Disturbed Soil Properties and Geotechnical Design - Hardcover

Schofield, Andrew Noel

 
9780727729828: Disturbed Soil Properties and Geotechnical Design

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“Andrew Schofield deserves to be regarded as one of the geniuses of soil mechanics of the latter half of the 20th century” Professor Mark F. Randolph, The University of Western Australia, Perth This book describes the developments leading to the Original Cam Clay model, focusing on fundamentals of the shearing of soil. The aim is to lay the groundwork of understanding that should form the basis of geotechnical design, guiding engineers towards the class of behaviour to be expected under different combinations of effective stress and water content.

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Professor. A. N. Schofield, FRS, FREng, FICE In 1993, on the joint nomination of the Presidents of ICE and the Royal Society, the ICE Council awarded Andrew Schofield the James Alfred Ewing Gold Medal for special meritorious contributions to the science of engineering in the field of research. He has also been awarded the US Army Distinguished Civilian Service Award.

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