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14-699: The bridge was designed by Mao Yisheng and built by Dorman Long . Construction, which started on 8 August 1934 was completed on 29 September 1937. This two-tier truss bridge comprises 16 spans and measures 1,072 metres long. On 17 November 1937, during the Battle of Shanghai , the Bridge Construction Office were ordered to make preparations to blow up the bridge to delay the advancing Imperial Japanese Army . 30°11′43″N 120°08′04″E  /  30.19528°N 120.13444°E  / 30.19528; 120.13444 This article about

28-614: A social activist . Mao was born in Zhenjiang , Jiangsu province. He entered Jiaotong University 's Tangshan Engineering College (now Southwest Jiaotong University ) and earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1916. He earned his master's degree from Cornell University and earned the first Ph.D. ever granted by the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University ) in 1919. His doctoral treatise entitled Secondary Stress on Frame Construction

42-480: A bridge in Asia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mao Yisheng Dr. Mao Yisheng a.k.a. Thomson Eason Mao ( Chinese : 茅以升 ; pinyin : Máo Yǐshēng ; Wade–Giles : Mao I -sheng ; January 9, 1896 – November 12, 1989) was a Chinese structural engineer and social activist. He was one of the most famous Chinese structural engineers , a pioneer in bridge construction, and

56-399: A statue honoring its first doctoral graduate. The sculpture includes an inscription from China's Premier Wen Jiabao . On March 27, 2014, an eponymous play debuted at Beijing Jiaotong. Deans from the sister Jiaotong universities attended the premiere. Mao Yisheng's nephew Mao Yushi is an economist. Hohai Technology University National Hohai Technology University (國立河海工科大學) was

70-546: A university in Nanking , which existed between 1924 and 1927. In the autumn of 1924, the Engineering College of National Southeastern University and Hohai Engineering Specialized School were merged to form National Hohai Technology University (or Hohai Technological University, Hohai University of Technology, Hohai University of Engineering, Hohai College of Engineering, etc.). Hohai Engineering Specialized School

84-794: Is treasured at the Hunt Library of Carnegie Mellon University and the university constructed a statue of him on campus in his honor. Mao was regarded as the founder of modern bridge engineering in China. With regard to traditional Chinese bridges, he once said "the most ancient bridge in China is the Zhaozhou Bridge , the most splendid the Lugou Bridge , and the most elegant and artistic the Five-Pavilion Bridge ." Mao's long and productive career included designing two of

98-1251: The National Chiao Tung University (now Southwest Jiaotong University ), Dean of Engineering College of National Southeastern University (later renamed National Central University and then Nanjing University , the engineering school of which later became Nanjing Institute of Technology and then Southeast University ), President of Hohai Technology University (now Southeast University and Hohai University ), President of Peiyang University (now Tianjin University ), President of China Chiao Tung University (later renamed Northern Chiao Tung University, with campus in Tangshan and Beijing , later Southwest Jiaotong University and Beijing Jiaotong University ), President of Director of Project Office of Hangzhou Qiantang River Bridge , and Director of Bridge Planning Project Office of Transportation Ministry of Kuomintang Administration. He significantly influenced Chinese engineering education by introducing new subject matter and innovative pedagogical approaches. In addition to his engineering expertise, he

112-601: The Ministry of Railway, president of Railway Scientific Research Center, chairman of Beijing Science Association, honorary president and vice-president of the China Association for Science and Technology, vice-chairman of Jiu San Society , vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), member of CPPCC, and the standing committee member of National People's Congress . Mao

126-667: The Technical Advisory Committee composed of more than 20 foreign and Chinese bridge experts, and solved 14 difficult problems relating to bridge construction. He also led the structural design of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing . Returning to China, Mao was on the faculty of five major universities and served as president of four, such as the professor and President of Tangshan Engineering College of

140-663: The director of teaching affair, took over as president. In June 1927, National Hohai Technology University was merged with National Southeastern University, along with several other public schools in Jiangsu province, to form the new Nanking capital national university under Nationalist Government , initially called National Dyisyi Chungshan University (Disi Zhongshan University), and soon later renamed Jiangsu University in February 1928 and renamed National Central University in May 1928, and

154-637: The most famous modern bridges in China, the Qiantang River Bridge near Hangzhou , and the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan . The Qiantang River Bridge is the first dual-purpose road-and-railway bridge designed and built by a Chinese. He also participated in the construction of China's first modern bridge – Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. During the construction of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, Mao Yisheng served as chairman of

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168-848: Was a distinguished scholar of the History of science in China . He advocated popular science education, and wrote "On Bridge", "China's Arch Bridges" and many other popular science articles. Mao served as a leader of the China Engineers Association , the Chinese Civil Engineering Society and the China Association of Science and Technology . He has also served as president of Southwest Jiaotong University (from Tangshan Engineering College to Northern Jiaotong University to Southwest Jiaotong University), director of Railway Institute under

182-589: Was elected as a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955, foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 1982. He was a senior member of International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering , honorary member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers , and outstanding alumnus from Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University. On April 18, 2006, Carnegie Mellon University set up

196-502: Was established in 1915, with specialty of water conservancy. The Engineering College of National Southeastern University was established in 1921, with three departments: civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, and its predecessor is the Polytechnic Faculty of National Nanking Higher Normal School. The first president of National Hohai Technology University is Mao Yisheng . In 1925, Yang Hsiaoshu,

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