Peter Wroth
British civil engineer
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Charles Peter Wroth (1929–1991) was a British civil engineer, a world pioneer in geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics.[1][2][3]
University of Oxford
Peter Wroth | |
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| Born | 1929 |
| Died | 1991 (aged 61–62) |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Oxford |
| Thesis | The behaviour of soils and other granular media when subjected to shear (1958) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kenneth H. Roscoe |
| Doctoral students | Guy T. Houlsby, David Muir Wood |
Education
Wroth was educated at Marlborough College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he studied Engineering and carried out research in Soil Mechanics under Kenneth H. Roscoe, leading to the award of a PhD degree in 1958 with his thesis titled "The behaviour of soils and other granular media when subjected to shear".[4] He served as Professor at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. He also served as Master of Emmanuel College for a brief period prior to his death.
Academic recognition
He delivered the 24th Rankine Lecture, titled "The interpretation of in situ soil tests".[5]
Sport
Wroth played county cricket at amateur level, playing minor counties cricket for Devon from 1947–50, and later for Cambridgeshire in 1962.[6] He also played international hockey for Wales.