Biographical Information
| Name: | Harvey Dare |
|---|---|
| Full name: | Henry Harvey Dare |
| Born in | 1867 |
| Deceased in | 1949 |
| 1905 | Assistant Engineer, Engineering Drawing Office, New South Wales Public Works Department. |
| 1909 | Chief Engineer, Water Conservation and Irrigation New South Wales Public Works Department. |
| 1913 | First Chief Engineer, New South Wales Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. |
Notes & Comments
The "Dare Truss" bridge span is a development of the timber/steel Allan Truss of Percy Allan (q.v.) in that the timber bottom (tension) chord is replaced by steel. From 1905 to 1936, 40 Dare truss road bridges were built in NSW, 27 of which survive in service in 2004.
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
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Bibliography
- (1904): Recent road-bridge practice in New South Wales. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 155, n. 1904-1 ( 1904), pp. 382-400.
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- : Henry Harvey Dare and the New South Wales Cardiods. In: Australian Mathematical Society Gazette, v. 22, no. 5 (1995).
- Henry Harvey Dare, 1867-1949. In: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 34, n. 5 (March 1950), pp. 103.
- (1987): Landmarks in Public Works. Hale & Iremonger, Sydney (Australia).
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