Modern geotechnical engineering is said to have begun in 1925 with the publication of Erdbaumechanik by Karl von Terzaghi, a mechanical engineer and geologist. Considered by many to be the father of modern soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, Terzaghi developed the principle of effective stress, and demonstrated that the shear strength of soil is controlled by effective stress. Terzaghi also developed the framework for theories of bearing capacity of foundations, and the theory for prediction of the rate of settlement of clay layers due to consolidation.Soil Mechanics, Lambe, T.William and Whitman, Robert V., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John Wiley & Sons., 1969. Afterwards, Maurice Biot fully developed the three-dimensional soil consolidation theory, extending the one-dimensional model previously developed by Terzaghi to more general hypotheses and introducing the set of basic equations of Poroelasticity.
modern geotechnical engineering is said to have begun in 1925 with the publication of erdbaumechanik by karl von terzaghi a mechanical engineer and geologist considered by many to be the father of modern soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering terzaghi developed the principle of effective stress and demonstrated that the shear strength of soil is controlled by effective stress terzaghi also developed the framework for theories of bearing capacity of foundations and the theory for prediction of the rate of settlement of clay layers due to consolidationsoil mechanics lambe twilliam and whitman robert v massachusetts institute of technology john wiley & sons 1969 afterwards maurice biot fully developed the three-dimensional soil consolidation theory extending the one-dimensional model previously developed by terzaghi to more general hypotheses and introducing the set of basic equations of poroelasticity