Background
Garnier, Jacques was born on August 19, 1946 in Liré, France. Son of Gilbert and Jeanne Garnier.
Garnier, Jacques was born on August 19, 1946 in Liré, France. Son of Gilbert and Jeanne Garnier.
Doctor, University Grenoble, 1973. Habilitation, Ecole Doctorale de Nantes, 2001.
Geotechnical engineer Laboratoire Régional des Ponts & Chaussées de Nancy, Nancy, France, 1974—1979, Fondasol, Metz, 1979—1983. Head of geotechnical centrifuge group Laboratoire Central des Ponts & Chaussées, Nantes, 1983—1998, head site investigation & soil mechanics division, since 1998. Researcher Laboratoire Central des Ponts & Chaussées (LCPC), Nantes, since 1983.
Member of French Soil Mechanics Society (technical committee 1993—2002, board directors since 2002).
Married Martine Pasquier, November 11, 1952. Children: Amelie, Jean, Pierre.