Karl von Terzaghi

GPTKB entity

Properties (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Austrian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkb:American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers
gptkbp:awards Karl Terzaghi Award
gptkbp:born October 2, 1883
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Consolidation Theory
gptkbp:died October 25, 1963
gptkbp:education gptkb:Technical_University_of_Vienna
gptkbp:famousFor Soil Testing Methods
gptkbp:field Geotechnical_Engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karl von Terzaghi
gptkbp:influence Modern_Geotechnical_Engineering
gptkbp:influenced Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical_Engineering
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henri_Darcy
gptkbp:inventor Terzaghi's_Theory_of_Consolidation
gptkbp:knownFor Father_of_Soil_Mechanics
gptkbp:legacy Terzaghi_Lecture_Series
gptkbp:nationality Austrian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Arthur_Casagrande
gptkbp:notableWorks Theoretical Soil Mechanics
gptkbp:publishes Principles of Soil Mechanics
Theoretical Soil Mechanics
Soil_Mechanics_and_Foundations
Soil_Mechanics_and_Foundations_Engineering
Soil_Mechanics_in_Engineering_Practice
gptkbp:researchField Soil Behavior
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_von_Terzaghi
gptkbp:work gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign