Thomas Paulay
| Thomas Paulay | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 May 1923 Sopron, Hungary |
| Died |
28 June 2009 (aged 86) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Residence | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury |
| Thesis | The coupling of shear walls. (1969) |
Thomas Paulay OBE OoM (26 May 1923 – 28 June 2009) was a Hungarian-New Zealand earthquake engineer.
Academic career
Trained as chemical engineer, after fleeing Hungary to West Germany, Paulay arrived in New Zealand in 1951,[1] and became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1957.[2] In 1961, he joined the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Canterbury, where he spent many years studying the seismic behaviour and design of structures.[1][3][4]
In the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours, Paulay was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to civil engineering. [5]
Selected Works
- Seismic design of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings, ISBN 0471549150
- Simplicity and confidence in seismic design, ISBN 047194310X
- Reinforced concrete structures, ISBN 0471659177
References
- 1 2 "Thomas Paulay « Obituaries « Fellowship « The Academy « Our Organisation « Royal Society of New Zealand". Royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ↑ "New Zealand, naturalisations, 1843–1981". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Thomas Paulay Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering University of Canterbury (1923–2009) - Priestley - 2009 - Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics - Wiley Online Library". Onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ↑ "Tom Paulay, New Zealand". Iabse.org. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 50553. p. 32. 14 June 1986. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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