John Blume
John Augustus Blume was an American structural engineer born on April 8th, 1909 in Gonzales, California. He first decided he wanted to study Earthquake Engineering when he witnessed the Santa Barbara earthquake of 1925. In 1929, he went to Stanford University where he later received his A.B.degree, his graduate Degree of Engineer and his doctorate.
Blume’s career included major contributions to dynamic theory, soil structure interactions, and the inelastic behavior of structures, earning him the title of the “Father of Earthquake Engineering.” [1] John Blume died at the age of 92 at his Hillsborough, California home on March 1st, 2002. [2]
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Academic Contributions: John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center".
- ↑ "John Blume, 'father of earthquake engineering,' dies".
References
- Blume, John A. Interview with Stanley Scott. Connections: The EERI Oral History Series. 1994.
- "John Augustus Blume: "The Father of Earthquake Engineering"".
- "Engineering: Past, Present & Future 1976 SEAOC Convention Proceedings On Forces That Influence Structural Engineering Practice".
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