I.P. Prokofiev – railway engineer, scientist in the field of structural mechanics and bridge construction (on the 140th Anniversary of his birth)
Journal Title: Eminak - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The paper aims at highlighting the main stages of life and work of I.P. Prokofiev – the prominent national railway engineer, scientist in the field of structural mechanics and bridge construction. His academic life, military and educational activities tightly related to railway transport. Enormous educational, scientific and administrative loading did not prevent Prokofiev from developing two interesting projects of metal bridges: in 1925 – the bridge with two railway tracks over Seversky Donets, Ukraine (1208 m); in 1927 – a typical structure for bridges (156 m). He studied temporary loads’ pressure on the walls of buildings, effect of horizontal forces in deep pillars; searched for ways to fix deformities by means of lacquer coverage, examined special issues of Materials Science, described efforts in emerging cantilever arch farms and combined systems. The sense of his life and activitywas to create a national scientific school in the field of structural mechanics - the cornerstone of any engineering work in construction and architecture. Prokofiev devoted many years of his life to preparation and publication of his textbook «Structural Mechanics». The background of the textbook was his lectures presented in the Agricultural Institute. The work was completed in 1926. The textbook «Theory of Structures» consists of three volumes-sections: the first – «Statically defined systems», the second – «Movement and calculation of retaining walls», and the third – «Statically indeterminate systems». Prokofiev’s textbook «Theory of Structures» withstood four editions and was the main tool for engineers for a long time
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Halyna Salata
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