Alan Cotton Meigh
Alan Cotton Meigh (* 1920 ; † April 11, 2010 in Hungerford ), mostly quoted as AC Meigh , was a British civil engineer and specialist in the field of geotechnical engineering .
Meigh had a doctorate in engineering (D.Sc.) and a proven expert in pressure sounding , for which he wrote the standard work Cone penetration testing: methods and interpretation in the 1980s . Another area of work was general field measurement methods ("in-situ tests"). In the 1980s he worked at Woodward-Clyde Consultants in West Woodhay, Berkshire .
Awards and memberships
In 1976 Meigh was awarded a Rankine Lecturer by the British Geotechnical Association for his work entitled "The Triassic rocks, with particular reference to predicted and observed performance of some major foundations".
Meigh was a Fellow of the Geological Society of London , the City and Guilds of London Institute (FCGI), the Institution of Civil Engineers and an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Fonts
- Cone penetration testing: methods and interpretation , CIRIA Ground Engineering Report, London, Butterworths-Heinemann 1987
- with IK Nixon: Comparison of in-situ tests for granular soils , Proc. 5. ICSMFE, Paris, 1961, Vol. 1, pp. 499-507
- mit BO Corbett A comparison of in-situ measurements in a soft clay with laboratory tests and the settlement of oil tanks , Proc. Conf. In-situ Investigations in Soils and Rocks, British Geotechnical Society, London 1969, 173-179
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice in the Daily Telegraph, Online
- ↑ Information in his book Cone penetration testing 1987
- ↑ Published in Geotechnique, September 1976
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meigh, Alan Cotton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meigh, AC |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British civil engineer and specialist in geotechnical engineering |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 2010 |
| Place of death | Hungerford , Berkshire |