Eugene Figg

Eugene C. Figg (August 4, 1936 – March 20, 2002) was an American structural engineer who made numerous contributions to the field of structural engineering, especially in the design of the cable-stayed bridge and the use of the segmental concrete construction method.^[1][2]

Life[]

Figg was born August 4, 1936 in Charleston, South Carolina. He received a civil engineering degree as a structural engineer from The Citadel in Charleston in 1958.^[3][4]

During his career, he brought the use of the segmental method for spanning large gaps to the United States with the assistance of his Paris-based partner, Jean M. Muller.^[5] His affiliation with Muller, begun at Figg and Muller Engineers (founded in 1978),^[6][7] allowed him to gain valuable insight into the application of pre-cast segmental bridge construction methods to the domestic market. When they coupled this construction method with cable-stayed supports, Mueller and Figg effectively increased the use of concrete in longer span bridge proposals.^[8]

He formed his own engineering firm, the , still operating and based in Tallahassee.^[4] Figg also founded the American Segmental Bridge Institute in 1989, and served four years as a trustee at the National Building Museum.^{[citation needed]}

Awards[]

In 2000, Figg was honored with the John A. Roebling Medal for his outstanding lifetime achievement in bridge engineering.^[9]

Famous bridges[]

• Sunshine Skyway Bridge
• Linn Cove Viaduct
• Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge

See also[]

• List of civil engineers

References[]

Bibliography[]

• ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers. (2002) “2002 OPAL Recipients – Eugene C. Figg, Jr.” <https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180918/http://www.asce.org/opal/2002_figg.cfm> (March 20, 2007)
• Auburn Alumni Association. (2007) “ALUM Spotlight Linda Figg ’81” Auburn University Alumni Spotlight <https://web.archive.org/web/20070428051014/http://www.aualum.org/alumni/spotlight.html> (March 20, 2007)
• Brassfield, Mike. (2002) “’Visionary’ engineer’s legacy spans bay area” St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida). <http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/22/TampaBay/_Visionary__engineer_.shtml> (March 20, 2007)
• Bridge Design & Engineering. (2002) “New Bridge Award Created in Honour of Eugene Figg” <https://web.archive.org/web/20061110084859/http://www.bridgeweb.com/news/NewsDetails.cfm?ArticleID=55> (March 20, 2007)
• Burgess, M. (2005). “Precast, Prestressed Bridges.” Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute, <https://web.archive.org/web/19961220081344/http://www.pci.org/> (March 22, 2007).
• Ensley, Gerald. (2002) “Bridge designer Eugene Figg dies at 65.” Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida). <http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8641099_ITM> (March 20, 2007)
• Marsh, Don. (2002) "Gene Figg: A master of market development." Concrete Products 105.5: 8. OmniFile Full Text Mega. H. W. Wilson. Karmann Library – University of Wisconsin Platteville, Platteville, WI. <http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/> (February 10, 2007)
• Pittman, C. (2001). Bridge inspectors unscathed. Retrieved April 13, 2009, from St. Petersburg Times: <http://www.sptimes.com/News/061101/State/Bridge_inspectors_uns.shtml>
• Vogel, Mike. (2006) “Making a Connection.” Florida Trend
• Wilson, Bill. (2000) "A brush with greatness." Roads & Bridges 38.8: 28.
• Zeyher, Allen. (2002) “SPANNING THE NEWS.” Roads & Bridges 40.4: 8.