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RONALD FRASER SCOTT
Pages 250-257

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... He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1974 for "contributions to the theory and application of soil mechanics." An internationally recognized expert on the mechanics of soils, Ron worked on a wide range of problems, including the freezing and thawing of soils, the characteristics of lunar and Martian soils, the characteristics of ocean-bottom soils, soil liquefaction, the dynamics of landslides, and the mechanism of earthquake-caused sand blows. He pioneered the use of centrifuges in the United States for studying the behavior of soil structures, such as earthen dams, under both static and dynamic loading.
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... and I happily and sleeplessly played with the lunar soil on the inside surface of a 650-foot diameter crater." Many readers will remember the pictures of the "scoop" digging into the lunar soil relayed from the Moon. Although it Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 252 3/23/10 3:42:34 PM
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... In the 1970s, Ron became convinced that centrifuges should be used in the United States to advance knowledge of the dynamic properties of soils and soil structures, particularly when subjected to strong earthquake motions. Centrifuges had been used to study soils in the Soviet Union, but with the exception of P
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... researchers. The conference introduced the first research in the United States using centrifuges, and they are now widely used and acknowledged to be extremely valuable for studying soil mechanics.
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... Another of Ron's interests was landslides and dam failures. He was a consultant on the Baldwin Hills Dam failure in Los Angeles in 1963, and he studied the disastrous Bluebird Canyon landslide in Laguna Beach in 1978.
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... Craig and Rod were Eagle Scouts with the honor of carrying the banner in the 1979 Rose Bowl Parade when Jimmy Stewart was the Grand Marshal. We all loved to hike and we spent many happy hours in the local mountains and national parks and also hiked and camped in Europe and Hawaii.
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