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Robert Gibson (engineer)

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Robert Edward Gibson (12 May 1926 in Felpham - 23 December 2008) was a British geotechnical engineer.[1] He is best known for his research into soil properties for foundation design. A simplified soil model, Gibson soil is named after him. [2]

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  1. ^ "Professor Robert Gibson: geotechnical engineer". The Times. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ C. W. W. Ng; N. E. Simons; Bruce Keith Menzies (2004). A Short Course in Soil-structure Engineering of Deep Foundations, Excavations and Tunnels. Thomas Telford. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-7277-3263-7.