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Dr Gopal Madabhushi wins the British Geotechnical Association best publication medal
23 August 2010
Drs Knappett (left) and Madabhushi with their award
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has awarded its annual medal for the year 2009 to Drs Knappett and Madabhushi. This medal is given for the best publication by a BGA member. This year the BGA committee has decided that the publication "Knappett, J.A. & Madabhushi, S.P.G., (2009), Influence of axial load on lateral pile response in liquefiable soils, Part I: Physical modelling, Geotechnique, Vol.59, Issue 7, pp 571-581" should win the BGA medal. The award was made at the BGA Annual Conference held at the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Dr Knappett is a Lecturer at University of Dundee (and a former student at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge). Dr Madabhushi is a Reader in Geotechnical Engineering at University of Cambridge. The award winning publication forms a part of the book titled "Design of Pile Foundations in Liquefiable Soils" authored by Madabhushi, Knappett and Haigh and published by Imperial College Press in 2009 http://www.icpress.co.uk/engineering/p628.html.
