Walter Thorpe † 1928-2012

摘要

In September the secretariat was informed of the unexpected passing of Walter Thorpe in August 2012. Well-known specialist in the field of post-tensioning and former active member in FIP, Walter Thorpe was member of the FIP Commission "Practical Construction" and headed the Working Group on site control of tensioning operations and the relations between observed extensions, deflections and applied forces. He was particularly involved in the design of pressure vessels for nuclear reactor cores using prestressed concrete, and held a patent for a method of installing a tendon in a duct in a slip-formed concrete structure.