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Pages 157-162

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... He graduated with first class honors in civil engineering at the University of Glasgow. He earned a diploma with distinction and associateship of the Royal Technical College (RTC)
From page 158...
... . These interests, associated with the general topic of experimental stress analysis, formed the mainstream of his activities.
From page 159...
... They presented fascinating ideas on the experimental aspects of the skin dynamometer and the interrelationship of skin tension and or overcome deformities. Kenedi and Gibson developed such ingenious and clinically valuable ideas that they became a full-time research group of the relatively newly reorganized University of Strathclyde, including the university that was formed from the Royal Technical College.
From page 160...
... His writings include authorship and coauthorship of fortyeight scientific and technical papers in the areas of theoretical and experimental stress analysis, structures constructed of coldformed thin-walled sections and thin-walled shells. In addition, he authored or coauthored fifty-eight scientific and technical papers in the areas of tissue biomechanics as applied to reconstructive surgery, rehabilitation engineering, and bioengineering.


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