Bruce Irons
Bruce Irons (born October 6, 1924 in Southampton , † December 5, 1983 in Calgary ) was a Canadian engineer, known for contributions to the finite element method .
Irons went to school in Southampton and studied physics at University College Southampton, graduating in 1944. He received his doctorate from the University of Wales at Swansea and taught there and at the University of Calgary .
He created patch tests and frontal solvers at FEM and the concept of isoparametric elements (with Ian C. Taig).
After he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis , he committed suicide.
In 1974 he received the Von Karman Award. A scholarship at the University of Calgary is named after him.
Fonts
- with Ahmad Sorab: Techniques of Finite Elements, Chichester: Ellis Horwood 1980
literature
- Obituary in Numerical Methods in Engineering, Volume 20, June 1984, pp. 1167-1168
- Karl-Eugen Kurrer : The History of the Theory of Structures. Searching for Equilibrium , Ernst & Sohn 2018, p. 1010 (biography), ISBN 978-3-433-03229-9
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Irons, Bruce |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Southampton |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1983 |
| Place of death | Calgary |