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This list of civil engineers is a list of notable people who have been trained in or have practiced civil engineering. The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ...



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James Abernethy (12 June 1814 – 8 March 1896) was a Scottish civil engineer. ... Duff A. Abrams (1880, Illinois, – 1965, New York) was an American researcher in the field of composition and properties of concrete. ... Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC) was a Roman statesman and general, son-in-law and minister of the emperor Caesar Augustus. ... Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1] (born October 28, 1956)[2] is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Sir John Aird (3 December 1833 - 6 January 1911) was a notable English civil engineering contractor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Othmar Ammann (March 26, 1879 - September 22, 1965) was a renowned civil engineer whose designs include: George Washington Bridge (opened October 24, 1931) Bayonne Bridge (opened November 15, 1931) Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (opened April 29, 1939) Throgs Neck Bridge (opened January 11, 1961) Verrazano Narrows Bridge (opened November 21... Not to be confused with Yasir Arafat (cricketer). ... William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (November 26, 1810 - December 27, 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong-Siddeley manufacturing empire. ... The Institutions headquarters Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineers. ... Sir John Audley Frederick Aspinall (25 August 1851 -- 19 January 1937) was a locomotive mechanical engineer who held various positions particularly at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. ...

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Sir Benjamin Baker (March 31, 1840 - May 19, 1907), English engineer, was born near Bath in 1840, and, after receiving his early training in a South Wales ironworks, became associated with Sir John Fowler in London. ... Hannskarl Bandel (May 3, 1925 Dessau, Germany - December 29, 1993 Aspen, Colorado), was a German-American structural engineer. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... Crystal Cathedral The Crystal Cathedral is a Christian megachurch in the city of Garden Grove, in Orange County, California. ... Henry Barnes was a prominent traffic engineer and administrator of the 20th century who served in many cities, including Denver, Colorado, Baltimore, Maryland, and New York, New York. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Lambeth Bridge, seen from Millbank, looking north and downstream Lambeth Bridge from Millbank, facing east towards Lambeth Image:Lambeth. ... A tunnelling shield is a protective structure used in the excavation of tunnels through soil that is too soft or fluid to remain stable during the time it takes to line the tunnel with a support structure of concrete or steel. ... William Henry Barlow (1812-1902) was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway engineering projects. ... Sir John Wolfe-Barry (1836-1919) was an English civil engineer of the late 19th and early 20th century. ... For the bridge of the same name in California, see Tower Bridge (California). ... John Frederic La Trobe Bateman, (30 May 1810 – 10 June 1889), was a civil engineer who designed many water supply systems. ... Memorial to Sir Joseph Bazalgette on Victoria Embankment Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (28 March 1819 – 15 March 1891) was one of the great Victorian civil engineers. ... The new Abbey Mills Pumping Station The original Abbey Mills pumping station The London sewerage system is part of the water infrastructure serving London. ... Bernard Forest de Bélidor (1698, Catalonia, Spain – September 8, 1761, Paris, France) was a French engineer, significant to the development of the science of hydraulics. ... George Parker Bidder George Parker Bidder (born June 14, 1806 in Moretonhampstead; died September 28, 1878) was an English engineer and calculating prodigy. ... Sir Alexander Binnie was a civil engineer responsible for several major engineering projects, including several associated with crossings of the River Thames in London. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... This article is about the edifice (including an index to articles on specific bridge types). ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... John Blenkinsop (1783-1831) was a British mining engineer and an inventor in the area of steam locomotives, who designed the first practical railway locomotive. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Sir Thomas Bouch (25 February 1822 - 30 October 1880) was a railway engineer in Victorian Britain. ... Sir Frederick Joseph Bramwell (March 17, 1818 - November 30, 1903) was a British mechanical engineer. ... Jacob Rugh Brandt (c. ... A covered bridge is a bridge, often single-lane, with enclosed sides and a roof. ... James Brindley. ... For other uses, see Canal (disambiguation). ... Watermill of Braine-le-Château, Belgium (12th century) A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour or lumber production, or metal shaping (rolling, grinding or wire drawing). ... Sir George Barclay Bruce (1 October 1821 – 25 August 1908) was a British civil engineer. ... ... Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) (IPA: ), was a British engineer. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland Left: original paddlewheel from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. ... Marc Isambard Brunel, engraving by G. Metzeroth, circa 1880 Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, FRS (April 25, 1769 – December 12, 1849) was a French-born engineer who settled in the United Kingdom. ... Interior of the Thames Tunnel, mid-19th century The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel, 35 feet wide and 1,300 feet long, beneath the River Thames in London, between Rotherhithe and Wapping. ... James Brunlees (1816 - 1892) was a Scottish civil engineer who is noted for designing Southend Pier. ... Southend pier from the land Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. ... Peter Schuyler Bruff was an astute civil engineer, born in Portsmouth in 1812. ... Statistics Population: 53,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TM170150 Administration District: Tendring Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: Essex Police Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post town... Sir George Buchanan (engineer) was a British civil engineer particularly associated with harbour works in Burma, Iraq and Bombay, during the early years of the 20th century. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ...

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Santiago Calatrava Valls (born July 28, 1951) is an internationally recognized and award-winning Spanish architect and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Augustin Louis Cauchy (August 21, 1789 – May 23, 1857) was a French mathematician. ... Giovanni Domenico (Jean-Dominique) Cassini Portrait Giovanni Domenico Cassini (June 8, 1625–September 14, 1712) was an Italian astronomer, engineer, and astrologer. ... Octave Chanute Octave Chanute (18 February 1832 - November 23, 1910) was a French-born American railroad engineer and aviation pioneer. ... William Tierney Clark (23 August 1783–22 September 1852) was an English civil engineer particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. ... A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been created since ancient times as early as 100 AD. Simple suspension bridges, for use by pedestrians and livestock, are still constructed, based upon the ancient Inca rope bridge. ... Dr. Joseph P. Colaco in a conference Dr. Joseph Philip Colaco, USA, is a well known American structural engineer and author. ... Sir John Coode (November 11, 1816 - March 2, 1892), English civil engineer, was born at Bodmin, Cornwall, the son of a solicitor. ... Two RIBs at Castletown, Portland Harbour Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, off Dorset, on the south coast of England. ... Hardy Cross, 1885-1959, born in Nansemond County, Virginia, was an engineer and the developer of the moment distribution method. ... Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861) was an eminent British civil engineer and millwright. ... Carl Culmann (July 10, 1821 - December 9, 1881) was a German structural engineer. ...

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Nils Gustaf Dalén (November 30, 1869 – December 9, 1937) was a Swedish Nobel Laureate and industrialist, the founder of AGA, the company and inventor of the AGA cooker and the Dalén light. ... Henry Darcy. ... Simon James Dawson Source: Library and Archives Canada Simon James Dawson (June 13, 1818 – October 30, 1902) was a Canadian civil engineer and politician. ... Sami Süleyman GündoÄŸdu Demirel (born November 1, 1924) is a Turkish politician who served as prime minister seven times and was the 9th President of Turkey. ... This article is about the Elizabethan naval commander. ... Jules Dupuit (18 May 1804 - 5 September 1866) was a French civil engineer and economist. ... Thomas Dadford (Junior) (died April 2, 1801) was an English canal engineer, as were his father Thomas Dadford and brothers John Dadford and James Dadford. ... Categories: Water-transport stubs | Canals | Water transport ... Haradanahalli Dodde Deve Gowda (born 18 May 1933) was the eleventh Prime Minister of the Republic of India (1996–1997) and the 14th chief minister of the state of Karnataka (1994–1996). ...

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John S. Eastwood John S. Eastwood (born 1857, Minnesota, died 1924, California) was an American engineer and built the worlds first reinforced concrete multiple arch dam on bedrock foundation at Hume Lake, California, in 1908. ... Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (December 15, 1832 – December 27, 1923; French pronunciation in IPA, in English usually pronounced ) was a French structural engineer and architect and a specialist of metallic structures. ... Hans Albert Einstein (May 14, 1904 – July 26, 1973) was a Professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and the first son of renowned physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and his first wife Mileva Marić (1875-1948). ... John Ericsson (1803-1889) This article is about John Ericsson, the Swedish and American inventor. ...

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Hilario Fernández Long (12 September 1918–23 December 2002) was an Argentine engineer and educator. ... For other persons of the same name, see Joshua Field. ... Sir Sandford Fleming Sir Sandford Fleming (January 7, 1827 - July 22, 1915) was a prolific Canadian engineer and inventor, known for the introduction of Universal Standard Time, Canadas first postage stamp, a huge body of surveying and map making, engineering much of the Intercolonial Railway and the Canadian Pacific... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Sir John Fowler (July 15, 1817–November 10, 1898) was born in Wadsley, South Yorkshire, England. ... Sir Ralph Freeman (3 February 1911 – 24 August 1998) was an English civil engineer, responsible for the design of the Humber Suspension Bridge - the longest in the world until 1998. ... Eugène Freyssinet (13 July 1879 – 8 June 1962) was a French structural engineer. ... This article is about the construction material. ... Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983)[1] was an American visionary, designer, architect, poet, author, and inventor. ...

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President Galtieri Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli (July 15, 1926 - January 12, 2003) was an Argentinian general and dictator. ... Sir Alexander Gibb (February 12, 1872 - January 21, 1958) was a Scottish civil engineer. ... George Washington Goethals George Washington Goethals [Go-tuhles] (29 June 1858 - 21 January 1928) was a United States Army officer and civil engineer, best known for his supervision of construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. ... James Henry Greathead (6 August 1844 - 21 October 1896) was an engineer renowned for his work on the underground railway networks of London. ... Charles Hutton Gregory, KCMG (1817 – 10 January 1898) was a British civil engineer. ... Several members of the Swiss family Grubenmann were famous as joiners and civil engineers in the eighteenth century. ... Several members of the Swiss family Grubenmann were famous as joiners and civil engineers in the eighteenth century. ...

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Sir William Halcrow (July 1883 - 1958) was one of the most notable English civil engineers of the 20th century, particularly renowned for his expertise in the design of tunnels and for a host of wartime projects during the Second World War. ... Benjamin Hall may be: Benjamin Hall (ironworking) (1778-1817), Welsh entrepreneur Benjamin Hall (bushranger), Sr. ... Big Ben redirects here. ... Björn Hamilton Björn Axel Ã…ke Malcolm Hamilton, born on March 28, 1945, Swedish count, civil engineer and politician. ... William Hammond Hall (1846 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America - 1934) was a civil engineer who was the first State Engineer of California, and designed Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. After serving with the U.S. army engineers in the Civil War, Hall was assigned in the... Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sir John Hawkshaw (1811 - June 2, 1891), English engineer, was born in Yorkshire, and was educated at Leeds grammar school. ... Thomas Hawksley (12 July 1807-15 September 1893) was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with water engineering projects. ... Harrison Hayter (10 April 1825 – 5 May 1898) was a British engineer, participating in many significant railway construction projects in Britain and many harbour and dock constructions worldwide. ... James Albert Hird (born February 4, 1973) is a retired Australian rules footballer and former captain of the Essendon Football Club. ... Clifford Milburn Holland (March 13, 1883 - October 7, 1924) was born in Somerset, Massachusetts. ... Clifford Milburn Holland, 1919 Traveling through the Holland Tunnel, from Manhattan to New Jersey. ... Walter Hohmann (March 18, 1880 - March 11, 1945) was a German engineer who made an important contribution to the understanding of orbital dynamics. ... Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964), the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933), was a world-famous mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... The Right Honourable Clarence Decatur Howe (January 15, 1886 - December 31, 1960) was a leading Canadian politician. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hu Hu Jintao (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born December 21, 1942) is currently the Paramount Leader of the Peoples Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the... John Ritter Hotaling (1824 – 1886) was an American soldier, engineer, and businessman. ...

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William Jessop (23 January 1745 - 18 November 1814) was a noted English civil engineer, particularly famed for his work on canals, harbours and early railways in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. ... For other uses, see Canal (disambiguation). ... Theodore Judah, architect of the Transcontinental Railroad and first chief engineer of the Central Pacific. ... Edward Judge. ...

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Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ... Rashid Latif (Urdu: راشد لطیف) (born October 14, 1968 in Karachi) is a Pakistani cricketer. ... Dr. Robert Ferguson Leggett (September 29, 1904 – April 17, 1994) C.C., D.Eng. ... Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906–October 3, 1990) was a general in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of independent candidate George C. Wallace in 1968. ... The engineer responsible for the structural desing of the Citicorp headquarters tower, in New York, (1977). ... Ferdinand de Lesseps. ... For other uses, see Suez (disambiguation). ... Tung-Yen Lin (林同炎, pinyin: L n) (November 14, 1912 - November 15, 2003) was a world-renowned civil engineer best known as the pioneer of standardizing the use of prestressed concrete. ... William Lindley (September 7, 1808 - May 22, 1900), was a famous British engineer who together with his sons designed water and sewerage systems for over 30 cities across Europe. ... Joseph Locke, railway engineer Joseph Locke (9 August 1805- 18 September 1860) was a notable British civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway projects. ... Ian Lloyd is the singer of the band Stories, who had the hit single Brother Louie in the USA. The song made #3 in the Billboard top 100 charts. ... Anthony George Lyster[1] (1852-1920) son of George Fosbery Lyster. ...

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John Macadam (Dr) (May 1827 - September 2, 1865), was an Australian (Scottish-born) chemist, medical teacher and politician. ... Sir John Benjamin Macneill (1792/3 - 2 March 1880) was an eminent Irish civil engineer of the 19th century, closely associated with Thomas Telford. ... William Mahone (December 1, 1826 – October 8, 1895), of Southampton County, Virginia, was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. ... // Robert Maillart Robert Maillart (February 6, 1872 - April 5, 1940) was a Swiss civil engineer who revelutionized reinforced concrete with such designs as the three-hinged arch, the deck-stiffened arch, and the mushroom slab. ... Robert Manning (1816-1897) was an Irish engineer. ... James Mansergh (1824 - 1905) was an English civil engineer. ... Tim Marshall is a civil engineer and meteorologist concentrating on damage analysis, particularly that from wind and other weather phenomena. ... Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... The Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale, is the scale for rating the strength of tornadoes in the United States estimated via the damage they cause. ... Jorge Matute Remus (February 17 1912 – 2002) was a Mexican engineer. ... John Robinson McClean CB FRS (21 March 1813 – 13 July 1873), was a British civil engineer and politician. ... Conde B. McCullough (1887-1946) was a civil engineer. ... Carl Friedrich Meerwein (2 August 1737, in Leiselheim, - 6 December 1810, in Emmendingen) was a German civil engineer and aviation pioneer. ... Charles Meik (born? - 1923) was an English engineer and part of a minor engineering dynasty. ... Patrick Meik (born? - died 1910) was an English engineer and part of a minor engineering dynasty. ... Thomas Meik (20 January 1812 - 22 April 1896) was a British engineer, born in Duddingston, Midlothian. ... History Christian Menn is a well known and respected Civil Engineer from Bern, Switzerland who designs his bridges to be aesthetically pleasing. ... Leonard P. Zakim Bridge The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Freedom Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts is the widest cable-stayed bridge built prior to 2003. ... For other projects of the same name, see Big Dig. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Sir Guilford Lindsey Molesworth (1828-1925) was an English civil engineer. ... Sir John Monash General Sir John Monash, GCMG, KCB, VD (27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931), Australian military commander of the First World War, was born in Melbourne, Victoria, to parents of Prussian-Jewish origin (the family name was originally spelled Monasch). ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... KCB is a TLA that may stand for: Keep Chicago Beautiful (kcb. ... VD is a code: IATA code for SwedJet Airways VD can stand for: the canton of Vaud in Switzerland venereal disease (VD), now more commonly known as sexually transmitted disease (STD) or sexually transmitted infection (STI) verkställande direktör (VD), the Swedish equivalent to CEO Volunteer Decoration, a long... The Australian Corps was a World War I army corps that contained all five Australian infantry divisions serving on the British army in France. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Riccardo Morandi (1 September 1902 - 25 December 1989) was an important Italian civil and structural engineer. ... James Morgan (1776?- 18 February 1856) was a British architect and engineer, notably associated with the completion of the Regents Canal in London. ... The Regents Canal is a canal across an area just to the north of central London. ... Sir Basil Mott (1859–1938) was one of the most notable English civil engineers of the late 19th & early 20th centuries. ...

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Pier Luigi Nervi Pier Luigi Nervi (June 21, 1891 - January 9, 1979) was an Italian engineer and architect. ... Nitish Kumār (Hindi: ) (born 1 March 1951, Bakhtiarpur, Bihar, India) is the Chief Minister of the north Indian state of Bihar. ...

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C. Y. OConnor (11 January 1843 – 10 March 1902), full name Charles Yelverton OConnor, was an Irish engineer who is best-known for his work in Australia, especially the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. ... Fremantle is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres south from Perths Central Business District. ... Goldfields Pipeline along Great Eastern Highway The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, also known by names such as the Goldfields Pipeline, and originally known as the Coolgardie Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, is perhaps the worlds longest water main. ... Benjamin Outram (1 April 1764 - 22 May 1805) was an English civil engineer. ...

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William Nelson Page (January 6, 1854–March 7, 1932), was a United States civil engineer, entrepreneur, capitalist, businessman, and industrialist. ... William Barclay Parsons (April 15, 1859 - May 9, 1932) was a famous American civil engineer. ... Florentino Pérez (born March 8, 1947 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish business man, former politician, and former President of Real Madrid of the Spanish La Liga and current president of ACS. He is most famous for ushering in the clubs period of Los Galácticos. ... Grupo ACS, (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, SA), is a Spanish company dedicated to civil and engineering construction, all types services and telecommunications. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... Sir Samuel Morton Peto Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet (August 4, 1809 – November 13, 1889) was an English entrepreneur in the 19th century. ... Rafael del Pino (and family) (born 10 November 1920 in Madrid, Spain) is one of the wealthiest men in the world. ... Ferrovial Group (Grupo Ferrovial) is a Spanish company involved in construction, infrastructure, real estate and related services. ... Henry Petroski (born 1942) is an American civil engineering professor at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he specializes in failure analysis. ... Dr. Peyman Askari Nejad ([(July 25, 1977), born in Tehran, Iran]), is a Dubai based structural engineer. ... structural engineer is an engineering profession who practices structural engineering. ... Brig. ... William Henry Preece Sir William Henry Preece (1834-1913) was born in Caernarfon, Wales. ...

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Sir Robert Rawlinson (February 28, 1810 - May 31, 1898), English engineer and sanitarian, was born at Bristol. ... Markus Reiner was not only a major figure in rheology, he along with Eugene C. Bingham coined the term and founded a society for its study. ... Rheology is the study of the deformation and flow of matter under the influence of an applied stress. ... James Meadows Rendel FRS (1799-1856) was a British civil engineer. ... John Rennie (7 June 1761 in East Linton, Scotland - 4 October 1821) was a civil engineer, constructing many bridges, canals, and docks. ... For other persons of the same name, see John Rennie the Elder. ... Peter Rice (1935-1992) was an Irish structural engineer. ... Benjamin Stone Roberts (November 18, 1810 – January 29, 1875) was an American lawyer, civil engineer, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ... Leslie E. Robertson (born 1928) is a structural engineer who has designed hundreds of buildings around the world including the World Trade Center in New York, the United States Steel Headquarters in Pittsburgh, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, Puerta de Europa in Madrid and the Continental Airlines... John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling, June 12, 1806 in Mühlhausen - July 22, 1869) was a German-born civil engineer, educated at the Berlin Bauakademie, famous for his wire rope and bridge designs. ... For other uses, see Brooklyn Bridge (disambiguation). ... A view of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge from Covington, Kentucky on the south bank of the Ohio River with Cincinnati in the background The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. ... Washington Augustus Roebling (May 26, 1837 – July 21, 1926) was an American civil engineer best known for his work on the Brooklyn Bridge, which was initially designed by his father John A. Roebling. ... Richard Birdsall Rogers (15 January 1857 - 2 October 1927) was a Canadian civil and mechanical engineer whose most significant achievement was the design of the Peterborough Lift Lock, a boat lift at Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ... The Peterborough Lift Lock is a boat lift located on the Trent River in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...

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Herbert S. Saffir (born 29 March 1917 in New York City), is an American Engineer. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... Marc Séguin (April 20, 1786 - February 24, 1875) was a French engineer, inventor of the wire-cable suspension bridge and the tubular steam-engine boiler. ... A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been created since ancient times as early as 100 AD. Simple suspension bridges, for use by pedestrians and livestock, are still constructed, based upon the ancient Inca rope bridge. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shen Shen Kuo or Shen Kua (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (1031–1095) was a polymathic Chinese scientist and statesman of the Song Dynasty (960–1279). ... Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov (Russian: ), (August 28 [O.S. August 16] 1853 - February 2, 1939) was a great Russian engineer renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for civil engineering that led to breakthroughs in industrial design of hyperboloid structures, shell structures, tensile structures, oil... The worlds first hyperboloid water tower by Vladimir Shukhov, All-Russian Exposition, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 1896 Hyperboloid structures in architecture were first applied by Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov (1853-1939). ... The worlds first double curvature lattice steel Shell by V.G.Shukhov (during construction), Vyksa near Nizhny Novgorod, 1897 Thin-shell structures can be defined as curved structures capable of transmitting loads in more than two directions to supports. ... For other persons of the same name, see James Simpson. ... Ole Singstad (born June 29, 1882 - died December 8, 1969) was a Norwegian-American civil engineer. ... Clifford Milburn Holland, 1919 Traveling through the Holland Tunnel, from Manhattan to New Jersey. ... Sir Alec Skempton (1914-2001) Skempton was a leader in and founding father of soil mechanics. ... Otto Skorzeny (June 12, 1908 – July 6, 1975[1]) was a Standartenführer[2] in the German Waffen-SS during World War II. After fighting on the Eastern Front, he is known as the commando leader who rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from imprisonment after his overthrow. ... Carlos Slim in Brazil. ... Grupo Carso is a conglomerate of companies owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Portrait of John Smeaton, with the Eddystone Lighthouse in the background John Smeaton, FRS, (June 8, 1724 – October 28, 1792) was a civil engineer – often regarded as the father of civil engineering – responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses. ... The Eddystone Lighthouse is situated some 9 miles (15km) South West of Rame Head Cornwall, England on the treacherous Eddystone Rocks 50°10. ... George F. Sowers (September 23, 1921 - October 23, 1996) was an American Civil Engineer and Regents Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. ... George Stephenson George Stephenson For the British politician, see George Stevenson. ... For the cricketer, see George Robert Stephenson. ... Statue of Robert Stephenson at Euston Station, London Robert Stephenson FRS (October 16, 1803–October 12, 1859) was an English civil engineer. ... Bust of Robert Stevenson by Samuel Joseph, commissioned 19th July 1824 by the Northern Lighthouse Board to be placed in the library of the Bell Rock Lighthouse in testimony of his distinguished talent and indefatigable zeal in the erection of that lighthouse. ... Eddystone Lighthouse, one of the first wavewashed lighthouses For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ... Simon Stevin Simon Stevin (1548/49 – 1620) was a Flemish mathematician and engineer. ... Sukarno (June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. ...

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Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. ... Karl von Terzaghi (Prague, October 2, 1883 – Winchester, Massachusetts, October 25, 1963) was an Austrian civil engineer and geologist, called the father of soil mechanics. ... Stephen Timoshenko Stephen P. Timoshenko or Stepan Prokofyevich Timoshenko (Ukrainian: , Russian: , December 23, 1878 – May 29, 1972), is reputed to be the father of modern engineering mechanics. ... French statesman Pierre Tirard Pierre Emmanuel Tirard (September 27, 1827 - November 4, 1893) was a French politician. ... Fritz Todt in the uniform of a major general of the Luftwaffe Fritz Todt (September 4, 1891 – February 8, 1942) was an German engineer and senior Nazi figure, the founder of Organisation Todt. ...

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// Charles Blacker Vignoles (1793-1875) was an influential early railway engineer, and eponym of the Vignoles rail. ... “Da Vinci” redirects here. ... Michel Virlogeux was the chief engineer in the construction of the Millau Viaduct. ... Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya KCIE (Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ಮೋಕ್ಷಗುಂಡಂ ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರಯ್ಯ) (other spellings include Visvesvaraya, Visweswaraiah, Vishweshwariah and Vishweshwarayya; popularly known as Sir M. V.) (September 15, 1860–April 12, 1962), was an eminent Indian engineer and statesman. ... The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India. ...

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James Walker (September 14, 1781-October 8, 1862) was an influential Scottish civil engineer of the first half of the 19th century. ... William Kelly Wallace (1883 - 1969) was an Irish Railway Engineer. ... André Waterkeyn (August 23, 1917, - October 4, 2005) was a Belgian engineer, born in Wimbledon, best known for creating the Atomium. ... The Atomium (before renovation) Built for the 1958 Brussels Worlds Fair (Expo 58), the 103-metre (335-foot) tall Atomium monument represents a unit cell of an iron crystal (body-centred cubic), magnified 165 billion times, with vertical body diagonal, with tubes along the 12 edges of the cube... Sir William Henry White (2 February 1845 – 27 February 1913) was a prolific British warship designer and Chief Constructor at the Admiralty. ... Sir Edward Leader Williams (1828-1910) was an English civil engineer, chiefly remembered as the designer of the Manchester Ship Canal, but also heavily involved in other canal projects in north Cheshire. ... Norman D. Wilson was a Toronto-based transportation engineer who designed the Toronto subway, and created a design of a subway for Winnipeg in the late 1950s. ... Frank E. Winsor, civil engineer, was the chief engineer for the Boston Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission, now the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, from 1926 until his death in 1939 and was closely involved in the design and construction of Winsor Dam and Goodnough Dike which were built by the... It has been suggested that Goodnough Dike be merged into this article or section. ... Sir John Wolfe-Barry (1836-1919) was an English civil engineer of the late 19th and early 20th century. ... Albert Baldwin Wood (December 1, 1879 - May 10, 1956) was an inventor and engineer from New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

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