Stefan Bryła

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Stefan Bryła
Stefan Bryła

Stefan Bryła (b. August 17, 1886 in Kraków - December 3, 1943 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish construction engineer and welding pioneer.[1]

He was Professor at Lwów University of Technology from 1927, and Warsaw University of Technology from 1934.

Bryła was the author of basic methods of welding steel structures.

In 1927 he designed the first welded road bridge in the world. The bridge was later built across the river Słudwia Maurzyce near Łowicz, Poland in 1929. It was still in use in 1977 but plans were to replace it with a wider structure. The government proposed to install the bridge at site slightly upstream as a historical monument. In 1995, the American Welding Society presented an Historic Welded Structure Award for the bridge to Poland.[2]

He also designed the Prudential high rise building in Warsaw in 1932.

During the World War II he taught at "Secret Universities"

He was murdered by the Germans in Warsaw in 1943.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Achievements of Polish Scientists in the Technical Sciences. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
  2. ^ Sapp, Mark E. (Feb 22, 2008). Welding Timeline 1900-1950. WeldingHistory.org. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
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