Alan Garnett Davenport
Alan Garnett Davenport | |
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Born | September 19, 1932 Madras, India |
Died | July 19, 2009 London, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse | Sheila Smith |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil engineer |
Alan Garnett Davenport (September 19, 1932 – July 19, 2009) was a professor at the
Early life
Davenport was born in
He also served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Navy.
He married Sheila Smith, with whom he had four children.
Research
Davenport and his laboratory contributed to the engineering and design of many tall buildings and bridges, including the Willis Tower, the World Trade Center and the Tsing Ma Bridge. They analyzed the wind flow and load over the structures using wind tunnels, detecting vulnerabilities which required compensating changes in the design.[2][3]
He was a founding editor of the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering[1] and was the founding research director for the Institute of Catastrophic Loss Reduction, a 1999 partnership between the University of Western Ontario and the Insurance board of Canada. Its goal is to improve construction practices and standards to better withstand extreme weather conditions.[4]
Davenport authored more than 200 scientific papers during his career.[5]
He was presented with the
He was honored with the Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2005.[9]
Retirement
He died in London, Ontario due to complications from Parkinson's disease[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Deaths: Alan Garnett Davenport". The Globe and Mail. July 21, 2009. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ a b c Martin, Douglas (July 25, 2009). "Alan G. Davenport, Noted Wind Engineer, Dies at 76". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ Mayne, Paul. "In Memoriam - Alan Davenport". The University of Western Ontario. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Alan Davenport". Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. 2001. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ Anderson, Jim (March 31, 2005). "Davenport built career blowing in the wind". The University of Western Ontario. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Archived 2016-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Past Winners
- ^ "Scientist Profile: Alan Garnett Davenport". Science.ca. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Order of Canada: Alan Davenport". Order of Canada. Retrieved 2009-07-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2005 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2012.