Bishop Methods (Slopes)
Introduction
Norbert Rubin Morgenstern (Toronto, May 25, 1935)[1] is a Canadian civil engineer specialized in geotechnical engineering.
Morgenstern studied at the University of Toronto, graduating in 1956. He furthered his studies at Imperial College London, earning a doctorate in 1964 at the University of London under the supervision of Alec Skempton.
In 1960 he began his professional life as a teacher. In 1968 he began teaching civil engineering at the University of Alberta.
In addition to other areas of geotechnical engineering, Morgenstern worked especially in the field of slope stability, where he worked with Alan W. Bishop") on landslides in loose material dams.
The publication in 1965 of the article «The analysis of the stability of general slip surfaces»[2] together with V.E. Price, in the British specialized magazine Géotechnique"), gave rise to a new method of slope stability by limit equilibrium called the Morgenstern-Price Method, included in different commercial computer programs for slope stability.
He has participated in more than 140 dam projects around the world), as well as in special geotechnical problems in Canada (permafrost, tar sands, mining waste, mines, pipelines) and off-shore structures. He has also published more than 300 technical articles.
References
- [1] ↑ Spitzname Nordie in Kurzbiographie Mount Polley Review Panel, s. u.
- [2] ↑ Bishop, Morgenstern Stability coefficients for earth slopes, Geotechnique Band 10, 1960, S. 129–150, Morgenstern, Price The analysis of the stability of general slip surfaces, Geotechnique, Band 15, 1965, S. 79.