Marjan Pipenbaher (born 22 August 1957) is a Slovenian

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 ...

and

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

specialist.

Career

Pipenbaher graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Maribor in 1981. From 1980, he worked at the Gradis Design Office where he participated in designing of several large bridges and viaducts constructed by Gradis. In 1990, he and

Viktor Markelj Viktor Markelj (born 1958, Zgornja Bistrica) is a Slovenian structural engineer and bridge specialist. Career Markelj graduated from the University of Maribor - Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1982. He obtained a PhD degree in civil enginee ...

founded

Ponting Bridges Ponting Bridges is a Slovenian studio for structural engineering, focusing mainly on bridge structures, with headquarters in Maribor. The practice is led by a duo of its founders, dr. Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher, and has constructed many ...

, a Slovenian studio for structural engineering, focusing mainly on

structures, with headquarters in

Maribor Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, th ...

. The practice is led by Markelj and Pipenbaher, and has constructed many high-profile bridges. Since 2002, he is also founder and CEO of specialized design and research company Pipenbaher Consulting Engineers. His high-profile bridges include Pelješac Bridge in

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(2022), Nissibi Euphrates Bridge in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

(2015), and Črni Kal Viaduct in

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

(2004). He lives in

Slovenska Bistrica Slovenska Bistrica (; german: Windisch-Feistritz) is a town south of Maribor in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica, one of the largest municipalities in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional regio ...

. He is a lecturer at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Maribor since 2000, in the field of prestressed concrete structures and bridges. He began there as an assistant in 1986.

Major projects

Major projects, by year of completion and ordered by type, are:

Bridges

* Carinthian bridge, Maribor, Slovenia (1996) * Črni Kal Viaduct, Slovenia (2004) * Viaduct Bivje, Slovenia (2004) *

Millennium Bridge Several bridges are known as the Millennium Bridge: * in the United Kingdom **Gateshead Millennium Bridge ** Lune Millennium Bridge, Lancaster ** Millennium Bridge, Glasgow ** Millennium Bridge, London ** Millennium Bridge (Salford Quays) ** Teesqua ...

, Podgorica, Montenegro (2006) * Viaduct Bonifika, Koper, Slovenia (2007) * Viaduct Dobruša, Slovenia (2010) * Peračica viaducts, Slovenia (2012) * Giborim bridge, Haifa, Israel (2012) * Nissibi Euphrates Bridge, highway Adiyaman - Diyarbakir, Turkey (2015) * High speed railway bridge no. 10, HSR Tel Aviv - Jerusalem, Israel (2017) *

New Kömürhan Bridge The New Kömürhan Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that carries the Elazığ-Malatya highway D.300 over the Karakaya Dam Lake on Euphrates River in eastern Turkey. The bridge is situated between Malatya and Elazığ Elazığ () is a city i ...

, Turkey (2021) * Pelješac Bridge, Croatia (2022)

Pedestrian and cyclist bridges

* Footbridge in Ptuj, Slovenia (1997)

Current

* Highway bridge and parallel pedestrian bridge over Krka river, Slovenia (detailed design)

Selected works

File:Osp1.JPG, Črni Kal Viaduct, Slovenia (2004) File:Podgorica-Millennium-Bridge-2018.jpg,

, Podgorica, Montenegro (2006) File:PikiWiki Israel 65386 jerusalem new railway bridge.jpg, High speed railway bridge no. 10, HSR Tel Aviv - Jerusalem, Izrael (2017) File:Ptuj the oldest city in Slovenia.jpg, Footbridge in

Ptuj Ptuj (; german: Pettau, ; la, Poetovium/Poetovio) is a town in northeastern Slovenia that is the seat of the Municipality of Ptuj. Ptuj, the oldest recorded city in Slovenia, has been inhabited since the late Stone Age and developed from a Roman ...

, Slovenia (1997) File:Bridge over Kamniška Bistrica in Kamnik.jpg, Bridge over Kamniška Bistrica in Kamnik, Slovenia (2010) File:Viaducts Tabor 1 and Tabor 2 on H4.jpg, Viaducts Tabor 1 and Tabor 2, Rebernice, Slovenia (2009) File:Viadukt Bonifika.jpg, Viadukt Bonifika in Koper, Slovenia (2008) File:Drava Way (5940764715).jpg, Koroški most, Maribor, Slovenia (1996) File:Pelješac bridge - Most Pelješac - Croatia - 2022-06-16.jpg, Pelješac Bridge in Croatia (2022)

Awards

* 2022 Kolos awards for exceptional achievements in civil engineering for the Pelješac Bridge project * 2021 The Newspaper Finances' Award for Special Achievements * 2019 Jožef Mrak Award for Pelješac Bridge * 2019 Honorary City Certificate of Slovenska Bistrica to Dr. Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher * 2004 UM Award 2004: Golden recognition award to Mr. Marjan Pipenbaher and Mr. Viktor Markelj * 1999 Award CSS of CCIS to ''Footbridge in Ptuj''

References

External links

Ponting Bridges Website

Pipenbaher Consulting Engineers Website
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