About Nilmar Janbu
Lived 1921 – 2013 (aged 91). Nilmar Janbu was a Norwegian professor, engineer and geotechnics.
Nilmar Oskar Charles Janbu (23 August 1921 – 4 January 2013) was a Norwegian engineer and geotechnician.
He was born in Fræna Municipality. He graduated in civil engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1947, and in geotechnics from Harvard University in 1949. His dr. thesis from 1954 was titled Stability analysis of slopes with dimensionless parameters. He was appointed professor of geotechnics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1961. He was Rankine Lecturer 1985, discussing solutions to problems in offshore engineering.
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Who was Nilmar Janbu?
Norwegian university teacher (1921-2013)
When was Nilmar Janbu born?
Nilmar Janbu was born on 23 August 1921 in Fræna.
When did Nilmar Janbu die?
Nilmar Janbu died on 4 January 2013 in Trondheim.
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Nilmar Janbu was a professor, engineer and geotechnics.
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Nilmar Janbu was Norwegian.
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