Rudolph Glossop and the development of 'Geotechnology'

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-200

  Williams, Ron ^a   Norbury, D ^b  

^a MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PLANNING; EARLY DEVELOPMENT; FOUNDATION ENGINEERING; GEOTECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED BUSINESS; KEY FACTORS; OVERSEAS LOCATIONS; SHARING KNOWLEDGE; SHEFFIELD; UNIFIED APPROACH;

CONTRACTORS; CONTRACTS; EARTH SCIENCES; ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FOUNDATIONS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOLOGY; GERMANIUM; HELIUM; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MECHANICS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SPEED; TECHNOLOGY;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

BIOGRAPHY; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MORUS (PLANT);

EID: 48449099088     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/07-059     Document Type: Article

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