Helmut Krawinkler
Helmut Krawinkler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 April 1940 |
| Died | 16 April 2012 (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | Vienna University of Technology California State University San Jose University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Performance-based earthquake engineering |
| Awards | Honorary member of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) (2004) SEAONC College of Fellows (2003) G.W. Housner Medal (2012) National Academy of Engineering (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Earthquake engineering |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Doctoral advisor | Vitelmo V. Bertero |
Helmut Krawinkler (April 6, 1940 – April 16, 2012) was an Austrian-born American structural engineer.
Krawinkler was a native of Innsbruck, Austria, born on April 6, 1940.[1] He earned an undergraduate degree from the Vienna University of Technology in 1964.[2] Krawinkler then completed a master's degree at California State University San Jose, funded by a Fulbright Scholarship between 1965 and 1967.[3] In 1971, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a doctorate and became an assistant research engineer at Berkeley. After a year as lecturer at California State University, Krawinkler joined the Stanford University faculty in 1973.[3][4]
He directed the Blume Earthquake Engineering Center from 1985 to 1995.[5] He was appointed John A. Blume Professor within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1991.[6] Krawinkler was granted emeritus status in 2007.[7] He was elected to the United States National Academy of Engineering in 2012 "for development of performance-based earthquake engineering procedures for evaluating and rehabilitating buildings."[8]
That same year, Krawinkler was diagnosed with a brain tumor that necessitated surgery performed in February 2012.[4] He died in Palo Alto, California, on April 16, 2012, while seeking further treatment.[1][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Deierlein, Gregory; Miranda, Eduardo; Kiremidjian, Anne (August 2012). "Helmut Krawinkler, 1940–2012". Earthquake Spectra. 28 (3): 1297–1299. Bibcode:2012EarSp..28.1297D. doi:10.1193/8755-2930-28.3.1297. S2CID 109330359.
- ^ Deierlein, Gregory (2014). "Helmut Krawinkler 1940–2012". Memorial Tributes. 18. National Academies Press: 150–155.
- ^ a b "Resume - Helmut Krawinkler" (PDF). Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c "In Memoriam, Helmut Krawinkler". Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. May 3, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "The History of the Blume Center". Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Myers, Andrew (April 20, 2012). "Helmut Krawinkler, expert on structural design and earthquake engineering, dies at 72". Physics Today. doi:10.1063/PT.4.1783. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Helmut Krawinkler, Stanford Professor Emeritus & PEER researcher". Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Professor emeritus Helmut Krawinkler". Computers and Structures, Inc. April 27, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
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- 1940 births
- 2012 deaths
- Engineers from Innsbruck
- Austrian emigrants to the United States
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- TU Wien alumni
- San Jose State University alumni
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- American structural engineers
- Stanford University faculty
- 20th-century American engineers
- 21st-century American engineers