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Karl Terzaghi Research Collection /Charles F. Ripley (collector)Compiled by Christopher Hives (2003)Revised by Erwin Wodarczak (2014, 2020)University of British Columbia Archives

Table of Contents Collection Descriptiono Title / Dates of Creation / Physical Descriptiono Biographical Sketcho Scope and Contento Notes Series Descriptionso Karl Terzaghi Biographical Materials serieso Karl Terzaghi Publications serieso Karl Terzaghi Professional Reports serieso Ralph B. Peck Publications Serieso J.D. Mollard Publications Series File List Catalogue entry (UBC Library catalogue)

Collection DescriptionKarl Terzaghi Research Collection / Charles F. Ripley (collector). – 1912 -1997.1.37 m of textual records.11 photographs.1 audio recording.Biographical SketchCharles F. Ripley was a former student and colleague of Karl Terzaghi (1883-1963),considered the "father of Soil Mechanics", now known as Geotechnical Engineering.A native of Prague, Karl Terzaghi graduated from the Technical University of Graz andthen worked as a geologist in the field of civil engineering. Following World War I hecarried out a program of research into the properties of soils that lead to the publicationin 1925 of his famous book, Erdbaumechanik which presented the first co-ordinatedpicture of soils as engineering materials. This work was done while he was on the staffof the Imperial School of Engineers, and then of Robert College, both in Istanbul,Turkey. He was appointed a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology in 1925 but four years later returned to a specially created professorship atthe Technical University of Vienna. In 1938 Terzaghi returned to the United Statesaccepting a position at Harvard University from which he retired in 1955.Terzaghi’s pioneer work was publicly recognized when the first InternationalConference on Soil Mechanics was held at Harvard University in 1936. He lived to seesoil mechanics well established throughout the world, in the practice of civilengineering and in the curricula of almost all schools of civil engineering. More thanjust a theorist, Terzaghi was also a consulting engineer of international reputation andwith a world-wide practice. Terzaghi served as consultant on a number of significantprojects in British Columbia including the Mission Dam that was renamed the TerzaghiDam in his honour in 1965.Scope and ContentGathered by Charles F. Ripley, this research collection includes three series relating toTerzaghi including; biographical materials, publications and professional reports. Thereports series includes information about the British Columbia projects with whichTerzaghi was involved. The collection also includes copies of publications by Ralph B.Peck and J.D. Mollard.NotesFile list available.

The bulk of the collection was transferred from the UBC Library Science andEngineering Division to the University Archives in July 2003. File 9-1 was transferred inSeptember 2014. One oversize photograph was donated by Paul A. Hennes in February2018.

Series DescriptionsKarl Terzaghi Biographical Materials series. – 1912-1997.13 cm of textual records.11 photographs.1 audio recording.Series includes copies of articles, tributes and papers about Terzaghi, copies of someincoming and outgoing correspondence by/with/about Terzaghi, copies of essays andtalks by Terzaghi, photographs, and an audio recording about Terzaghi.Karl Terzaghi Publications series. – 1907-1964.48 cm of textual records.Series consists of copies of articles, reviews and discussions by Terzaghi (1907-1964).Karl Terzaghi Professional Reports series. – 1929-1962.22 cm of textual records.Series consists of copies of professional reports prepared by Karl Terzaghi (1929-1962).Ralph B. Peck Publications series. – 1936-1997.35 cm of textual records.Series consists of copies of publications by engineer Ralph B. Peck (1936-1997).J.D. Mollard Publications series. – 1946-1996.13 cm of textual records.Series consists of copies of articles by engineer J.D. Mollard (1946-1996).

File ListBOX 1KARL TERZAGHI BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS SERIES1-1Typescript and off-print of Charles F. Ripley "Karl Terzaghi and BritishColumbia" Geotechnical News (1997), pp. 46-53.1-2Photocopy of Ruth D. Terzaghi, "Karl Terzaghi, 1883-1963"Journal BostonSociety of Civil Engineers (July 1964), pp. 289-291.1-3Photocopy of "Karl Terzaghi's Last Writings on Soils" Engineering News-Record(November 21, 1963), pp 39-40. Tributes and Papers about KT1-4Dedication: "Karl Terzaghi and the Boston Society of Civil Engineers" from"Contributions to Soil Mechanics, 1954-1962" Boston Society of CivilEngineers, 1965Press release #100, Div. Bldg. Research, Nat. Research Council, Ottawa(November 1963) : "Death of Karl Terzaghi".Photocopy of announcement of "Terzaghi Memorial Lectures" seminar atBogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, August 14-16, 1973. "Terzaghi Stamp"ISSMFE News (Jan-Mar. 1984)R.F. Leggett, "There are Two Terzaghi Dams" Geotechnical News, Vol. 2 No.1(March 1984), pp. 4-5Photocopy of comments by C.F. Ripley at Terzaghi Memorial Luncheon, VIIPan. Am. S.M.& F.E. Conference, Vancouver, BC (21 June 1983).Photocopy of program from Terzaghi Memorial Luncheon, VII Pan. Am.S.M.& F.E. Conference, Vancouver, BC (21 June 1983).1-5Photocopy of Arthur Casagrande, "Karl Terzaghi, 1883-1963" HarvardEngineers and Scientists Bulletin Vol. 145 No. 1 (March 1964), pp. 3-9Photocopy of R.F. Leggett, "Karl Terzaghi, 1883-1963" Canadian GeotechnicalJournal Vol. 1 No.2 (March 1964), pp 122-124.Photocopy of "Soils Expert Karl Terzaghi Dies" Engineering News-Record (31October 1963).Photocopy of "The Terzaghi Contribution" ; Editorial ; Engineering NewsRecord (21 November 1963)

1-6"Terzaghi Memorial Session" 6th International Conference on Soil Mechanics,Montreal, September 8, 1965. Tributes by: R.F. Leggett, J. Lynch Staunton,R.G. Ballard, A.Casagrande, R.B. Peck, L. Bjerrum, H. Taylor, Ruth D,Terzaghi, A.W. Skempton"Terzaghi Library Memoirs" Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo (1971)."New Honors for Terzaghi" Engineering News-Record (23 September 1965).R.B. Peck, "ASCE Honorary Member Karl Terzaghi is Dead" [Letter toeditor](March 1964).F.E. Schmidt, "Lessons in Soil Mechanics" Engineering News-Record (22December 1960)"Moles Cite Terzaghi and Ferris" Engineering News-Record (1 February 1962)."Terzaghi and the Moles" Engineering News-Record (8 Febraury 1962).1-7Typescript of Reint de Boer, Robert L. Shiffman, Robert E. Gibson "AnIncident in the History of Soil Mechanics" (November 7, 1994).1-8Herbert H. Einstein, "Observation, Quantification, and Judgement: Terzaghiand Engineering Geology" ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 117No. 11 (November 1991).Ruth D. Terzaghi and Barry Voight, "Karl Terzaghi on Rockslides: ThePerspective of a Half-Century" Rockslides and Avalaches 2 (1979), pp. 111-133.Henry Petroski, "Soil Mechanics" American Scientist Vol. 84 (SeptemberOctober 1996, pp. 428-432.1-9S.S. Tezcan and A.S. Yalcin (eds), Proceedings of the Terzaghi MemorialLectures"1-10Karl Terzaghi CorrespondenceCopy of outgoing letter from KT to A. Casagrande (January 7, 1930)Copy of outgoing letter from KT to A.J. Ackerman (December 8, 1952)Copy of outgoing letter from KT to S. Merler (March 4, 1952)Copy of outgoing letter from KT to C.O. Swanson (October 17, 1952)Copy of outgoing letter from KT to C.F. Ripley (January 7, 1953)Copy of outgoing letter from KT to Charles F. Ripley (December 5, 1957)Copy of outgoing letter from KT to Andre Coyne (December 14, 1959)Copy of outgoing letter "In the event of my death" (October 2, 1961)Extract of letter from KT to E. Lazenby (April 21, 1962)

1-11Correspondence re: Karl TerzaghiCopy of outgoing letter from Ruth D. Terzaghi to Charles F. Ripley (January6, 1947)Copy of outgoing letter from Ruth D. Terzaghi to Dorothy Ripley (March 14,1963)Copy of outgoing letter from Arthur Casagrande to Ralph B. Peck (October25, 1963)Copy of outgoing letter from Charles F. Ripley to Herbert H. Einstein(January 2, 1992)Copy of outgoing letter from Charles F. Ripley to Ruth Terzaghi (January 2,1992)1-12Typescript of testimony by KT at hearing into the Whatshan Power Stationlandslide (December 1953)1-13"Observations concerning Deas Island Tunnel made During Trip with Dr. K.Terzaghi and Mr. N.D. Lea” – Notes by C.F. Ripley (195-)Essays/Talks by KT1-14"Das hochwasser des Mississippi" (1912)1-15"Uber den grossen cumpel" (1912)1-16"L'ecole Imperiale d'Ingenieurs" (1917)1-17"Auch ein Kriegsschauplatz" (n.d.)1-18"Dynamit" (n.d.)1-19"Zurturkisch-asiatischen Bewasserungsfrage" (n.d.)1-20"Vagabunden" 2 pp. typescript (n.d.)1-21"Sonntogsgagedanken" 4 pp. typescript (n.d.)1-22"The Way to Happiness" (March 10, 1924)1-23"Engineering Education - Recollections and Outlook" (n.d.)

1-24"Geology of the Bosporus" - Lecture at Robert College Assembly (May 1924)1-25"Near East Recollections" - Lecture delivered to the Twentieth Century Club(October 22, 1925)1-26"Sarah Bernhardt" [German] (n.d.)1-27"Ein Tag in der Brusseler Weltausstellung" (n.d.)1-28Classroom notes taken by Walter R. Ferris in Karl Tarzaghi's Engineering 266: Applied Soil Mechanics at Harvard University (1955)Photographs71.1/1Karl Terzaghi at glacier terminus near Stewart, B.C. (August 7, 1956)71.1/2Group of people including Karl Terzaghi near Stewart, B.C. (August 6, 1956)71.1/3Group photo including Karl Terzaghi and C. Ripley near Stewart, B.C.(August 5, 1956)71.1/4Karl Terzaghi, guide and C.F. Ripley near Stewart, B.C. (August 7, 1956)71.1/5H. Ripley, C. Ripley and Karl Terzaghi in Prince Rupert, B.C. (August 8, 1956)71.1/6Group photo including Karl Terzaghi and C.F. Ripley (195-)71.1/7Karl Terzaghi traversing coarse talus slope at Rubble Creek near Daisy Lake(ca. 1958)71.1/8Karl Terzaghi and A. Ackerman at Terzaghi Dam near Lillooet, B.C. (n.d.)71.1/9Laser photocopy of photo of Karl Terzaghi and T. Middlebrooks atInternational Conference of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineers inRotterdam (1948)71.1/10Laser photocopy of photo of Karl Terzaghi in group at InternationalConference of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineers in Rotterdam (1948)71.1/11Terzaghi Library at Norwegian Technical Institute (June 1968) [slides]

71.1/12International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering,Harvard University, 22-26 June 1936 [photograph of attendees]. – 23 x 62.5 cmBW print. – June 1936.- Karl Terzaghi identified as #46 in group photograph- donated by Paul A. Hennes in February 2018 – his father Robert G. Hennes(#128) as a student of Terzaghi at MIT.- stored in oversize drawerAudio RecordingAT 2663 R.B. Peck, "Tales of Terzaghi" Victoria, BC (October 16, 1997).BOX 2KARL TERZAGHI PUBLICATIONS SERIESInformation for the entries below is based on "Bibliography" by Margareth Grini andGuri Rollum in From Theory to Practice (ed.) L. Bjerrun, A. Casagrande, R.B. Peck andA.W. Skempton (1960). Publications are listed chronologically by years and thebracketed numbers are those assigned in the bibliography.2-1Copies of annotated bibliography of Terzaghi's works2-2(2)1907Geologie der Umgebung von Flamberg im Sausal. NaturwissenschaftlichenVereines fur Steiermark. Mitteilungen, pp. 131-146.2-3(3)1908Bau der ersten osterreichischen Glanzstoff-Fabrik in St. Polten. Beton andEisen, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 98-100.Bestimmung des Druckes auf die Wand eines Silotrichters. Zuschriften an diechriftleitung. Beton and Eisen, Vol. 7, No. 8, 14, pp. 326-327, 350.Silo der Gipswerke in Egeres, Siebenburgen. Beton and Eisen, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp.57-59.(4)(5)

2-4(6)1911Bemerkungen zur Tektonik der Umgebung von Buccari. Foldtani kozlony(Ungarische geologische Gesellschaft. Zeitschrift, Geologische Mitteilungen), Vol.41, pp. 684-695.2-5(7)1912Der Dammbruch am Mississippi. Die Umschau, Vol. 16, No. 35, pp. 735-738.2-6(10)1914Der Eisenbeton beim Bau der staatlichen Bewasserungsanlagen im westlichenNordamerika. Armierter Beton, Vol. 7, pp. 377-386.Der Eisenbeton beim Bau der Wasserleitung von Los Angeles. ArmierterBeton, Vol. 7, pp. 255-261.(11)2-7(12)1915Verwendung von Sandzement and die Bestimmung der Betonmischung aufNordamerikanischen Baustellen. Armierter Beton, Vol. 8, pp. 11-15.2-8(14)1917Die Unzulanglichkeit veroffentlichter Baubeschreibungen. OsterreichischerZngenieur-and ArchitektenVerein. Zeitschrift, Vol. 69, No. 21, pp. 325-328.2-9(15)1918Das technisehe Unterrichtswesen in der Tiirkei. Osterreichische Monatsschriftfur den Orient, Nos. 1-3, pp. 34-59.2-10(17)(18)1920New facts about surface friction. Physical Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 54-61.Old earth-pressure theories and new test results. Engineering News-Record,Vol. 85, No. 14, pp. 632-637. 1921.2-11(19)1921Foundation problems and laboratory research. Engineering News-Record, Vol.87, No. 2, pp. 77-78.Die physikalischen Grundlagen des technisch-geologischen Gutachtens.Osterreichischer Ingenieur- and Architekten-Verein. Zeitschrift, Vol. 73, No.36/37,pp. 237-241.(20)

2-12(22)1922Der Grundbruch an Stauwerken and seine Verhiltung. Die Wasserkraft, Vol.17, No. 24, pp. 445-449. [Includes English translation : Piping in Dams and ItsPrevention;]2-13(23)1923Die Berecbnung der Durchlassigkeitsziffer des Tones aus dem Verlauf derhydrodynamischen Spannungserscheinungen. Akademie der Wissenschaften inWien. Sitzungsberichte. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Part 11 a,Vol. 132, No. 3/4, pp. 125-138. [English typescript translation only :Calculation of the Coefficient of Clay from the Course of the ObservedHydrodynamic Stress Phenomena]Die Beziehungen zwischen Elastizitiit and Innendruck. Akademie derWissenschaften in Wien. Sitzungsberichte. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlicheKlasse. Part II a, Vol. 132, No. 3/4, pp. 105-124.Discussion on: J. Feld, Lateral earth pressure; the accurate experimentaldetermination of the lateral earth pressure, together with a resume ofprevious experiments. American Society of Civil Engineers. Transactions, Vol.86, pp. Die Theorie der hydrodynamischen Spannungserscheinungen and ihrerdbautechnisches Anwendungsgebiet. International Congress for AppliedMechanics, 1. Delft. Proceedings, pp. 288-294.Versuche fiber die Viskositat des Wassers in sehr engenDurcbgangsquerschnitten. Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik un.dMechanck, Vol. 4, pp. 107-113. Physikalische Berichte, Vol. 6, 1925, pp. 13531354.1925Erdbaumechanik auf bodenphysikalischer Grundlage. Vienna, Deuticke. 399 pp.[Title page and table of contents only].Modern conceptions concerning foundation engineering. Boston Society ofCivil Engineers. Journal, Vol. 12, No. 10, pp. 397-439. Boston Society of CivilEngineers.Contributions to soil mechanics 1925-1940. Boston 1940, pp. 1-43. (ClemensHerschel Prize.)Principles of soil mechanics. Engineering News-Record, Vol. 95, Nos. 19-23, 2527, pp. 742-746, 796-800, 832-836, 874-878, 912-915, 987-990, 1026-1029, 10641068. Also published in book form : New York, McGraw-Hill, 1926. 98 pp.

(31)Zur Characteristik der Bausande. Osterreichischer Ingenieur- and ArchitektenVerein. Zeitschrift, Vol. 77, No. 33/34, pp. 292-294.2-16(32)1926The mechanics of adsorption and of the swelling of gels. In NationalSymposium on Colloid Chemistry, 4. Cambridge, Mass. Colloid symposiummonograph. New York, Chemical Catalog Co., Inc., pp. 58-78.Paper on the methods and possibilities of road-soil investigations. HighwayResearch Board, Washington, D. C. Proceedings, Vol. 6, pp. 394-408.Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Publication, Vol.63, No. 32, 1927.Simplified soil tests for subgrades and their physical significance. PublicRoads, Vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 153-162, 170.Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and SanitaryEngineering. Serial rete roads-a problem in foundation engineering. Boston Society of CivilEngineers. Journal, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 265-282.Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Publication, Vol. 63,No. 7.Boston Society of Civil Engineers. Contributions to soil mechanics 1925-1940.Boston 1940, pp. 45-62. (Fitzgerald Medal.)Determination of consistency of soils by means of penetration tests. PublicRoads, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. 240-247.Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and SanitaryEngineering. Serial, 7.Dirt experts discuss subgrade problems. Roads and Streets, Vol. 67, pp. 384388.The first international soil congress and its message to the highway engineer.Public Roads, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 89-94.Principles of final soil classification. Public Roads, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 41-53.Massachusetts Institute of Tecbnology. Department of Civil and SanitaryEngineering. Serial, 6.The science of foundations-its present and future. American Society of CivilEngineers. Proceedings, Vol. 53, pp. 2263--2294, Vol. 55, 1929, pp. 83-97.American Society of Civil Engineers. Transactions, Vol. 93, 1929, pp. 270-405.(Norman Medal).Wellpoint method for handling excavation of foundation pit at new sewagepumping station, Lynn, Mass. Boston Society of Civil Engineers. Journal, Vol.

14, No. 7, pp. 389-397.Boston Society of Civil Engineers. Contributions to soil mechanics 1925-1940.Boston 1940, pp. (53)(54)(55)(56)(57)1928Bearing capacity of soil; a restatement of the basis for rules as to bearingcapacity of cohesionless and cohesive materials. Engineering News-Record, Vol.100, No. 16, pp. 629-630.Discussion on: J. Hinds, Upward pressures under dams; experiments by theUnited States Bureau of Reclamation. American Society of Civil Engineers.Proceedings, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 1953-1957.American Society of Civil Engineers. Transactions, Vol. 93, 1929, pp. 15591563.Discussion on: A. C. Rose, Foundations and drainage of highways. AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers. Proceedings, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 1909-1912.American Society of Civil Engineers. Transactions, Vol. 94, 1930, pp. 87-90.Landslides in Central America. The Technology Review, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 1216.Present status of subgrade soil testing. By C. A. Hogentogler, and A. M.Wintermyer. Public Roads, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1-8, 24.Roads and Road Construction, Vol. 8, No. 95, 1930, pp. 398-403.Soil classification for foundation purposes. International Soil Congress, 1.Washington, D. C. Proceedings.Soil study, frost action and colloids. Engineering News-Record, Vol. 100, No. 18,p. 708.Zuschrift zum Aufsatz: 0. Stern, Moderne Betongrundbautechnik. DerBauingenieur, Vol. 9, No. 41, p. 745. 1929.1929Compressibility and elasticity of artesian aquifers. Economic Geology, Vol. 24,No. 2, pp. 211-213.Effect of minor geologic details on the safety of dams. American Institute ofMining and Metallurgical Engineers. Technical Publication, 215, pp. 31-44.Ingenieurgeologie. By K. A. Redlich, and R. Kampe. Vienna,Springer. 708 pp.Interrelationship of load, road and subgrade. By C. A. Hogentogler and. Public Roads, Vol. 10, pp. 3764.The mechanics of, shear failures on clay slopes and the creep of retainingwalls. Public Roads, Vol. 10, No. 10, pp. 177-192.The origin of artesian pressure. Economic Geology, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 94-99.

0)(71)Settlement of buildings due to progressive consolidation of individual strata.Journal of Mathematics and Physics, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 266-292.Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and SanitaryEngineering. Serial, 17, 1930.Soil studies for the Granville Dam at Westfield, Mass. New England WaterWorks Association. Journal, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 191-223.1930Earth pressure. (Report on Dr. Terzaghi's tests at M.I.T.) Engineering, Vol. 129,Nos. 3359, 3361, pp. 689-690, 753-754.Festigkeitslehre plastischer Boden. Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung, Vol. 50, p.739.Load, road and subgrade. By C. A. Hogentogler and . Good Roads,Vol. 73, No. 8, pp. 298-299, 305-306.Sickerverluste aus Kanalen. Die Wasserwirtschaft, Vol

1 audio recording. Biographical Sketch Charles F. Ripley was a former student and colleague of Karl Terzaghi (1883-1963), considered the "father of Soil Mechanics", now known as Geotechnical Engineering. A native of Prague, Karl Terzaghi graduated from the Technical University of Graz