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Leading The Way: Sir John Monash

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Biographical
  • Engineering
  • Exhibit
  • Images
  • Library/Archive
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Primary Source
  • Secondary Source
  • University
URL: 

http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/magpie/exhibitions/sirjohn/sirjohn.html

Author: 
Kathryn Dan, Manager and University Archivist, Monash University
Excerpt: 

Debate about the descriptor for Victoria's second university was not prolonged and through an enabling Act 1958, Monash University became one of a very few universities in the world named after a military hero. Of German-Jewish immigrant stock Sir John Monash was Australian, indeed Victorian, to the core and is still regarded as Australia's greatest fighting General. He was possessed of such diverse talents that his scholastic failures as a young man serve to remind us that even great men are human and that focus, application and determination are key ingredients for success as much in academia as in other spheres of life.

Annotation: 

This online exhibition features biographical information about engineer John Monash, from his early life, to his time as a soldier, to his lengthy professional life in Australia. However, the true gem of the site is the collection of photographs and other memorabilia donated by the Monash family, such as baby photographs of Monash and scanned facsimilies of his commisions from the Australian government. Though the exhibition has only four web pages of content, the Monash artifacts are scattered on every page, and they are a perfect accompaniment to the data on Wabash himself.

Album of Designs of the Phoenixville Bridge-Works

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Engineering
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  • Library/Archive
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Primary Source
  • University
URL: 

http://bridges.lib.lehigh.edu/books/book1611.html

Author: 
Digital Bridges, Lehigh University
Excerpt: 

See "Album of Designs of the Phoenix Bridge Company."

Annotation: 

Facsimile of this 1873 publication of railway bridges. Produced by Clark, Reeves & Co. before change to Phoenix Bridge. Also available in pdf and tiff formats.

Modern Examples of Road and Railway Bridges

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Engineering
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  • Library/Archive
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Primary Source
  • University
URL: 

http://bridges.lib.lehigh.edu/books/book1321.html

Author: 
Digital Bridges, Lehigh University
Excerpt: 

The theory of the equilibrium of arches, until of late years, commanded but little attention from practical men, partly owing to the fact that, since it was derived from observations of their own failures and successes, it came rather too late to be of much service to them, but chiefly owing to the form in which it was presented by mathematicians, who, by giving a fictitious importance to insignificant matters, effectually obscured the broad truth, that the whole question was essentially a comparatively simple problem of weight and leverage.

Annotation: 

This archived Digital Bridges document reviews some engineering techniques on the forefront of bridge-building technology in the late 19th century. Like many similar period documents, the bulk of the work is textual and the sentences too convoluted for casual reading; the document was likely intended for readers already educated in the subject. However, there are also some useful lithographs in the book, and the entire document shows the direction in which engineers believed bridge-building would be headed in the coming years.

Album of Designs of the Phoenix Bridge Company

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Engineering
  • Images
  • Library/Archive
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Primary Source
  • University
URL: 

http://bridges.lib.lehigh.edu/books/book1621.html

Author: 
Digital Bridges, Lehigh University
Excerpt: 

Since the presentation of our last album in 1873, the rapid increase in the variety and amount of out business, in the design and manufacture of bridges and of all kinds of structures of iron and steel, renders it necessary for us to exhibit to the public, and to our friends and customers particularly, the present state of constructive engineering as existing at the works of the Phoenix Bridge Company.

Annotation: 

The Digital Bridges project at Lehigh University has archived and posted this 1885 publication in html, pdf, and tiff formats. The summary of affairs of the Phoenix Bridge Company and its subsidiaries provides a fascinating look into bridge and railroad technology in the 1880s. Though the majority of the book is text, many clear photographs of the company's work are interspersed between the typed pages. Any researchers of railroad and bridge history, as well as of the business of transportation, would do well to examine this document. Also see "Album of Designs of the Phoenixville Bridge-Works."

Wendell Bollman - Civil and Constructing Engineer.

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Engineering
  • Government
  • Images
  • Library/Archive
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Primary Source
URL: 

http://external.bcpl.lib.md.us/hcdo/cfdocs/photopage.cfm?id=11071

Author: 
Baltimore County Public Library Legacy Web
Excerpt: 

Mid-19th century advertisement for Wendell Bollman from a City Directory , a civil and constructing engineer noted for his truss bridges. An engraving in the ad. shows a truss bridge with a Civil War era locomotive about to cross it. The address for Bollman's works was given as Clinton Street and Second Avenue, Canton.

Annotation: 

Facsimile of a mid-19th century advertisement from a City directory.

Robert Maillart

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Engineering
  • Images
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Secondary Source
URL: 

http://www.asce.org/history/bio_maillart.html

Author: 
American Society of Civil Engineers
Excerpt: 

Born in Berne, Switzerland, future structural engineering visionary Robert Malliart earned a degree in civil engineering from the Federal Polytechnical Institute in Zurich in 1894. Malliart established his own design-construction company in 1902 and moved the firm to Russia in 1912, only to see it fail during the Russian Revolution five years later.
In a two-year span before the move to Russia, Malliart entered five major bridge competitions, although judging bodies typically preferred bridges more conventional than young Malliart’s. Regardless of the design competitions, continued innovative bridge designs produced notoriety for him.

Annotation: 

This page is one in a series of biographies about famous civil engineers. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) follows Malliart from his Russian emigration, through his invention of the deck-stiffened arch bridge, and up to the completion of the Salginatobel Bridge, his longest bridge. A picture and a description of the structure appear after clicking on the Salginatobel's name. Clicking the "resources" link brings up a modicum of recommended reading to spur on any aspiring researchers.

Robert Maillart Works

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Engineering
  • Images
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Primary Source
  • University
URL: 

http://www.anc-d.fukui-u.ac.jp/~ishikawa/Aloss/page/Maillart_Work.htm

Author: 
Album of Space Structures, Ishikawa Lab
Excerpt: 

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Annotation: 

Collection of photographs and statistics of the engineer's bridges.

structurae: Eugene Figg

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Biographical
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Engineering
  • Images
  • Links
  • Personal
  • Secondary Source
URL: 

http://www.structurae.de/en/people/data/des0189.php

Author: 
Nicolas Janberg
Excerpt: 

Eugene C. Figg, Jr.: Born on 4 August 1936 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Deceased on 20 March 2002 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Associated with the following firms:Formerly:Founder(s): Barrett, Daffin & Figg; Figg & Muller Engineers; Figg Engineering Group. Participation in the following structures:Designer: Natchez Trace Parkway Arches (1994), Sagadahoc Bridge (2000), Seven Mile Bridge (1982), Sunshine Skyway Bridge (1987).

Annotation: 

Includes a biography, list of structures designed, relevant web sites, and bibliography.

Ralph Modjeski

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Biographical
  • Engineering
  • Images
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Museum
  • Secondary Source
URL: 

http://www.polishamericancenter.org/Modjeski.htm

Author: 
Polish American Cultural Center
Excerpt: 

Ralph Modjeski, considered "America's greatest bridge builder", was born in Bochnia, near the city of Krakow, Poland on January 27, 1861. He immigrated to America at the age of 15 with his mother, famous Shakespearean actress, Helen Modjeska, in July, 1876. Even though Modjeski seemed destined to become an accomplished concert pianist, he went on instead to become a highly successful civil engineer and "one of the twentieth century's most famous designers and builders of bridges". In 1929, Modjeski was awarded the John Fritz Gold Medal, the highest American engineering medal, with a citation for his genius in combining strength and beauty. He was also honored by the Pennsylvania state legislature in 1966 by a resolution citing him as one of America's "greatest inventors".

Annotation: 

Features a biography, major accomplishments, and essay " The Polish Bridge Builder" by Kaya Mirecka Ploss, PhD.

Mid-Hudson Bridge

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Engineering
  • Government
  • Images
  • Links
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Secondary Source
URL: 

http://www.nysba.net/bridgepages/MHB/MHBpage/mhb_page.htm

Author: 
William Sullivan, Bridge Manager, New York State Bridge Authority
Excerpt: 

Take a virtual walk across the Mid-Hudson Bridge!! Discover various facts about the bridge. Find out about attractions in the area of the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Learn about how the bridge was conceived, designed, and built.

Annotation: 

Features bridge history, statistics, and a virtual tour across the bridge.

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