Seismic design - New Zealander Nigel Priestley wins Freyssinet Medal

摘要

New Zealander Nigel Priestley has been awarded a 2010 Freyssinet Medal 'in recognition of outstanding technical contributions in the field of structural concrete'. The Freyssinet Medal is the highest distinction awarded by the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) and is awarded every 4 years at a fib congress. Or Priestley is a member of fib Commission 7, Seismic design, which develops state-of-the-art documents about issues in seismic design of concrete structures.