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Home >> Hall Of Fame >> Terzaghi, Karl Von

Karl von Terzaghi
(1883 - 1963) Father of Soil Mechanics

KvT's famous Court Appearence story
Karl Terzaghi was in the witness chair in a courtroom as an expert witness (some time in the late 1950's).

Terzaghi's Cigarette Boxes
Karl Terzaghi used cigarette boxes to do his tests while developing the consolidation theory.

The birth place of Soil Mechanics
People who see this photo say "if you worked there you were bound to invent something"

Terzaghi Libraries and Museums
A private compilation of Terzaghi's works has been uncovered---see the Terzaghi Libraries and Museums.