Introduction for 48th Rankine Lecture 19 March 2008

摘要

The 48th Rankine Lecture of the British Geotechnical Association was given by Dr Andrew Charles at Imperial College London on 19 March 2008. The following introduction was given by Hilary Skinner of Ramboll Whitbybird, Chair of the British Geotechnical Association. Having graduated in civil engineering at Imperial College in 1964 Andrew took a master's degree in soil mechanics, studying under Professors Skempton, Bishop and Gibson. He then worked for Balfour Beatty gaining experience in the design office and on site, including working on the construction of Backwater dam in Scotland.