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Christian Menn |
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| Swiss engineer specializing in the construction of prestressed and reinforced concrete bridges of high aesthetic value. |
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Meiringen, Berne, Switzerland |
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1950
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| Graduates from the Federal Technological Institute (ETH) Zurich after 4 years of studies |
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1953
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| Becomes assistant to Professor Pierre Lardy after being cured of a tuberculosis infection |
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1956
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| Doctorate |
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1957
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| Opens his own design office in Chur, Graubünden (Switzerland) |
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1960
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| Builds his first bridges at Cröt and Letziwald where he is influenced by Robert Maillart's work |
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1964
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| Reichenau Bridge |
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1965 - 1967
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| Nanin and Cascella Bridges |
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1970
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| Wins design competition for the Felsenau Bridge with engineers Emsch and Berger of Bern |
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1971
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| Elected professor of statics and construction at the ETH Zürich |
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1980
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| Completion of Ganter Bridge |
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1990
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| Freyssinet Medal |
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1996
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| Honorary doctorate from the University of Stuttgart |
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Brühwiler, E. Stahlbetonbrücken (3rd edition), Springer, Vienna (Austria) , ISBN 3211835830, 2003.
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Chandra, Vijay Charles River Crossing: a gateway to Boston, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
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Figi, H. Sunniberg Bridge, Klosters, Switzerland, in
"Structural Engineering International", February 1997, n. 1 v. 7 .
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Keller, Th. Der Einfluß von Rissen auf die Bewehrungskorrosion, in
"Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", January 1993, n. 1 v. 88 .
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Menn, Ch. Felsenau-Brücke in Bern, in
"Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", April 1976, n. 4 v. 71 .
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Menn, Ch. Ingenieur- oder Architekturbrücken?, in
"Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", October 2003, n. 10 v. 98 .
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Menn, Ch. Zwang und Mindestbewehrung, in
"Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", April 1986, n. 4 v. 81 .
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Menn, Christian The Art of Bridge Design, in
Seven Structural Engineers ; pp. 122-139.
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Menn, Christian Baukultur im Brückenbau, in
"Baukultur", 1998, n. 3 .
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Menn, Christian Breaking Barriers of Scale: A Concept for Extremely Long Span Bridges, in
"Structural Engineering International", February 1995, n. 1 v. 5 .
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Menn, Christian Conceptual design of cable-stayed bridges, presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994.
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Menn, Christian Conceptual Design of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, Boston, MA, USA, in
"Structural Engineering International", February 2004, n. 1 v. 14 .
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Menn, Christian Functional Shaping of Piers and Pylons, in
"Structural Engineering International", November 1998, n. 4 v. 8 .
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Menn, Christian Ganterbrücke, in
"Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt", n. 38 v. 97 .
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Menn, Christian The Place of Aesthetics in Bridge Design, in
"Structural Engineering International", May 1996, n. 2 v. 6 .
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Menn, Christian Prestressed Concrete Bridges, Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 0817624147, 1990.
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Christian Menn 75 Jahre, in
"Bautechnik", March 2002, n. 3 v. 79 .
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Billington, David P. The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy, Yale University Press, New Haven (USA) , ISBN 0300097867, 2003.
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Brühwiler, Eugen Christian Menns Brückenentwürfe in den USA, in
"Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", July 2007, n. 7 v. 102 .
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Marti, Peter Christian Menn - 80 Jahre, in
"Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", July 2007, n. 7 v. 102 .
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Menn, Christian Prestressed Concrete Bridges, Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 0817624147, 1990.
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Picon, Antoine L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 295.
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Russell, Helena Christian Menn: bridge builder, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 1999, n. 15 v. 5 .
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Vogel, Thomas Christiann Menn, Birkhäuser Verlag (Basel, Boston, Berlin), Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 3764357525, 1997.
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