The founders of Géotechnique

Geotechnique

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 327-341

  Burland, J B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Historical review

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FUTURE GENERATIONS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS; HISTORICAL REVIEW;

GERMANIUM;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PUBLISHING;

EID: 57849093723     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2008.58.5.327     Document Type: Article

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