Thomas Paulay (26 May 1923 – 28 June 2009) was a Hungarian-New Zealand earthquake engineer.

Academic career

Trained as chemical engineer, after fleeing Hungary to West Germany, Paulay arrived in New Zealand in 1951, and became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1957. After a PhD 'The coupling of shear walls', in 1961, he joined the Department of Civil Engineering at the

University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was ...

, where he spent many years studying the seismic behaviour and design of structures. In the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours, Paulay was appointed an

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, for services to civil engineering. Paulay delivered the fourth Mallet–Milne memorial lecture for the Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics, in London in 1993.

Selected works

* ''Seismic design of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings'', * ''Simplicity and confidence in seismic design'', * ''Reinforced concrete structures'',

References

External links

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1923 births 2009 deaths People from Sopron Hungarian emigrants to New Zealand Academic staff of the University of Canterbury University of Canterbury alumni New Zealand civil engineers New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire Naturalised citizens of New Zealand Hungarian military personnel of World War II {{NewZealand-academic-bio-stub