In 1978, Jean-Louis Briaud, a recent arrival at Texas A&M University, heeded the advice of Dr. Karl Terzaghi. Considered the father of soil mechanics, Terzaghi said that the action in geotechnical engineering occurs in the field. With the assistance of Texas A&M researchers Harry Coyle and Richard Bartoskewitz, Briaud began conducting full-scale testing of how […]
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Briaud Gives Prestigious Osterberg Memorial Lecture
Protecting U.S. embassies against terrorist attacks was the subject of this year’s Osterberg Memorial Lecture presented by Jean-Louis Briaud. Manager of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Program, Briaud also holds the Spencer J. Buchanan Chair in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University. Known worldwide for his engineering […]
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