Josef Melan

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Josef Melan
Born 1854
Died 1941
Nationality Austrian
Engineering career
Significant projects Dragon Bridge
File:Melan Arch Bridge.jpg
An American example of a Melan bridge

Josef Melan (1854–1941) was an Austrian engineer.[1][2][3] He is regarded as one of the most important pioneers of reinforced concrete bridge-building at the end of the 19th century.[4] Josef Melan is credited as the inventor of the Melan System, a method for the construction of reinforced bridges.[4] Melan System was different from reinforced bridges built, because Melan did not build iron bars into the reinforced concrete bridge structure, but used rigid truss arches made of iron.[4] Melan became famous in 1898 after building a 42.4 m bridge with a very shallow arch in Steyr.[4] At that time, this was the largest reinforced concrete bridge in the world.[4] He also built the Dragon Bridge in Ljubljana.[4]

References

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  2. Dragon Bridge
  3. Melan Arch bridge
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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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