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Geotechnical Engineering Experiences in the Homeric poems
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Zekkos, D.P., Athanasopoulos, A.G., Manousakis, J. (2003), "Geotechnical Engineering Experiences in the Homeric poems". Article published in the Newsletter of the Technical Chamber of Greece, January 20th, 2003. The article is in Greek and discusses the detailed information provided by Homer regarding the knowledge of the ancient Greek Myceneans (approx. 1800-1100 B.C.) on geotechnical engineering.
Selected Topics
Determination of the durability of some Egyptian monument stones using digital image analysisPile boring Machines of the 18th CenturyThe General Principle of the Authenticity and the Foundations of MonumentsElements of engineering geology and geotechnical engineering in the Homeric PoemsGeotechnical Engineering Practice in the Mycenaen Civilization (1600-1100 BC)Milos Island: Working with Earth for 9000 yearsPostage stamps for the 50th anniversary of the Danube-European Conference on Geotechnical EngineeringHistoryPhoto of the 1st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering that was held in 1936 in HarvardA Rare Film of Karl Terzaghi featuring also Casagrande, Ruth Terzaghi, Schaffernak, and ForchheimerWhat is Geotechnical Engineering?
In Memoriam Announcements
21 pages
Charles (Chuck) Cushing Ladd (1932-2014)Dr. Jorj O. Osterberg (1915-2008)Dr. Tien H. (T.H.) Wu , 1923 - 2018George Goble (1929-2017)Harry Bolton Seed (1922 - 1989)ISRM mourns loss of John A. Hudson, rock mechanics pioneerJames A. Cheney (1927 - 2019)Jerry Yamamuro (1954-2010)Jonathan T.H. Wu (1951 - 2020)Kim Dong-Soo, pioneer in geotechnical engineering, dies at 59Michele Maugeri (1944 - 2014)Nilmar Janbu (1921-2013)Pedro A. de Alba (1939-2011)Prof. Sven Hansbo (1924-2018)Professor Ralph Peck Video LecturesRachid Hankour (1960-2013)Ralph B. Peck (1912-2008)Richard Dillon Barksdale (1938 – 2007)Robert V. Whitman (1928-2012)T. W. “Bill” Lambe (1920-2017)Tor L. Brekke (1934-2009)
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