Leon Moisseiff
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Leon Moisseiff was a prominent early 20th-century civil engineer known for pioneering deflection theory in suspension bridge design and contributing to several major American bridges.
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| Leon S. Moisseiff | 1 |
| Moisseiff | 1 |
Statements (32)
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| instanceOf |
American engineer
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bridge engineer ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appliedTheoryIn |
George Washington Bridge
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Manhattan Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
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| contributedTo |
George Washington Bridge design
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Golden Gate Bridge design ⓘ Manhattan Bridge design ⓘ Tacoma Narrows Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| designed | Manhattan Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | New York City Department of Bridges ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Leon Moisseiff
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surface form:
Moisseiff
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| fieldOfWork |
bridge engineering
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civil engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Leon ⓘ |
| influenced | modern long-span suspension bridge design ⓘ |
| knownFor | use of flexible, lightweight suspension bridge designs ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deflection theory in suspension bridge design
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design of suspension bridges ⓘ |
| notedAs | prominent suspension bridge designer ⓘ |
| occupation |
bridge designer
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consulting engineer ⓘ |
| roleInProject |
consulting engineer for Golden Gate Bridge
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design engineer for Manhattan Bridge ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped | deflection theory for suspension bridges ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
this entity surface form:
Leon S. Moisseiff
subject surface form:
1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
this entity surface form:
Moisseiff