Nicholas Ambraseys
Greek seismologist (1929-2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicholas Neocles Ambraseys FICE FREng (19 January 1929 – 28 December 2012)[2] was a Greek engineering seismologist. He was emeritus professor of engineering seismology and senior research fellow at Imperial College London.[3] For many years Ambraseys was considered the leading figure and an authority in earthquake engineering and seismology in Europe.
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Nicholas N. Ambraseys | |
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Born | 19 January 1929 (1929-01-19) Athens, Greece |
Died | December 28, 2012(2012-12-28) (aged 83) England |
Citizenship | British, Greek |
Alma mater | Imperial College London National Technical University of Athens |
Known for | Historical Seismicity, Calculation of seismic displacements of dams |
Awards | 44th Rankine Lecture (2004) Legend of Earthquake Engineering[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Engineering Seismology Soil Mechanics |
Institutions | Imperial College London |
Thesis | The seismic stability of earth dams (1958) |
Doctoral advisor | Alec Skempton Alan W. Bishop |
Doctoral students | Sarada K. Sarma |
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