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Author(s):	Dicleli, Cengiz
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Abstract:	Ulrich Finsterwalder zählt neben Franz Dischinger und Fritz Leonhardt zu den größten Ingenieuren des Stahl- und Spannbetonbaus. Von der Entwicklung der Tonnenschalen und des Spannbetonbrückenbaus bis hin zum Bau von Schiffen aus Stahlbeton sind viele bedeutende Meilensteine dieser Bauweise auf ihn zurückzuführen. Der 1897 in München geborene Ausnahmeingenieur formte rund 50 Jahre lang die Firma Dyckerhoff & Widmann als Chefingenieur und Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung. Wie kaum von einem anderen Ingenieur bekannt ist, gelang es ihm, zahlreiche Erfindungen zu machen, die den Stahlbetonbau weiterentwickelten, und Bauwerke jeder Art in einer Qualität und Quantität selber zu bauen oder mittelbar zu beeinflussen. Durch seine Schule gingen zahlreiche spätere Professoren für Stahlbetonbau und Statik sowie Inhaber weltweit bedeutender Ingenieurbüros hervor. Am 5. Dezember 2013 jährt sich der Todestag von Ulrich Finsterwalder zum 25. Mal. Zu seinem Gedenken findet im Deutschen Museum in München am 1. Oktober 2013 die Tagung “Ulrich Finsterwalder - Ein Leben für den Betonbau” statt. A life for concrete construction Dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the dead of Ulrich Finsterwalder Ulrich Finsterwalder belongs alongside Franz Dischinger and Fritz Leonhardt to the greatest engineers in the fields of reinforced and prestressed concrete construction. There are many notable milestones in the way he built; from the development of barrel-vaults and prestressed concrete bridge construction, to building of ships with reinforced concrete. Born in 1897 in Munich, this exceptional engineer significantly shaped for about 50 years the Dyckerhoff & Widmann Company as its chief engineer and board member. As hardly any other engineer of his generation, he succeeded in realising numerous inventions, which led to an energetic development of reinforced concrete structures. Amongst them were a wide range of buildings, which he oversaw for their quality and quantity. Through his school passed many engineers who later in their careers became professors for reinforced concrete construction or founders of worldwide acknowledged engineering offices. December the 5th 2013 will be the 25th anniversary of Ulrich Finsterwalder's death. On October 1st 2013 a commemorative meeting will be held in the German Museum in Munich titled “Ulrich Finsterwalder - A life for concrete construction”.
Source:	Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 108 (2013), No. 9
Page/s:	662-673
Language of Publication:	German

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