Guy T. Houlsby
Guy T. Houlsby | |
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Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Oxford |
Thesis | A Study of Plasticity Theories and Their Applicability to Soils (1981) |
Doctoral advisor | Peter Wroth |
Website | www |
Guy Tinmouth Houlsby FREng[1] is Professor of Civil Engineering and former Head of the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford.[2] He specialises in Geotechnical Engineering and more particularly in offshore foundations.
Education
[edit]He carried out research in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Cambridge, under the advisory of Peter Wroth, leading to the award of a PhD degree in 1981 with his thesis titled "A Study of Plasticity Theories and Their Applicability to Soils".[3]
Recognition
[edit]Professor Houlsby was invited to deliver the 54th BGA Rankine Lecture in 2014 at Imperial College, entitled "Interactions in Offshore Foundation Design".[4] In 2001 he delivered the 5th BGA Géotechnique Lecture.
He was elected in 1999 as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Professor Guy T. Houlsby". Archived from the original on 24 January 2020.
- ^ Houlsby, G. T. (1981) A Study of Plasticity Theories and Their Applicability to Soils. PhD Thesis, University of Cambridge.
- ^ BGA 54th Rankine Lecture
- ^ "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2014.