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Karl Terzaghi

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16

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2.1K

Citations

15

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1936

Active since

Affiliations

Harvard University Press(Current)

Karl Terzaghi is an author at Harvard University Press specializing in engineering, civil engineering, and geomechanics.

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EngineeringCivil EngineeringGeomechanicsGeotechnical EngineeringEngineering GeologyEarth ScienceGeomorphologyConstruction EngineeringSoil MechanicsStructural Geology

Publications per year

1936–1967

16

Publications

16

Evalution of Conefficients of Subgrade Reaction

Karl Terzaghi · Géotechnique · 1955 · 695 citations

Engineering, Chemical Transformation, Mechanical Engineering +19

Stability of Steep Slopes on Hard Unweathered Rock

Karl Terzaghi · Géotechnique · 1962 · 328 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Hydrogeology, Rock Slide +12

STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN DRY AND IN SATURATED SAND ABOVE A YIELDING TRAP-DOOR

Karl Terzaghi · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1936 · 276 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering, Geotechnical Property +6

Rock defects and loads on tunnel supports

Karl Terzaghi · Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) · 1946 · 220 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Testing, Engineering +9

Soil mechanics in engineering practice; second edition

Karl Terzaghi, Ralph B. Peck · 1967 · 204 citations

Engineering, Soil Mechanics, Earth Science +18

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