Oscar Faber
Oscar Faber CBE (born July 5, 1886 in London , † May 7, 1956 in Harpendon , Hertfordshire , United Kingdom ) was an English civil engineer .
He was the son of the Danish Commissioner for Agriculture in London . This influenced Faber in developing the use of reinforced concrete in the UK. Because many engineers did not trust the new material, Faber was the first to do simple bending tests that enabled him to develop his theory of the plastic deformation or formability of concrete and to calculate shear stresses in reinforced concrete beams .
His outstanding projects include the Bank of England , the House of Commons , the Africa House and the India House in London . He co-authored the book "Reinforced Concrete Design" with PG Bowie, which became a standard work. Faber's work at the House of Commons earned him the CBE ( Commander of the British Empire ) title in 1951 . In Snowhill, Bath, he also designed the re-development scheme for an 11-story house with 56 maisonettes , opened by Alderman Sam Day in March 1958 - in collaboration with the architects Snailum, Huggins and Lefevre.
Faber was President of the Institution of Structural Engineers between 1935 and 1936 . The institution named a prize after him, the Oscar Faber Medal, which was awarded to Fazlur Khan in 1973, among others .
Faber's company Oscar Faber & Partners was eventually merged with Maunsell to form Faber Maunsell. On May 4, 2009, Faber Maunsell was renamed AECOM .
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| SURNAME | Faber, Oscar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British civil engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1956 |
| Place of death | Harpendon , Hertfordshire , United Kingdom |