Jean-François Klein
Jean-François Klein (born March 8, 1961 in Colmar ; † April 25, 2018 ) was a Swiss civil engineer .
Klein studied at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne , where he also received his doctorate in civil engineering .
Klein worked for the engineering office of René Walther Walther Mory Maier Bauingenieure AG in Basel and from 1993 to 2007 at the engineering office Tremblet SA in Geneva , founded in 1970 (from 1995 as a partner), which was renamed T-ingénerie in 2007 .
His bridge constructions include the third Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul ( Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge , structural engineering with T-ingénerie) with Michel Virlogeux and the bridge over the Fontaine Gorge on Réunion .
In 2018 he received the Freyssinet Medal and in 1996 the Prix AFPC.
Fonts
- Third Bosphorus Bridge - A masterpiece of sculptural engineering , in: Stahlbau, Volume 86, February 2017, pp. 160–166.
- with Vincent de Ville de Goyet, Yves Duchêne, Michel Virlogeux: The behavior of the Third Bosporus Bridge related to wind and railway loads , in: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, IABSE Conference, Geneva, September 2015, p. 2109– 2116.
- Apologia for "Sculptural engineering" , in: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, IABSE Conference Geneva, September 2015, pp. 494–501.
- with Jean-Marie Cremer, Jean-Yves Del Forno: The bridge over the “La Fontaine” ravine, Réunion Island , in: Steel Construction, Volume 4, March 2011, pp. 1–6.
- Engineering and modern society - A tight mediation , fib Symposium 2004, Avignon, April 26-28, 2004, 25–34.
Web links
- structurae, entry lowercase
- T-engineer (with photo)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituaries , accessed November 9, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klein, Jean-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss civil engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colmar |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 2018 |