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Dr.-Ing. Josef Eisenmann, Honorary Member of ISCP since 2001, passed away January 29, 2015. He was a renowned civil engineer, professor, author, and concrete railway contributor/inventor.
Born in München (Munich), Germany in 1928, Josef Eisenmann studied civil engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), then worked at the German Railways and as a research assistant for 12 years. He was a Professor at TUM from 1969 until his retirement in 1997. Dr.-Ing. Eisenmann’s accomplishments include:
- Director of the University Research Laboratory for Permanent Ways
- Taught classes & researched in the fields of concrete & asphalt pavement for highways, airfields & railways
- Made many contributions to the theoretical development of concrete pavement analysis
- Developed procedures for determining bending stresses in multi-layered rigid pavement systems (e.g., slab over cement-treated base)
- Invented the “Rheda” slab track—a continuous reinforced concrete slab on a cement-treated base that features inserted concrete ties with a highly elastic rail fastening system—used for new high-speed German railways where train speeds reach 300 km/h (185 mph)
- Author/co-author of more than 100 scientific & technical papers
- Chairman of the Committee for Design & Construction of Concrete Paving in the German Research Society for Roads and Traffic (Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen)
- Decorated by the German Government (Bundesverdienstkreuz first Klasse) & the State of Bavaria (Bayerischer Verdienstorden and Leo von Klenze Medaille) for concrete pavement & railway technology
- Awarded the U.K. Institution of Civil Engineers Webb Prize
- Active lecturer worldwide concerning concrete pavement research & applications to which he dedicated his professional life
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