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Fazlur Khan

Fazlur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer whose work helped establish tube systems for tall buil...

Structural Historical Skyscrapers Bangladeshi American

9.8 Brilliant

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Karl Terzaghi

Karl Terzaghi was an Austrian mechanical engineer and geologist widely recognized as the founder of modern soil mechanic...

Modern Civil Austrian American Geotechnical

9.7 Brilliant

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Stephen Timoshenko

Stephen Timoshenko was a Ukrainian-American engineer whose work helped shape modern engineering mechanics. He contribute...

20TH Century Mechanical Ukraine Civil

9.7 Brilliant

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Eugene Freyssinet

Eugène Freyssinet (1879-1962) was a French civil engineer closely associated with the development of prestressed concret...

French Structural Historical Civil

9.6 Brilliant

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Ove Arup

Ove Arup was a pivotal structural engineer born in Denmark and later working in Britain. He established Arup, a globally...

Modernist Structural British Civil

9.5 Brilliant

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Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford was a prominent Scottish civil engineer renowned for his innovative designs across infrastructure project...

Scottish Bridges Civil Roads

9.4 Excellent

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John Roebling

Johann August Roebling was a German-born civil engineer recognized for his pioneering work in the design and constructio...

Structural Industrial German American Bridges

9.4 Excellent

8

George W. Housner

George W. Housner was an American civil engineer recognized as a foundational figure in the field of earthquake engineer...

Modern American Structural Earthquake

9.4 Excellent

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Ralph B. Peck

Ralph B. Peck (1912–2008) was an American civil engineer who significantly influenced the development of modern geotechn...

Modern American Foundations Civil

9.3 Excellent

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Ralph Peck

Ralph B. Peck (1912-2008) was a Canadian-born American civil engineer, geotechnical specialist, and professor at the Uni...

USA 20TH Century Civil Geotechnical

9.3 Excellent

11

Benjamin Baker

Benjamin Baker was a British civil engineer primarily recognized for his pivotal role in the construction of the Forth B...

British Bridges Civil Firth Forth

9.2 Excellent

12

Arthur Casagrande

Arthur Casagrande (1902-1981) was an Austrian-born American civil engineer who made fundamental contributions to the fie...

Modern Civil Austrian American Geotechnical

9.2 Excellent

13

Alec Skempton

Sir Alec Skempton was a British civil engineer and a foundational figure in the field of soil mechanics. Teaching at Imp...

Modern British Civil Geotechnical

9.2 Excellent

14

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was an Indian civil engineer and statesman who served as the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918...

Water Modern Indian Dams

9.2 Excellent

15

James Buchanan Eads

James Buchanan Eads was an American civil engineer who designed the Eads Bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Loui...

American Structural Historical Bridges

9.1 Excellent

16

Octave Chanute

Octave Chanute was a French-American civil engineer and aviation researcher who became an important figure in the ninete...

Aerospace 19TH Century 20TH Century Aviation

9.0 Excellent

17

John Fowler

Sir John Fowler was a prominent British civil engineer whose career spanned the Victorian era and helped shape the moder...

British Victorian Railways Bridges

8.9 Great

18

John Blume

John A. Blume was an American structural engineer widely regarded as a founding figure of modern earthquake engineering....

Modern American Structural Earthquake

8.9 Great

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E. Sreedharan

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is an Indian civil engineer widely recognized for his management of major public infrastructure...

Contemporary Indian Railways Metro

8.9 Great

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William Mulholland

William Mulholland was an Irish-born American civil engineer who became a central figure in the development of Los Angel...

Water Modern Civil Irish American

5.6 Mediocre