Face to Face with Dr Evert Hoek

As one of the world's leading experts in the field of rock mechanics, Dr Hoek met with TunnelTalk video reporter Paula Wallis in his home town Vancouver to relate experiences of his long and distinguished career and pass on recommendations and advice to the next generation of engineers in the field.

[@AndyCorkum]

A lot of wisdom and a lot of generosity in sharing it ... and also a kind person.

[@Johnmatrixx81]

This man have a level of calmness like no other..
I started seeing some of his lectures in search of some good information, but was stunned by his strongly calming influence. Just playing his lectures as a background noise is like a really good "anti-stress tape" =)
That must be a highly valuable skill when working big and dangerous projects in stressful environments with a lot of people and things that can go wrong.
"Keep calm like Evert Hoek" that should be an industry-standard =)

[@shlomzion]

I am not an engineer, but they are digging major highway tunnels near my home. I watched a couple of his tunneling lectures, and I found them fascinating, now able to understand a lot of what is being done.

[@leandroaguilera3598]

These kinds of person are unique in the history of the world and I am lucky to say I have meet him and living at the same time as him.

[@TheGreedyBob]

Words of legend should garner more attention than this! Evert Hoek revolutionized the field, GO HOEK!

[@user-ro6sq2nw8j]

great work, thank you. There is a long way for me to learn

[@ramakrishnad7630]

It is a wake up call to today's researchers in Tunnelling, who have no exposure to a tunnel nor they know any geology and they do numerical modelling