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Obituary – A Tribute to Philip John (Pip) Alley

Obituary – A Tribute to Philip John (Pip) Alley

Tribute to Philip John (Pip) Alley (1901 – 78) A Soil Mechanics Pioneer in New Zealand Philip John Alley was a pioneer in New Zealand in promoting from the late 1930’s the newly established field of civil engineering then known as soil mechanics and he…

Proceedings of a workshop in lateral earth pressures and retaining wall design

Proceedings of a workshop in lateral earth pressures and retaining wall design

Contents: A review of static earth pressure theory (JP Blakeley) Dynamic pressure on earth retaining structures (GL Evans) Comments on earthquake-induced soil pressures (JH Wood) An introduction to the MWD retaining wall design notes (JC Rutledge and A Kennaird) The practising engineer’s viewpoint (GA Pickens)…