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From page 255... ... PECK, professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and one of the most influential engineers of the twentieth century, died on February 18, 2008, at the age of 95. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on June 23, 1912, to American parents, Orwin K and Ethel Huyck Peck, when his father was a bridge engineer with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad in Canada. Read the entire page →
From page 256... ... Ralph built a premiere geotechnical program at the University of Illinois fulfilling Karl Terzaghi's hope that he would "educate a generation of geotechnical engineers who retain common sense and their sense of proportion." From 1942 to 1974, Ralph Peck directed 39 doctoral students. During those same years, more than 5,000 students attended his lectures. Read the entire page →
From page 257... ... Dam in British Columbia; Lower Notch Dam in Ontario; Churchill Falls Dams in Labrador; James Bay Dams in Québec; Itezhitezhi Dam in Zambia; Saluda Dam in South Carolina; Wilson Tunnel in Hawaii; the Bay Area Rapid Transit System in San Francisco; and the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Los Angeles Metro Systems. Ralph Peck was also a consultant on foundations of structures for numerous projects, including the World Trade Center in New York. Read the entire page →
From page 258... ... He was invited to give the Ninth Rankine Lecture of the British Geotechnical Society in 1969. Other major honors included the 1944 Norman Medal, 1965 Wellington Prize, and 1969 Karl Terzaghi Award, all from ASCE; the National Society of Professional Engineers Award in 1972; the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal of the U.S. Read the entire page →

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... PECK, professor emeritus of civil engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and one of the most influential engineers of the twentieth century, died on February 18, 2008, at the age of 95. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on June 23, 1912, to American parents, Orwin K and Ethel Huyck Peck, when his father was a bridge engineer with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad in Canada.

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From page 256...

... Ralph built a premiere geotechnical program at the University of Illinois fulfilling Karl Terzaghi's hope that he would "educate a generation of geotechnical engineers who retain common sense and their sense of proportion." From 1942 to 1974, Ralph Peck directed 39 doctoral students. During those same years, more than 5,000 students attended his lectures.

Read the entire page →

From page 257...

... Dam in British Columbia; Lower Notch Dam in Ontario; Churchill Falls Dams in Labrador; James Bay Dams in Québec; Itezhitezhi Dam in Zambia; Saluda Dam in South Carolina; Wilson Tunnel in Hawaii; the Bay Area Rapid Transit System in San Francisco; and the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Los Angeles Metro Systems. Ralph Peck was also a consultant on foundations of structures for numerous projects, including the World Trade Center in New York.

Read the entire page →

From page 258...

... He was invited to give the Ninth Rankine Lecture of the British Geotechnical Society in 1969. Other major honors included the 1944 Norman Medal, 1965 Wellington Prize, and 1969 Karl Terzaghi Award, all from ASCE; the National Society of Professional Engineers Award in 1972; the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal of the U.S.

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RALPH B. PECK Pages 254-259

RALPH B. PECK
Pages 254-259