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]
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 Figg Engineering Group, 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. [9]
In 2000, Figg was honored with the John A. Roebling Medal for his outstanding lifetime achievement in bridge engineering. [10]
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]
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 Figg Engineering Group, 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. [9]
In 2000, Figg was honored with the John A. Roebling Medal for his outstanding lifetime achievement in bridge engineering. [10]