Exhibition of Professor Mangushev’s works opened at the SPbGASU library
On 20 October, a new exhibition opened at the scientific and technical library of SPbGASU to mark the birthday of Professor Rashid Mangushev, Head of the Department of Geotechnics.
Rashid Mangushev telling about his books
The exhibition features textbooks and manuals, collections of articles, dictionaries on soil mechanics and foundation engineering authored or co-authored by Dr. Mangushev. A number of publications were written jointly with other leading geotechnicians, including foreign specialists. Here you can also get acquainted with the works of Professor Mangushev's students and get an idea of the breadth of issues the Department of Geotechnics at SPbGASU is working on.
Rashid Mangushev is an outstanding specialist in the field of soil mechanics and foundation engineering. He graduated fr om the Leningrad Institute of Civil Engineering in 1973. In 1994, he was elected professor of the Department of Soil Mechanics, Bases and Foundations (now the Department of Geotechnics) at SPbGASU, and became Head of the Department in 2002.
Dr. Mangushev is a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (RAACS); Deputy Chairman of the RAACS Scientific Council for Soil Mechanics, Foundations, Geotechnics, Geological Engineering and Environmental Surveys for Construction; technical expert of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences; Vice-President and member of the Presidium of the Russian Society for Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering; member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering; Honoured Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
Professor R. Mangushev heads a number of major research and technical projects and the scientific supervision of construction sites, including the Mariinsky Theatre Second Stage, Lakhta-2 multifunctional complex, the second phase of the St. Petersburg Sea Port, and the SKA Arena hockey stadium.
He is the author and co-author of more than 310 scientific works, 12 inventions with author’s certificates and patents.
At the exhibition opening, the university colleagues including Vice Rector for External Relations and Youth Policy Irina Lugovskaia, Professor Lidiya Kondratyeva, Associate Professor Anatoly Osokin, Head of the scientific and technical library Elena Romanova, as well as other faculty staff and students addressed Professor Mangushev with their warmest wishes. They noted his pedagogical talent and uncompromising approach to work.{gallery name="МАНГУШЕВ10"}
"I always tell my students: a building can be made of wood, bricks or concrete, but each of them has a foundation. There are a great number of foundation types, including pile and strip foundations, slab or artificial foundations. You can't lim it yourself to formulas, there are a lot of uncertainties in this science, and consequently a lot of problems that need to be solved. That's what appeals to me. I am also attracted by the connection to real cases, which you can feel and see their results. I still have my rubber boots in my car so that I can go down into the pit at any moment if necessary," told Professor Mangushev.
The exhibition will be open in the reading room of the SPbGASU Library (room 217) until 30 November 2021. Opening hours: Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. Welcome to the exhibition!
Text: Tatyana Petrova
Photos: Anastasia Klochko
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