Malcolm D. Bolton | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) England |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater |
Cambridge University, UK University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) |
Known for | Mobilisable strength design (MSD), Geotechnical centrifuge modelling |
Awards | 52nd
Rankine Lecture, 2012 Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering |
Institutions |
Cambridge University, UK University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) |
Doctoral advisor | Andrew N. Schofield [1] |
Malcolm David Bolton (born 1946) is a British soil mechanics engineer and professor of geotechnical engineering at the University of Cambridge.
He read engineering at the University of Cambridge. He then studied for a MSc at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) and then did research in soil mechanics at Cambridge which led to the award of a PhD. [2]
He currently holds the Chair of Soil Mechanics at the University of Cambridge and his is the Director of the Schofield Centrifuge Centre for Geotechnical Processes and Construction. He published extensively [3] [4] in the field of fundamental soil mechanics, geotechnical centrifuge testing and geotechnical design. For the latter topic, he introduced the mobilisable strength design (MSD) method. [5] [6] In 2012, he was invited to deliver the prestigious 52nd Rankine Lecture, titled "Performance-based design in geotechnical engineering". [7] [8] In 1991 he delivered the 2nd BGA Géotechnique Lecture.
Malcolm D. Bolton | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) England |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater |
Cambridge University, UK University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) |
Known for | Mobilisable strength design (MSD), Geotechnical centrifuge modelling |
Awards | 52nd
Rankine Lecture, 2012 Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering |
Institutions |
Cambridge University, UK University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) |
Doctoral advisor | Andrew N. Schofield [1] |
Malcolm David Bolton (born 1946) is a British soil mechanics engineer and professor of geotechnical engineering at the University of Cambridge.
He read engineering at the University of Cambridge. He then studied for a MSc at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) and then did research in soil mechanics at Cambridge which led to the award of a PhD. [2]
He currently holds the Chair of Soil Mechanics at the University of Cambridge and his is the Director of the Schofield Centrifuge Centre for Geotechnical Processes and Construction. He published extensively [3] [4] in the field of fundamental soil mechanics, geotechnical centrifuge testing and geotechnical design. For the latter topic, he introduced the mobilisable strength design (MSD) method. [5] [6] In 2012, he was invited to deliver the prestigious 52nd Rankine Lecture, titled "Performance-based design in geotechnical engineering". [7] [8] In 1991 he delivered the 2nd BGA Géotechnique Lecture.