Contribution to the knowledge of early geotechnics during the 20th century: Alec Westley Skempton
| Autor: | Vicente Alcaraz Carrillo de Albornoz, Rubén Galindo-Aires, Antonio Lara-Galera, Gonzalo Guillán-Llorente |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Engineering
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences lcsh:Dynamic and structural geology business.industry lcsh:QE1-996.5 lcsh:QC801-809 01 natural sciences Ingeniería Civil y de la Construcción lcsh:QC1-999 Management lcsh:Geology lcsh:Geophysics. Cosmic physics Geotechnics History and Philosophy of Science lcsh:QE500-639.5 0103 physical sciences General Earth and Planetary Sciences lcsh:Q business lcsh:Science 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Soil mechanics lcsh:Physics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | History of Geo-and Space Sciences, Vol 10, Pp 225-234 (2019) History of Geo-and Space Sciences, ISSN 2190-5010, 2019-08-19, Vol. 10, No. 2 Archivo Digital UPM Universidad Politécnica de Madrid |
| ISSN: | 2190-5029 2190-5010 |
| Popis: | Sir Alec Westley Skempton (4 June 1914–9 August 2001) was an English civil engineer and Professor of Soil Mechanics at Imperial College London from 1955 and Head of Department until he retired in 1981. He is often referred to as one of the founding fathers of soil mechanics in the UK and around the world and as one of the most important engineers of the 20th century. Skempton established the soil mechanics course at Imperial College London and not only helped to drive forward understanding of soil behaviours through his research and consultancy work, but also was a reference and inspiration for several engineering generations he taught. He was knighted at the New Year's Honours in 2000 for his services as engineer. He was also a notable contributor to the history of British civil engineering. |
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