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Brazilian engineer and academic, only woman in the first class of the civil engineering course at the University of São Paulo in São Carlos. George F. Sowers: Geotechnical engineer E. Sreedharan: Indian civil engineer, CMD of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Chief of Konkan Railway Project Olaf Stang: Norwegian suspension bridge engineer ...
Henry Petroski (February 6, 1942 – June 14, 2023) was an American engineer specializing in failure analysis.A professor both of civil engineering and history at Duke University, he was also a prolific author.
Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned [1] American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 patents. [2]Eads' great Mississippi River Bridge at St. Louis was designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior in 1964 and on October 21, 1974 was listed as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American ...
The following is a list of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks as designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers since it began the program in 1964. The designation is granted to projects, structures, and sites in the United States (National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks) and the rest of the world (International Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks).
In 1988, he was the sole arbitrator at a civil engineering contractor's claim for US$1.18 million (US$2.55 million in today's money) against a shipyard. In 1995, he was the sole arbitrator at a contractor's claim for US$543,000 (US$0.9 million in today's money) for variations on building work and was able to attain a private settlement with 3 ...
American Society of Civil Engineers: Notable achievements in research related to all areas of civil engineering United States: Washington Award: American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers etc. Engineering accomplishments which promote the happiness, comfort, and well-being of humanity United States
Australian railroad engineer and executive [69] James C. Floyd: 1914– 110: Canadian aerospace engineer [70] Yves Oscar Fortier: 1914–2014: 100: Canadian geologist [71] John S. Foster Jr. 1922– 102: American physicist [72] Ronald Martin Foster: 1896–1998: 101: American engineer [73] Henry Jacques Gaisman: 1869–1974: 104: American ...
This is a list of notable structural engineers, people who were trained in or practised structural engineering and who are notable enough for a Wikipedia article. See also architect and lists of engineers .