Theodore Cooper - Wikipedia
Theodore Cooper (January 13, 1839 – August 24, 1919) was an American civil engineer. He may be best known as consulting engineer on the Quebec Bridge that collapsed in 1907.
Quebec Bridge, The First Failure, 1907 - structuremag.org
The span would be the longest cantilever in the world, surpassing the Firth of Forth Bridge with its two spans of 1,710 feet. Cooper was initially selected as a consultant to the Quebec Bridge & Railway Co. to recommend a design from the many submitted in a design competition.
Quebec Bridge Disaster - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Aug 28, 2013 · The Quebec Bridge was to be one of the engineering wonders of the world. When completed it would be the largest structure of its kind and the longest bridge in the world, outstripping the famous Firth of Forth Bridge in Scotland. American engineer Theodore Cooper was chosen to design it.
The Quebec Bridge, Part 1 - STRUCTURE mag
In June 1897, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) held their annual meeting in Quebec. In attendance were John Sterling Deans, Chief Engineer of the Phoenix Bridge Company and Theodore Cooper. The Phoenix Bridge Company was one of the leading designers of iron bridges in the country.
Theodore Cooper had been the consulting engineer for the Quebec Bridge project, and most of the blame for the disaster fell on his shoulders. He mandated unusually high allowable stresses, and failed to require recalculation of the bridge dead load when the span was lengthened.
The Quebec Bridge: A global cantilevered bridge masterpiece …
Jun 30, 2017 · That summer, a New York-based consulting engineer named Theodore Cooper attended the annual convention of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Quebec City. While there he visited the site where it was hoped a bridge would one day be built.
The Quebec Bridge Collapse: A Conflict Between Ego and Ethics
Jan 10, 2022 · The commissioners presented a full report on Feb 1908 and would attribute responsibility for the disaster to two men, consulting engineer Theodore Cooper and P.L. Szlapka, Chief Designing Engineer for the Phoenix Bridge Company 3.
Quebec Bridge Failure | The Engines of Our Ingenuity
For eight years the Quebec bridge project had been under the direction of an American engineer. He was Theodore Cooper, the biggest name in bridge building. Cooper had never produced a true superlative, and his first move was to extend the span from 1600 to 1800 feet.
Collapse of the Quebec Bridge, 1907 | Journal of Performance of ...
Feb 1, 2006 · Theodore Cooper had been the consulting engineer for the Quebec Bridge project, and most of the blame for the disaster fell on his shoulders. He mandated unusually high allowable stresses, and failed to require recalculation …
Quebec Bridge (1st bridge) / Theodore Cooper, Edward Hoare, …
Design for the first bridge which collapsed during construction August 29, 1907. Engineers: Theodore Cooper, Edward Hoare, John Sterling Deans, and Peter Szlapka For more information see: William D. Middleton, The Bridge at Quebec (Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 2001)
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