Professor Dr.-Ing. Leonhardt

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	*National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering* *University of California, Berkeley*


	The curriculum vitae of Professor Leonhardt is too lengthy to be given in full detail. The following is a condensed biography:

1909	Born in Stuttgart
1927-31	Student of civil engineering at Stuttgart University, degree of Diplom-Ingenieur
1932-33	Graduate studies at Purdue University, West-Lafayette, Indiana, USA
1934-38	Bridge engineer of the Autobahnen in Stuttgart, Berlin and Cologne
1938-41	Chief Design and Resident Engineer for the suspension bridge across the Rhine in Cologne-Rodenkirchen
1938	Degree of Doctor of Engineering, Stuttgart University
1939 to present	Consulting engineer, chiefly for bridges and difficult civil engineering structures In charge of the design or on an advisory basis for 10 more bridges across the Rhine, among them the first really slender hollow-box beam of large span in Cologne-Deutz (slenderness ratio of 1/d = 56), further suspension bridges at Cologne-Mülheim and cable-stayed bridges in Düsseldorf and Mannheim
1949 and following	Development of new system for prestressed concrete, one with large concentrated cables. Design of the first hyperstatic and long span prestressed concrete bridges (96 meters span in 1950) and the first prestressed concrete railroad bridge in Germany. New construction methods for prestressed concrete bridges.
1953	Design of Stuttgart Television Tower, first example of high-rise concrete towers with tower restaurant. Later design of several other TV and telecommunication towers, such as the Frankfurt TV tower with a transmitter floor on top having a diameter of 59 meters.
since 1953	Development of new systems for suspension and cable-stayed bridges of very long spans with full aerodynamic stability and considerable savings compared with traditionally bridge designs. Bridge designs for many countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Austria, Switzerland, Pakistan, India, Japan and USA. Structural development and analysis for large span tent-like roofs with steel rope network (German Pavilion Expo 1967 in Montreal and Olympic Games, Munich 1972).
1958-74	Professor at Stuttgart University, Institute for Concrete Structures. Research work mainly on shear and torsion of reinforced and prestressed concrete at the Otto-Graf Institute at Stuttgart University.
1967-68	Rector (President) of Stuttgart University. Author of several technical books and many scientific papers and research reports. Member of national and international scientific committees and associations.


	The following are among the many honors Professor Leonhardt has received:

1953	Ehrenmünze of the VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure)
1961	Fritz-Schumacher-Preis
1965	Goldene Ehrenmünze of the Österreichische Ingenieur-und-Architekten-Verein
1965	Werner-von-Siemens-Ring, the highest German honor in the field of technical achievement
1967	Emil-Mörsch-Denkmünze
1968	Medaille d’Or Gustave Magnel, Belgium
1972	Dr.Ing.E.h. of the Technical University Braunschweig
1972	Honorary Member of the American Concrete Institute
1973	Grashof-Denkmünze, the highest honor of the VDI
1974	Dr.techn.h.c. of the Technical University of Denmark
1974	Feyssinet-Medal of the Fédération Internationale de la Précontrainte (FIP)
1974	Distinguished Service Award of Oregon State University, USA
1975	Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers, London
1977	First Honorary Member of the Comité Euro-International du Béton (CEB)
1977	Gold Medal and Honorary Member of the A.I.C.A.P., Italy
1978	Honor Award of the Washington Roadside Council, USA
1979	Award for Engineering Excellence, American Consulting Engineers Council (Both of the above for the Intercity Bridge between Pasco and Kennewick over the Columbia River, Washington, USA.)
1979	Honorary Member of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
1980	Grosses Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Grand Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)
1980	Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, USA.
1980	Dr.h.c. of the University of Liége, Belgium
1981	International Award for Structural Engineering, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
1982	Gold Medal of Merit, State of Vienna, Austria
1982	Honorary Member of the Academy of Sciences, Heidelberg
1983	Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Engineering, USA


	The University of California, Berkeley Copyright 1997, The Regents of the University of California. Structural Engineering Slide Library, W. G. Godden, Editor Set H: Structures of Leonhardt, Andrä and Partners