Rudolph Glossop and the rise of geotechnology selected journals, diaries and letters
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| Sprache: | English |
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Dunbeath, Scotland
Whittles Pub.
[2011]
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Foreword ; Introduction ; Selected journals ; The Royal School of Mines; Introduction to civil engineering; The Gold Coast ; The Second World War; Anti-tank defences; Airfield runways ; Mulberry habrours; Afterword ; Later journals ; Louis Leaky: a portrait; The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute 1955 ; Highways in Persia 1955-1958; North America 1958; Selected diaries and letters ; Diaries 1960/1961; Selected letters; Selected writings ; The development of geotechnology; Geotechnology and Géotechnique; Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics
- The Quarterly Journal of Engineering GeologyKarl Terzaghi: memories and reflections; John Mowlem-Siemens Schuckert partnership; From theory to practice in soil mechanics: book review; Karl Terzaghi: a personal tribute; The place of site investigation in foundation engineering; The influence of Terzaghi on civil engineering practice in England; Early technical papers ; The construction of pavements on a clay foundation soil; Particle size in silts and sands; Directory of people mentioned in the Diary ; Bibliography ; References ; Index of names
- A personal account of the role played by Rudolph Glossop, one of the founders of geotechnical engineering in the UK.