Alec Skempton
Sir Alec Westley Skempton FRS FREng (4 June 1914 – 9 August 2001) was an English civil engineer internationally recognised, along with Karl Terzaghi, as one of the founding fathers of the engineering discipline of soil mechanics. He established the soil mechanics course at Imperial College London, where the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department's building was renamed after him in 2004, and was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to engineering. He was also a notable contributor on the history of British civil engineering.
Sir Alec Skempton | |
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| Born | Alec Wesley Skempton 4 June 1914 Northampton, England |
| Died | 9 August 2001 (aged 87) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London, UK |
| Known for | Skempton's A & B pore water pressure coefficients bearing capacity of foundations Skempton Building |
| Awards | 4th Rankine Lecture (1964) Lyell Medal (1972) IStructE Gold Medal (1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Soil Mechanics |
| Institutions | Imperial College London, UK |
| Academic advisors | Alfred Pippard |
| Notable students | Alan W. Bishop |
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