David B. Steinman
Biographical Information
| Name: | David B. Steinman |
|---|---|
| Full name: | David Bernard Steinman |
| Born on | 11 June 1886 in Khomsk, Brest Voblast, Belarus, Europe |
| Deceased on | 21 August 1960 in New York, New York, USA, North America |
| Place(s) of activity: | |
| Education: | Studies at the City College of New York and Columbia University |
| 5 August 1890 | Emigrates to the USA with his family at the age of 4. |
| 1910 - 1914 | Teaches at the University of Idaho (Moscow, Idaho) |
| 1911 | Doctorate at Columbia University |
| 1914 | Works on the Sciotoville Bridge under Gustav Lindenthal |
| 1917 - 1920 | Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; |
| 1920 - 1940 | Bridges in the United States, Thailand, England, Italy, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Canada, Korea, Iraq |
| 1931 | St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon and cooperation on the George-Washington-Bridge |
| 1948 | Begins reconstruction of Brooklyn Bridge |
| 1953 | Proposal for the Messina Straits, span of 1524 meters; |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
assistant engineer
chief engineer
designer
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Brooklyn Bridge
- Robinson & Steinman
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Carquinez Strait Bridge
- Constance and Georgina Islands Bridge
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Deer Isle Bridge
- Georgina Island Bridge
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Grand Mère Suspension Bridge
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Henry Hudson Bridge
- Hercilio Luz Bridge
- Hill and Constance Islands Bridge
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July 14 Bridge
- Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge
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Mount Hope Bridge
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Saint John's Bridge
- Sky Ride
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Sullivan-Hutsonville Bridge
- Thousand Islands Bridge System
- Waldo-Hancock Bridge
- Wellesley and Hill Islands Bridge
- Wellesley Island Suspension Bridge
structural engineer
Bibliography
- Pont suspendu du type "Florianopolis", in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", January 1957 v. 22; pp. 38-39
- Waldo-Hancock Bridge, in "Engineering News Record", 17 March 1932; pp. 386-389
- Le Voyage Aérien à l'Exposition "Un siècle de progrès", à Chicago, 1933, in "Ossature métallique", February 1934 v. 3; pp. 87-92
- Vérification de la stabilité aérodynamique du pont de Mackinac, in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", April 1956 v. 21; pp. 145-150
- The Builders of the Bridge (2nd edition), Harcourt, Brace and Co., New York (USA), 1950
- Der Entwurf einer Brücke von Italien nach Sizilien mit der größten Spannweite der Welt, in "Stahlbau", March 1951, n. 3 v. 20; pp. 29-32
- Le pont Henry Hudson à New York, in "Ossature métallique", September 1938 v. 7; pp. 351-358
- L'esthétique des ponts métalliques, in "Ossature métallique", January 1946 v. 11; pp. 1-6
- Le pont sur le détroit de Messine pour relier la Sicile à l'Italie, in "Travaux", November 1954, n. 241; pp. 773
- A Practical Treatise on Suspension Bridges (2nd edition), John Wiley & Sons, New York (Etats-Unis), 1929
- Le problème aérodynamique des ponts suspendus et sa solution (2ème partie), in "Ossature métallique", November 1954 v. 19; pp. 542
- Le problème aérodynamique des ponts suspendus et sa solution (1ère partie), in "Ossature métallique", October 1954 v. 19; pp. 491
- Multiple-Span Suspension Bridge to Replace Rhine Arches at Düsseldorf, in "Engineering News Record", 27 June 1946, n. 26; pp. 982-5
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 141-6
- Eminent Structural Engineer: David B. Steinman (1886 - 1960), in "Structural Engineering International", February 2008, n. 1 v. 18
- Bogenbrücken mit steifer Bewehrung, in "Österreichische Ingenieur- Und Architekten-Zeitschrift", 2005, n. 2-3 v. 150
- The History of the Theory of Structures, Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3-433-01838-3, 2008; pp. 764-765
- Engineers of Dreams, Vintage Books, New York (USA), ISBN 0679730210, 1995; pp. 320-374
- Highways Over Broad Waters, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
- Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 231