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Some Heroes In Geotechnical/Foundation Engineering Archimedes (287-212 BC) famously discovered 11 Archimedes Principle” of buoyancy, which affects soil weight and frictional resistance to sliding. He was killed by a Roman soldier who had no appreciation.Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736-1806) was a French military engineer, and while being in charge of building a fort on the island…