Articles | Volume 16, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-16-1-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-16-1-2025
Biographical contribution
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03 Feb 2025
Biographical contribution |  | 03 Feb 2025

Contribution to the knowledge of early geotechnics during the 20th century: Laurits Bjerrum

Gonzalo Guillán-Llorente, Belén Muñoz-Medina, Antonio Lara-Galera, and Rubén Galindo-Aires

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'It is a very remarkable articule regarding one of the best researchers in geotechnics', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Jun 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', M. Belén Muñoz-Medina, 04 Jun 2024
  • EC1: 'Comment on hgss-2024-5', Kristian Schlegel, 05 Jun 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on EC1', M. Belén Muñoz-Medina, 05 Jun 2024
    • AC5: 'Reply on EC1', M. Belén Muñoz-Medina, 18 Aug 2024
      • EC2: 'Reply on AC5', Kristian Schlegel, 19 Aug 2024
        • AC6: 'Reply on EC2', M. Belén Muñoz-Medina, 19 Aug 2024
          • EC3: 'Reply on AC6', Kristian Schlegel, 20 Aug 2024
            • AC7: 'Reply on EC3', M. Belén Muñoz-Medina, 21 Aug 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on hgss-2024-5', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Jul 2024
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', M. Belén Muñoz-Medina, 18 Aug 2024
    • AC4: 'Reply on RC2', M. Belén Muñoz-Medina, 18 Aug 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Aug 2024) by Kristian Schlegel
AR by M. Belén Muñoz-Medina on behalf of the Authors (25 Aug 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (29 Aug 2024) by Kristian Schlegel
AR by M. Belén Muñoz-Medina on behalf of the Authors (06 Sep 2024)
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Short summary
Karl Terzaghi reached out to Laurits Bjerrum in 1954, impressed by his paper on Norwegian quick clays' stability. At 36, Bjerrum, already a PhD and NGI director, emphasised practical research integration, influenced by centres like Imperial College London. He advocated for soil mechanics in civil engineering education and founded its chair in 1960. Bjerrum left a lasting legacy, earning international acclaim for his NGI work and collaborations with geotechnicians like Terzaghi and Casagrande.