Dirigés par des phares: some thoughts on the historical work of Professor Sir Alec Skempton
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Published:2004
Mike Chrimes, 2004. "Dirigés par des phares: some thoughts on the historical work of Professor Sir Alec Skempton", Advances in geotechnical engineering: The Skempton conference: Proceedings of a three day conference on advances in geotechnical engineering, organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, UK, on 29–31 March 2004
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Taking a personal perspective the historical work of Professor Sir Alec Skempton is considered, with some thoughts on his legacy, particularly for geotechnical engineers. Reference will be made to his unpublished work, now deposited in the archives of Imperial College London as a further illustration of the loss his death has meant. Geotechnical case studies from his final, in some cases unpublished, research are described.
Introduction
The Thames Tunnel
Historical research
The Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers 1500-1830
Robert Abraham and groundwater lowering
John Reynolds and the Dee Navigation sluices
History of soil mechanics
London and Birmingham Railway
Blisworth cutting and embankment
Bugbrooke cutting
British engineers in India
Madras waterworks
Kolkata waterworks
The Skempton legacy
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