such that there are now 26 full time postgraduates and all members of staff are research active and will be included in the next Research Assessment Exercise submission . A full list of his publications is presented at the end of this CV.

1991-2002 Professor of Structural Engineering, Newcastle University

Responsible for all academic, professional, financial and administrative work within the Structural Engineering group of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University. This represents approximately 20% of the activity of the Department. The Group runs three laboratories and has a staff of seven academics with technical and clerical support. There are 26 postgraduate students in the Group each working on laboratory and/or computer based projects and dissertations. Is a regular contributor to local, national and BBC World Service radio, in relation to the University's Full Scale Rolling Load Facility, bridge strengthening work undertaken with National Trust, gravestone stability and routine expert advice on concrete structures and highways. Has published work in the Civils Proceedings and in the Highways Journal on the design of paver roads, industrial pavements and aircraft pavements. In 1997, published the latest version of the American Association of Port Authorities heavy duty pavement design manual and has become the world's leading authority on the subject. Has been enstooled as a Ghanaian Chie (Nana Odapagyan Ekumfi 1) following his work in the village of Ekumfi-Atakwa. Has developed a significant television and radio profile flowing from the enstoolment. Has undertaken "blue form" research of value 120,000 and is negotiating for an additional project of value 350,000. Was General & Scientific Chairman of the Fourth International Congress in Structural Engineering, Analysis and Modelling, Kumasi, Ghana. Has contributed to University Alumni Weekend and to University Sixth Form Conference as lecturer. Manages the Civil Engineering Department's Structural Engineering laboratories.

Undertakes research in the field of rigid and flexible pavement design and concrete block paving. Is author of the Civil Aviation Authority paver design guide which is the authoritative work on the use of concrete block paving for airside applications. Is also author of the UK & US design manuals for heavy duty paving in ports and related industries. Effectively, all pavements subjected to loads in excess of those commonly encountered on a highway are designed to his design methods. Has undertaken design studies for many aircraft and heavy duty industrial pavements and has investigated defects at Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport, Ben Gurion Airport, Manchester International Freight Terminal, Railfreight (Manchester), Tilbury Docks, Port of Sunderland, Portsmouth Commercial Docks, Poole Harbour and Birtley Truckstop. Was Consulting Engineer to Cyprus Ports Authority on container pavement development at Port of Limassol (220,000m2). Has been consulted by Long Beach Port Authority, Port of Durban, Port of Brisbane, Port of Stavanger, Portsmouth Commercial Ferry Terminal, Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority, Port of Sunderland, Port of Tyne, Santos Port Authority and Port of San Fransisco in relation to port pavements. Has been engaged by Tyne & Wear Development Corporation, York City Council, Leeds City Council, North Wiltshire District Council, Middlesbro Borough Council and London Borough of Camden to advise on highway construction projects. Is external examiner in civil engineering at the University of Dundee, the University of Sierra Leone, Bolton Institute of Technology and the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa’Äôs principal engineering school. Is currently working with the US Navy, Naval Warfare Section in testing ships hatch covers when trafficked by container handling Front Lift Trucks. Has written a book, Design and Construction of Industrial Floors which is being typeset and will be published in March 1999 by Thomas Telford Ltd, the Institution of Civil Engineers' publishing company. Continues with a full teaching load, including leader of 4 modules and supervision of many undergraduate and postgraduate projects. Is progressing a 1m JIF bid.

SPECIFIC RESEARCH INTERESTS

His research interests are focused upon developing design methods for ground bearing structures and are informed by his experience as the principal of a consulting practice and by his full scale testing of structures both in the field and in the laboratory. They fall into the following four categories.

Industrial Floors

Has developed design guidance for the design of laser screeded industrial ground bearing floors. Has established NUFLOOR (Newcastle University Floor Research) Committee to develop recommendations for ground bearing floors. This work has led to the use of this new technology as a means of designing and constructing industrial floors. Has written the definitive guide on industrial floor design and construction, about to be published. Is presently writing a book on industrial floor design, construction and specification.

Structural Design of Heavy Duty Paving for Port Pavements and Aircraft Pavements.

Has written the US Federal Aviation Administration design manual for aircraft pavements surfaced with pavers and has written the UK Civil Aviation Authority pavement design guide. Liases regularly with Civil Aviation Authority and Federal Aviation Administration on matters involving flexible aircraft pavements. Has advised Newcastle International Airport on airside pavement design and construction. Following a research project undertaken at the University during the 1970s, he has written the British Ports Federation Design Manual "The Structural Design of Pavements for Ports and Other Industries", published in 1984. The US version was published by the American Association of Port Authorities in 1988 and will be updated during 1997. Has completed a full revision which has been published as the Interpave/British Ports Association Third Edition. Those manuals and their supporting explanatory papers have become the definitive design source for heavy duty pavements world wide.

Concrete Block/Clay Paver Pavements

He is researching the stability of bedding sands principally in order to understand why failure has occurred at several UK and US bus stations. This involves classifying sands according to petrological origin and mechanical properties. He is developing design procedures for highway pavements, industrial pavements and aircraft pavements. Has been awarded Croda Prize for paper "An Integrated Design Method for Concrete Block Pavement Design". That paper presented a design method for pavements surfaced with pavers used in roads, industrial pavements and aircraft pavements. Has produced the CAA Report giving recommendations on the use of concrete pavers for aircraft pavements. Is a member of the BSI committee developing guidance on pavers.

Gravestone Stability

Has developed structural stability recommendations for the National Association of Memorial Masons and has developed the Newcastle Anchor, a ground anchor preventing headstones from being pushed over. Health and Safety Executive now requires burial authorities to follow his guidance in all UK cemeteries.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

(* denotes refereed paper)  (+ denotes major review paper)

KNAPTON, J. (1971) Computer Aided Design of Retaining Walls. ICE Miller Prize Paper.

LEE, BS & KNAPTON, J. (1972) A Design Chart for Free Standing Retaining Walls (Discussion). Porch. ICE Part 2 53 611.

*KNAPTON, J. & LEE, B.S. (1973) Optimum Cost Design of a Steel Framed Building. Proc. International Conference on Optimization in Civil Engineering, University of Liverpool.

KNAPTON, J. (1973) Computer Aided Design of Industrial Buildings. Ph.D thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

*LEE, B.S. & KNAPTON, J. (1974) Cost Optimization of an Industrial Building. Engineering Optimization 3 129.

KNAPTON, J. & LILLEY, A.A. (1974) Report on Study Visit to Belgium and The Netherlands. DN/2044. The Cement and Concrete Association, Slough.

*KNAPTON, J. (1976) The Design of Concrete Block Roads. Technical Report TRA 42.515. Pp. 6. The Cement and Concrete Association, Slough.

*LILLEY, A.A. & KNAPTON, J. (1976) Concrete Block Paving for Roads. Publication 46.021. Pp 19. The Cement and Concrete Association, Slough.

KNAPTON, J. (1976) The Use of Pumice as an Aggregate in Precast Concrete. Precast Concrete 7 (No. 5) Pp 247-248.

+KNAPTON, J. (1978) *Optimization and its Application to a Unit Process Design Problem. Chapter 4 in "Mathematical Models in Water Pollution Control", John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

*KNAPTON, J. (1978) Interactive Cost Optimization of Steel Frames. Proc. Symposium on Computer Assisted Learning, University College, Swansea and ICE.

KNAPTON, J. & BARBER, S.D. (1979) Port Pavement Loading. The Dock and Harbour Authority 59 379.

KNAPTON,J. & BARBER,S.D.(1979) Concrete Block Paving in the UK. Proceedings of Symposium on precast concrete paving blocks, Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, Nov 1979.

*KNAPTON, J. & BARBER, S.D. (1979) The Behaviour of a Concrete Block Pavement. Proc. ICE Part 1 66 277-292.

*KNAPTON, J. & ANDAM, K.A. (1979) Interactive Structural Design with Computer Graphical Output. Computer Aided Design 11 (4) 195.

KNAPTON, J. (1979) The Strength of Concrete Block Paving. Technical Paper No. 3. The Marley Tile Co. Ltd., Sevenoaks.

+KNAPTON, J. (1979) *Concrete Block Paving in UK. Proc. International Symposium on Concrete Block Paving. Johannesburg. Portland Cement Institute.

+KNAPTON, J. (1979) *Computer Aided Design in Structural Engineering. Proc. International Design Engineering Conference, NEC, Birmingham.

KNAPTON, J. & BARBER, S.D. (1980) Pavement Design for Ro-Ro Port Areas. Proc. Fourth International Conference on Marine Transport Using Roll-on/Roll-off Methods. Monte Carlo.

*BARBER, S.D. & KNAPTON, J. (1980) Concrete Block Paving on a Sand Sub-base. Proc. ICE 69 Part 2 139-155.

KNAPTON, J. & BARBER, S.D. (1980) Design of Concrete Block Pavements for Ports. Proc. First International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, Pp 141-149 University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

+KNAPTON, J. (1980) UK Research Into Concrete Block Pavement Design. Proc. First International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, Pp 33-37. University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

BARBER, S.D. & KNAPTON, J. (1980) Terminal Surfacing for High Loads.Cargo Systems 7 (No. 1) 66.

*KNAPTON, J. (1980) Data and Word Processing on the Same Machine. Proc. Conference on Advanced Word Processing, London Press Centre. Business Information Techniques.

BARBER, S.D. & KNAPTON, J. (1980) Vehicle Loading for Ro-Ro and Lo-Lo Areas. The Dock and Harbour Authority 60 (No. 7) 57.

KNAPTON, J. & LUMBARD, P. (1980) The Design of Flexible Brick Paving. Proc. Seventh International Symposium on Loadbearing Brickwork. The British Ceramic Society, London.

KNAPTON, J. & ANDAM, K.A. (1980) Costs of Precast Concrete Buildings. Precast Concrete 25 (No. 5) 243.

+KNAPTON, J. (Ed) (1981) Proc. 1st International Conference on Concrete Block Paving. University of Newcastle upon Tyne/Cement and Concrete Association.

*ANDAM, K.A. & KNAPTON, J. (1981) Optimum Cost Design of Precast Concrete Framed Structures. Computer Aided Design 13 (2) 61.

KNAPTON, J. (1981) Paving the Way. Architects Journal 34 (174) 419.

+KNAPTON, J. (1982) The Structural Design of Heavy Duty Pavements for Ports & Other Industries. British Ports Association, London.

KNAPTON J & BARBER S.D. (1982) Structural Design of Block Pavements for Ports Concrete Works International, Vol. 1, No. 6, June 1992. Pp 233-237

KNAPTON, J. (1983) Paving - pressing problems demand answers Port Construction International 1 (No. 1) 20.

KNAPTON J. & O’ÄôGRADY M. (1983) Structural Behaviour of Concrete Block Paving. Concrete, Vol. 17, No. 8 Pp. 17-18

KNAPTON, J. (1983) "Design of Flexible Clay Pavements for Ultra Heavy Duty Industrial Applications". The Brick Development Association, Windsor, UK.

*KNAPTON, J. (1983) Recent Developments in Heavy Duty Pavement Design. Proc. XVIth ICHCA, Biennale, Bordeaux (Tome 1, Therre 2, 85).

KNAPTON, J. (1984) Concrete Block Paving for Mediterranean Sea Ports. Proc. International Symposium on Maritime Structures in the Mediterranean Sea. National Technical University of Athens.

*KNAPTON, J. (1984) Concrete Block Pavement Design in the UK. Proc. 2nd International Conference on Concrete Block Paving. Technical University of Delft.

+KNAPTON, J. (1984) Concrete Block Paving in the UK & Europe. Proc. 11th National Concrete Masonry Association Conference, New Orleans.

*KNAPTON, J. (1985) The Structural Design of Heavy Duty Industrial Pavements. Proc. ICE Part 1 77 Pp.179-194.

*KNAPTON, J. (1985) The Structural Design & Performance of Concrete Block Roads. Proc. Third International Conference on Concrete Pavement Design and Rehabilitation. Purdue University, Pp 34-60.

KNAPTON, J. (1986) Three Dimensional Geogrid Soil Stabilisation. Proc. 1986 Conference on International Freight Terminal Design. Cargo Systems, Amsterdam.

*KNAPTON, J. (1986) The Structural Design & Performance of Concrete Block Roads. Proc. International Conference on Concrete Block Roads, Plymouth, UK.

*KNAPTON, J. (1986) Heavy Duty Concrete Block Pavement Design. Proc. 13th Australian Road Research Board, Sydney.

KNAPTON, J. (1986) The use of concrete block paving for pavement maintenance and rehabilitation. Proc. 13th Australian Road Research Board, Sydney.

KNAPTON, J. (1986) Optimum Block Selection for Port Paving Development International. June 1986 2 (6) 52-53.

+KNAPTON, J. & MELETIOU, M. (1987) "Container Terminal Pavement Management". UNCTAD Monograph No. 5, United Nations, New York,1987.

KNAPTON, J. (1987) "Small element paving systems". Proceedings of the First International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modelling. University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

KNAPTON, J. & MALVIN, K.C. (1987) Clay Segmental Pavements - A Design and Construction Guide for Sites Subjected to Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic. Brick Development Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

*KNAPTON, J. & EMERY, J. (1988) The Design of Concrete Block Aircraft Pavements. Proc. Third International Conference on Concrete Block Paving Pavitalia, Pp 178-192. Rome, 1988.

*KNAPTON, J. (1988) Pavement Rehabilitation using Concrete Blocks. Proc. Third International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, Pp 209-216 Pavitalia, Rome, 1988.

*KNAPTON, J. (1988) A Review of Concrete Block Pavements in the UK. Proc. Third International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, Pp 380-392 Pavitalia, Rome, 1988.

KNAPTON J. (1988) Structural Design of Concrete Block Roads. Highways, Vol. 56, No. 1935, March 1988 Pp 20,22,25

*KNAPTON, J. (1989) Structural Design of Pavements Surfaced with Clay Pavers. Proc. International Symposium on Clay Pavers, British Ceramics Society.

+KNAPTON, J. (1990) Container Pavement Terminal Management Supplement to UNCTAD Monograph No. 5 United Nations, New York, 1990.

KNAPTON, J. (1990) Port and Industrial Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers. Publication TR-97. National Concrete Masonry Association, Washington DC.

KNAPTON J.(1990) New UK design method for block paving. Highways, Vol. 58, No. 1963, July 1990. Pp 13-14.

KNAPTON J.(1990) Design of Concrete Block Roads. Betonwerk + Fertigteil-Technik, Vol. 56, No. 8, August 1990. Pp 71-76. (In German & English)

KNAPTON, J. (1991) Guide for the Structural Design of Pavements Constructed with Clay or Concrete Block Pavers. British Standards Institution BS 7533 : 1991).

*KNAPTON, J. & MELETIOU M. (1992) The Structural Design of Semi-Rigid Floating Pavements for Ports. Proc. International Conference on Port Development for the Next Millennium. The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong.

*KNAPTON, J. (1992) Design Methods for Clay and Concrete Block Paving. roc. 4th International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, Vol. 1 27-50. Pave New Zealand '92 Auckland.

*KNAPTON, J. & COOK I.D. (1992) Bedding Course Sands. Proc. 4th International Conference on Concrete Block Paving. Vol. 2. 285-294. Pave New Zealand, Auckland.

*KNAPTON, J. (1992) An investigation into the effects of water penetrating the surface of concrete block paving. Highways and Transportation. Vol. 39, No. 8, Pp.8-13. The Institution of Highway Engineers.

KNAPTON, J. & McQUEEN, R.D. (1993) Airfield Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers. National Concrete Masonry Association, Herndon, Virginia, USA.

KNAPTON, J. (1993) Guaranteeing the long term performance of Paver Projects. Construction Repair, Vol. 7, No. 4. Pp.38-44.

KNAPTON, J., LEACH, T., JOHNSON, M. (1993) Investigation into the Iron Bridge, Cragside. Construction Repair, Vol. 7, No. 5, 25-32.

*KNAPTON, J. & COOK, I. (1993) An integrated design method for pavements surfaced with concrete blocks or clay pavers. Journal of the Institution of Highways & Transportation. March 1993. Vol. 40, No. 3, Pp4-14. (Awarded Croda Prize for best paper published by Institution of Highways & Transportation during 1993)

KNAPTON, J. & EMERY, J. (1993) Pavers on Petrol Station forecourts. Association of Petroleum & Explosives Administration Bulletin, vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 35-39.

*KNAPTON, J. (1993) A design method for pavements surfaced with concrete blocks or clay pavers. Proc. 3rd International Conference on Structural Engineering Analyses and Modelling. (Pp 1-34) University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

+KNAPTON, J. (1993) The nature and classification of bedding sand. Proc. BIBM 93, Pp.135-141, Washington DC.

+McQUEEN, R.D., KNAPTON, J, EMERY, J. & SMITH, D.R. (1994) Airfield Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers - A Comprehensive Guide. ICPI, Washington DC (7).

KNAPTON, J. (1994) The British Ports Federation Heavy Duty Pavement Design Manual. Proc. Int. Workshop on Port Paving, pp 98-115, Permanent International Association of Navigational Congresses (PIANC), Seville, 1994.

+KNAPTON, J (1994) Report on the 2nd International Workshop on Concrete Block Paving. Proc. 7th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, pp 115-120, Permanent International Association of Roads Congresses (PIARC), The European Cement Association, Vienna, 1994.

*KNAPTON, J. & EMERY, J. (1994) Usage of pavers in aircraft pavements. Proc. 2nd International Workshop on Concrete Block Paving, Oslo. Norwegian Concrete Industries Association, Oslo.

*KNAPTON, J. (1994) Paver laying course materials : state of the art. Proc. 2nd International Workshop on Concrete Block Paving, Oslo. Norwegian Concrete Industries Association, Oslo.

*SMITH, D.R., McQUEEN, R.D. and KNAPTON, J. (1994). Airfield Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers. Proc. 2nd International Workshop on Concrete Block Paving, Oslo. Norwegian Concrete Industries Association, Oslo.

KNAPTON, J & ELLERTON, J (1994). Single Pour Industrial Floor Slabs. Newcastle University Ventures Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.

*KNAPTON, J & ALGIN, M (1995) The Mathematical Solution to Interlock in Flexibly Bedded Clay Paviors. Proc. 4th Int. Masonry Conference. Vol 2 Pp 122-129. The British Masonry Society, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.

KNAPTON J(1995) Pavers for Airports - A Worldwide Opportunity. Quality Concrete, Vol. 1, No. 2 Pp 39-40.

*KNAPTON, J & COOK, I.D. (1995) Whole Life Cost Analysis of Flexibly Bedded Brick Pavements. Proc. 4th International Masonry Conference. Vol. 1 Pp 183-188. The British Masonry Society, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.

*KNAPTON, J (1995) Stability of Lawn Memorials. Proc 4th International Masonry Conference. Vol 1 Pp 212-216. The British Masonry Society, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.

KNAPTON J(1995) Pavers for Airports - A Worldwide Opportunity. Betonwerk Fertigteil-Technik, Vol. 61, No. 9, Sept 1995. Pp. 100-101.

KNAPTON, J. (1994) Port and Industrial Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers. A Comprehensive Guide. Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, Sterling, Virginia.

KNAPTON, J & MELETIOU, M (1996) The Structural Design of Heavy Duty Pavements for Ports and other Industries. Interpave/British Ports Association, British Precast Concrete Federation, Leicester, UK.

+KNAPTON, J & EMERY, J (1996) The use of pavers in aircraft pavements. CAA paper 96001. Civil Aviation Authority, London.

KNAPTON, J & ALGIN, HM (1996) Research into paver interlock. Journal of the Institution of Highways & Transportation. March 1996. vol. 43, No. 3, Pp. 20-24.

KNAPTON, J (1996) Research into Design and Construction of Laser Screeded Industrial Floors. Proc. International Congress "Concrete in the Service of Mankind". University of Dundee.

KNAPTON, J (1996) The Use of Concrete Block Paving on Aircraft Pavements. Proc. International Congress "Concrete in the Service of Mankind". University of Dundee.

KNAPTON, J (1996) Background to the Third Edition of the British Ports Association heavy duty pavement design manual. Proc. Fifth International Conference on Concrete Block Paving. Pp 433-450. Pave Israel ’Äô96. Dan Knassim Ltd., Tel Aviv.

KNAPTON, J & Algin HM(1996) The Mathematical solution to interlock in concrete block paving. Proc. Fifth International Conference on Concrete Block Paving. Pp 261-278. Pave Israel ’Äô96. Dan Knassim Ltd., Tel Aviv.

KNAPTON, J (1996) The Romans and their Roads - the original small element pavement technologists. Proc. Fifth International Conference on Concrete Block Paving. Pp 16-52. Pave Israel ’Äô96. Dan Knassim Ltd., Tel Aviv.

KNAPTON, J & COOK, ID (1996) A Design Method for lightly trafficked and pedestrian pavements. Proc. Fifth International Conference on Concrete Block Paving. Pp 339-348. Pave Israel ’Äô96. Dan Knassim Ltd., Tel Aviv.

KNAPTON, J (1996) The Civil Aviation Authority recommendations for the use of pavers on aircraft pavements. Proc. Fifth International Conference on Concrete Block Paving. Pp. 493-500. Pave Israel ’Äô96. Dan Knassim Ltd., Tel Aviv.

KNAPTON, J & BULLEN, F (1996) Quick quality control of concrete pavers in Australia. Proc. Fifth International Conference on Concrete Block Paving. Pp. 55-64. Pave Israel ’Äô96. Dan Knassim Ltd., Tel Aviv.

KNAPTON, J (1997) Port and Industrial Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers. Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, Sterling, VA, USA. ICPI Publication 52500 TR-6. ISBN: 0 9500347 1 1.

KNAPTON, J (1997) Recent Developments in the Structural Design of Highway Pavements Surfaced with Concrete Block Pavers. Proc Fourth International Congress on Structural Engineering Analysis & Modelling (SEAM4). Univesity of Science & Technology, Ghana. Keynote Paper. Vol. 1. Pp. xix-xxvii.

KNAPTON, J (1997) The Structural Design of Heavy Duty Pavements. Proc Fourth Int. Congress on Structural Engineering Analysis & Modelling (SEAM4). Univesity of Science & Technology, Ghana. Vol. 2. Pp. 1-17.

KNAPTON, J (1997) Research Leading to the UK Civil Aviation Authority Recommendations for the Structural Design of Pavers for Aircraft Pavements. International Congress on Structural Engineering Analysis & Modelling (SEAM4). Univesity of Science & Technology, Ghana. Vol. 2. Pp. 18-26.

KNAPTON, J & BULLEN, F (1997) The Role of Mathematical Analysis in relation to a 13 Fatality Multiple Collision in the UK. Proc 2nd International Conference on Safety in Highway Engineering. Pp. 143-156. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.

KNAPTON, J (1998) The Structural design of heavy duty pavements. Jou. Inst. Struct. Eng. "The Structural Engineer" Vol. 76. No. 8 Pp. 153-158. The Institution of Structural Engineers, London.

KNAPTON J & BULLEN F (1998) Paver Abrasion Resistance under Intensive Traffic. Australian Civil/structural Engineering Transactions. Vol. CE 39, No. 4. Pp 145-151. The Institution of Engineers, Australia.

KNAPTON J (1998) Introducing Concrete Block Paving to Universities in the UK. Proc Third International Workshop on Concrete Block Paving. Pp 8-1 to 8-4. Instituto Colombiano de Productores de Cemento, Colombia.

KNAPTON J & ALGIN H.M. (1998) Research into the structural performance of interlocking concrete pavements. Proc Third International Workshop on Concrete Block Paving. Pp 31-1 to 31-16. Instituto Colombiano de Productores de Cemento, Colombia.

KNAPTON J & SMITH D. R. (1998) The North American Port Pavement Design Manual. Proc Third Int. Workshop on Concrete Block Paving. Pp32-1 to 32-16. Instituto Colombiano de Productores de Cemento, Colombia.

KNAPTON J & BULLEN F. (1998) The role of bedding sands fines in segmental pavement instability. Proc Third International Workshop on Concrete Block Paving. Pp 36-1 to 36-14. Instituto Colombiano de Productores de Cemento, Colombia.

KNAPTON J (1998). Fibre Reinforced Concrete Roads Surfaced with Concrete Paving Stones. Proc. 8th Int. Symp. On Concrete Roads. Pp. 442-450. PIARC - Associaˆßˆ£o Tˆ©cnica da Indˆ†stria de Cimento, Lisbon.

KNAPTON J & ALGIN H M (1998). Research into the performance of interlocking paver pavements. Proc. ICE Vol. 129. Pp. 142-150.

KNAPTON J (1999). Single pour industrial floor slabs. (Book) Thomas Telford Publishing, London.

KNAPTON J & COOK I D (1999). Slip resistance and skid resistance of pavers. Journal of the Institution of Highways & Transportation. June 1999. Vol. 46, No. 6, Pp. 19-22 . Awarded 1999 Totalfina Award for the best technical paper in the Journal in 1999.

KNAPTON J (1999). In-situ concrete industrial hardstandings. (Book) Thomas Telford Publishing, London.

KNAPTON J (1999). Research & Development in Modular Paving. Proc. County Surveyors Society National Conference. Pp 10-1 to 10-14.

KNAPTON J (1999). Permeable paving at Santos Port, Brazil. Proc. International Conference on Heavy Duty Port & Industrial Pavements. Pp. 67-81. Institution of Civil Engineers, London.

KNAPTON J (1999). Construction, maintenance and reinstatement of concrete block paving. Atti IX Convegno Nazionale S.I.I.V., University of Cagliari.Pp. II-57 to II-64.

KNAPTON J, CONI M & SENES R (1999). Impiego dei masselli autobloccanti nei piazziali aeroportuali: analisi FEM e verifica sperimentale. Atti IX Convegno Nazionale S.I.I.V., University of Cagliari.Pp. II-37 to 44.

KNAPTON J & COOK I D (2000) Total Quality Design of Pavements Surfaced with Pavers. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. Vol. 126, No. 3. Pp. 249-256. May/June 2000. Paper No. 21085.

KNAPTON J & MOODI F (2000). A Database for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Structures. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Concrete, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran. Paper No. 811.

KNAPTON J & COOK I D (2000). A Total Quality Approach to Pavement Specification. Proc. 6th Int. Conf. On Concrete Block Paving. Tokyo Japan Interlocking Block Pavement Engineering Association.

KNAPTON J & COOK I D (2000). Permeable paving for a new container handling area at Santos Container Port, Brazil. . Proc. 6th Int. Conf. On Concrete Block Paving. Tokyo Japan Interlocking Block Pavement Engineering Association.