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Alec Westley Skempton

Alec Westley Skempton

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
37
Citations
16102
World Ranking
8221
National Ranking
520

Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
15768
World Ranking
5977
National Ranking
637

Overview

Alec Westley Skempton was affiliated with the Science Museum in the United Kingdom. Their career included contributions to scientific research and curation associated with this institution. Skempton's work was situated within the framework of science as preserved and presented by museum practices, though specific research topics and fields of study related to their work are not documented in available data.

There are no records of published papers under Skempton's name, with no listed titles, publication years, venues, or citation counts. Likewise, no information exists regarding frequent co-authors or collaborations.

Details regarding Skempton's involvement with academic journals or other publication venues are not recorded. Similarly, there is no evidence of book publications or affiliations with academic publishers tied to their profile.

The scope of Skempton's research fields or subfields has not been identified. Correspondingly, no specific topics of research or thematic areas connected to their scholarly activity are documented in available sources.

Information on awards or formal recognitions granted to Skempton is absent from the data, and the specific timing of any such honors cannot be confirmed.

As Skempton is noted to be deceased, references to their career and contributions are framed in the past tense.

Best Publications

  • THE PORE-PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS A AND B

    A. W. Skempton

  • Long-Term Stability of Clay Slopes

    A. W. Skempton

  • Residual strength of clays in landslides, folded strata and the laboratory

    A. W. Skempton

  • The Colloidal “Activity” of Clays

    A. W. Skempton

  • The bearing capacity of clays

    A. W. Skempton

  • Standard penetration test procedures and the effects in sands of overburden pressure, relative density, particle size, ageing and overconsolidation

    Alec Westley Skempton

  • Experiments on piping in sandy gravels

    A. W. Skempton;J. M. Brogan

  • THE ALLOWABLE SETTLEMENTS OF BUILDINGS.

    A W Skempton;D H Macdonald

  • Notes on the compressibility of clays

    Alec Westley Skempton;O. T. Jones

  • The consolidation of clays by gravitational compaction

    Alec Westley Skempton

  • STABILITY OF NATURAL SLOPES AND EMBANKMENT FOUNDATIONS

    A W Skempton;J Hutchinson

  • Standard penetration test procedures and the effects in sands of overburden pressure, relative density, particle size, ageing and overconsolidation

    Unknown

  • A Contribution to the settlement analysis of foundations on clay

    A. W. Skempton;L. Bjerrum

  • First-Time Slides in Over-Consolidated Clays

    A. W. Skempton

  • EFFECTIVE STRESS IN SOILS, CONCRETE AND ROCKS

    A W Skempton

  • Slope Stability of Cuttings in Brown London Clay

    A. W. Skempton

  • Stability of Natural Slopes in London Clay

    A. W. Skempton;F. A. Delory

  • The Behaviour of Saturated Clays During Sampling and Testing

    A. W. Skempton;V. A. Sowa

  • THE STRENGTH ALONG STRUCTURAL DISCONTINUITIES IN STIFF CLAYS

    A W Skempton;D J Petley

  • SOIL MECHANICS IN RELATION TO GEOLOGY

    A. W. Skempton

  • Ignition Loss and other Properties of Peats and Clays from Avonmouth, King's Lynn and Cranberry Moss

    A. W. Skempton;D. J. Petley

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