Rudolph Glossop - And the Rise of Geotechnology

A fascinating account of the life and career of an outstanding engineer, and a vivid portrait of Rudolph Glossop and his achievements

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Selected Journals (Royal School of Mines, Introduction to civil engineering, The Gold Coast, The Second World War); Later Journals (Louis Leakey: A portrait, The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute 1955, Highways in Persia 1955-58, North America 1958); Selected Diaries and Letters; Selected Writings (The development of geotechnology, Geotechnology and Geotechnique, Engineering geology and Soil Mechanics, The Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, The Influence of Karl Terzaghi (The 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); Technical Papers: The Early Years (The construction of pavements on a clay foundation soil, Particle-size in silts and sands, Soil drainage with particular reference to road engineering, Soil stability problems in road engineering); Bibliography; references

Zusammenfassung

A fascinating account of the life and career of an outstanding engineer, and a vivid portrait of Rudolph Glossop and his achievements

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ronald Williams, Ronald E Williams, Ronald E. Williams
• Mitarbeit: Ronald E. William (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Whittles
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.12.2010
• EAN: 9781849950213
• ISBN: 978-1-84995-021-3
• Seiten: 304
• Abmessung: 156 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Gewicht: 454 g
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geologie; Sachbuch > Natur, Technik > Biographien, Autobiographien