American civil engineer and railroad construction engineer and executive.
Biographical Information
| Name: | Herman Haupt |
|---|---|
| Born on | 26 March 1817 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, North America |
| Deceased on | 14 December 1905 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA, North America |
| 1835 | Graduates from West Point. |
| 1839 | Designs and patents the Haupt Bridge Truss. |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
designer
engineer
Bibliography
- (1849): Description of an iron arched bridge of 133 feet span, across the canal on section 5 of the Pennsylvania central railroad. In: Journal of The Franklin Institute, v. 48, n. 3 (September 1849), pp. 181-184.
- (1888): General theory of bridge construction. D. Appleton and Company, New York (USA), pp. 268.
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (2007): Herman Haupt the Pennsylvania Railroad Experience. In: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, v. 12, n. 1 (February 2007), pp. 9-15.
- (2007): Herman Haupt Tunneling the Hoosac…Edward R. Ardery. In: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, v. 12, n. 2 (May 2007), pp. 61-74.
- (2018): The History of the Theory of Structures. Searching for Equilibrium. 2nd edition, Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für technische Wissenschaften, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-03229-9, pp. 1005.
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