Introduction to Knut H. Andersen, The Third ISSMGE McClelland Lecturer

摘要

Knut H. Andersen was born in 1945 in Oslo, Norway, where he has also lived and worked, apart from 4 years study in Trondheim and one year military service in the Norwegian Corps of Engineers. He received his MSc from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), then named NTH, in Trondheim in 1968 and selected Soil Mechanics as his Major, influenced by the inspiring lectures of Prof. Nilmar Janbu. He went to NGI for his master thesis in 1968 with Carl J. F. Clausen as supervisor. The subject was interpretation of settlement records of two heavy buildings on soft clay (Oslo Jernbanetollsted) which had settled 50 and 70 cm, respectively, over a 50 year period. The thesis work involved valuable practical experience with site investigation and laboratory testing in addition to the theoretical analyses. Dr. Laurits Bjerrum, NGI's first director, followed the work very closely and gave encouraging input and comments.