Henry J. Degenkolb (1913 – 9 December 1989) was an American
structural engineer
Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of safety, technical, economic ...
in San Francisco, California, noted for his many contributions to
earthquake engineering
Earthquake engineering is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that designs and analyzes structures, such as buildings and bridges, with earthquakes in mind. Its overall goal is to make such structures more resistant to earthquakes. An earth ...
.
Background
He served on the President's Task Force on Earthquake Hazards Reduction, consulted for the California Seismic Safety Commission and received many awards, including the
American Society of Civil Engineers Ernest E. Howard Award. He was also awarded the
Frank P. Brown Medal The Frank P. Brown Medal was formerly awarded by the Franklin Institute for excellence in science, engineering, and structures. It was established by the 1938 will of Franklin Pierce Brown, a member of the Master Plumbers Association.
The designer ...
in 1978.
In 1940, he founde
Degenkolb Engineers The firm provides comprehensive design, rehabilitation, and consulting services to architects, building owners, hospitals, educational institutions, corporations and government agencies.
According to his obituary in "Structural Engineer" magazine, he joined John Gould in 1946 as Chief Engineer and they eventually formed Gould-Degenkolb Engineers. After Gould's death in 1961, the firm became H. J. Degenkolb Engineers.
References
;General
* The National Academies Press, ''Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering,'' Volume 4 (1991).
* Degenkolb, Henry J. et al., ''Henry J. Degenkolb'',
Earthquake Engineering Research. .
;Specific
Structural engineers
20th-century American engineers
1913 births
1989 deaths
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