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Hardy Cross 1885–1959 born in Nansemond County Virginia was a U.S. structural engineer and the developer of the moment distribution method for structural calculation of large buildings. The method was in general use from c.1935 until c.1960 when it was gradually superseded by other methods. It made possible the efficient and safe design of many reinforced concrete buildings during an entire generation.

award
Institution of Structural Engineers, Franklin Institute, American Concrete Institute
birth date
1885-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Virginia, Nansemond County Virginia, United States
death date
1959-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
discipline
Structural engineer
education
Cambridge Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Norfolk Academy, United States
institution
Brown University, Yale University, Institution of Structural Engineers, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
nationality
United States

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