Spencer J. Buchanan Lecture Series

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1993  Ralph B. Peck "The Coming of Age of Soil Mechanics: 1920-1970"
1994  G. Geoffrey Meyerhof  "Evolution of Safety Factors and Geotechnical Limit State Design"
1995  James K. Mitchell "The Role of Soil Mechanics in Environmental Geotechnics"
1996  Delwyn G. Fredlund   "The Emergence of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics"
1997  T. William Lambe  "The Selection of Soil Strength for a Stability Analysis"
1998  John B. Burland  "The Enigma of the Leaning Tower of Pisa"
1999  J. Michael Duncan  "Factors of Safety and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering"
2000  Harry G. Poulos   "Foundation Settlement Analysis - Practice Versus Research"
2001  Robert D. Holtz "Geosynthetics for Soil Reinforcement"
2002 Arnold Aronowitz "The World trade Center: Construction, Destruction, Reconstruction"
2003 Eduardo Alonso "Exploring the Limits of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics: the Behavior of Coarse Granular Soil and Rockfill"
2004 Raymond Krizek "Slurries in Geotechnical Engineering"
2005 T.D. O’Rourke "Soil-Structure Interaction Under Extreme Loading Conditions"
2006 Clyde N. Baker, Jr.

"In-Situ Testing, Soil Structure Interaction, and Cost Effective Foundation Design"
2007 Ricardo Dobry "Pile response to liquefaction and lateral spreading: field observations and current Research"

Please note: DVDs of the individual lectures are available.
 Contact:

Jean-Louis Briaud, PhD, PE
Spencer J. Buchanan Chair Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-3136, USA
Tel: 979-845-3795
Fax: 979-845-6554
Email: briaud@tamu.edu