SaltykovNI

Nikolai I. Saltykov, D.Sc. Eng., Prof.

(1888–1964)

One of the founders of permafrost engineering

Years at MPI: 1959–1964

Important contributions:
-- Drainage Systems in Permafrost Areas of the Far Northern European Part of the USSR (1944)
-- Foundations of Electrical Power Stations on Permafrost (1947)
-- Theoretical Basis of Foundation Design on Thawing Soils (1952)
-- Fundamentals of Geocryology (Permafrost Studies), Part II (co-author)
-- Foundations in Permafrost Regions (1959)