Mecanique

From the Library of Robert Whitman: Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics Theoretical Soil Mechanics Earthquake Damage and Earthquake Insurance; Handbook of Mathematical Tables and Formulas

réf. 7976 — Four books from the research library of world-renowned expert in soil dynamics and earthquake engineering Robert V. Whitman. Whitman earned both his masters and doctoral degrees in engineering from MIT where he then taught for over 40 years and remained an active member of the MIT community for many more years as a professor emeritus. Whitman worked with Professor Donald Taylor during his doctoral studies. Their work on slope stability under dynamic loading established the basis for the "Newmark sliding block method" for estimating earthquake-induced ground displacements. In 1981 he presented the Terzaghi Lecture on risk analysis in geotechnical engineering at the American Society of Civil Engineer’s National Convention. He won the Terzaghi Award for outstanding contributions to knowledge in the fields of soil mechanics subsurface and earthwork engineering in 1987. Much of his later research focused on a methodology for estimating losses from earthquakes and he led the committee that developed a computer software called HAZUS which FEMA expanded to include floods and hurricanes. Taylor Donald W. Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics. John Wiley and Sons. 1949. Third printing. Black cloth boards with gilt text to spine edges worn spine cracked and front cover nearly detached Whitman's name on ffep good. Terzaghi Karl. Theoretical Soil Mechanics. John Wiley and Sons. 1951. Sixth printing. Blue cloth board with faded gilt text to spine general wear pages toned Whitman's name on title page very good. Freeman John R. Earthquake Damage and Earthquake Insurance. McGraw-Hill. 1932. First edition. Red cloth boards with gilt text on cover and spine large pale stain on front and back covers edgewear small cut on spine book plate with author signature pasted to ffep large dedication on front pastedown to Whitman from the FEMA-NIBS Earthquake Loss Estimation Project very good. Burington Richard Stevens. Handbook of Mathematical Tables and Formulas. Handbook Publishers Inc. Sandusky Ohio. 1945. Reprint of second edition. Softcover leather cover well worn chipped edges pages toned Whitman's name on ffep very good. . unknown