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Ted Brown and Evert Hoek, creators of the Hoek-Brown failure criterion.

Golder Celebrates Retirement of Rock Mechanics Legend Ted Brown

March 13, 2019 rockman Comments Off

Geological engineers around the world recognize the name Ted Brown who, along with Dr. Evert Hoek, developed the Hoek-Brown failure criterion for characterizing the strength of heavily jointed rock masses. Brown recently turned 80 and […]