Alan W. Bishop

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Alan W. Bishop

Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

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Why Is Alan W. Bishop Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Alan Wilfred Bishop was a British geotechnical engineer and academic, working at Imperial College London. He was known for the Bishop's method of analysing soil slopes. After his graduation from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Bishop worked under Alec Skempton and obtained his PhD in 1952 with his thesis title being: The stability of earth dams. He worked extensively in the field of experimental Soil mechanics and developed apparati for soil testing, such as the triaxial test and the ring shear.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Alan W. Bishop?

Alan W. Bishop is affiliated with the following schools:

• Imperial College London
• University of Manchester