Peter Wroth

Peter Wroth
Born	1929
Died	1991 (aged 61–62)
Alma mater	Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Cambridge University of Oxford
Thesis	The behaviour of soils and other granular media when subjected to shear  (1958)
Doctoral advisor	Kenneth H. Roscoe
Doctoral students	Guy T. Houlsby, David Muir Wood

Charles Peter Wroth (1929–1991) was a British civil engineer, a world pioneer in geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics. He led the design and construction of the Hammersmith flyover.

Education

Wroth was educated at Marlborough College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he studied Engineering and carried out research in Soil Mechanics under Kenneth H. Roscoe, leading to the award of a PhD degree in 1958 with his thesis titled "The behaviour of soils and other granular media when subjected to shear". He served as Professor at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. He also served as Master of Emmanuel College for a brief period prior to his death.

Academic recognition

He delivered the 24th Rankine Lecture, titled "The interpretation of in situ soil tests".

Sport

Wroth played county cricket at amateur level, playing minor counties cricket for Devon from 1947–50, and later for Cambridgeshire in 1962. He also played international hockey for Wales.