About Leopold Müller
Lived 1908 – 1988 (aged 79–80). Leopold Müller was an Austrian civil engineer, university teacher, engineer, geologist and honorary professor.
Leopold Müller (born 9 January 1908 in Salzburg, died 1 August 1988 in Salzburg) was a geologist, one of the pioneers of rock mechanics and one of the main contributors to the development of the new Austrian tunneling method (NATM).
Müller opined, that the northern flank of the 1,900 meter high Monte Toc was not stable enough to withstand a reservoir with up to 150 million cubic meters of water when the Vajont dam was planned.
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Who was Leopold Müller?
Austrian civil engineer (1908–1988)
When was Leopold Müller born?
Leopold Müller was born in 1908 in Salzburg.
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Leopold Müller died on 1 August 1988 in Salzburg.
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Leopold Müller was a civil engineer, university teacher, engineer, geologist and honorary professor.
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Leopold Müller was Austrian.
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