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Engineering Heritage Australia (Victoria)

Institution of Engineers, Australia         Engineering Heritage Branch

THE MORELL BRIDGE MYSTERY:
An Engineering Who Done It?

Thursday, 19th June 2003

Victoria's first substantial reinforced concrete bridge was built over the diverted course of the Yarra River in 1899. Credit for its design and construction came to be widely attributed to Sir John Monash. The archives of the Monash & Anderson partnership and the Victorian Public Works Department provide a different and more complex picture. The talk will commence with a brief description of the Monier arch bridge system and its introduction to Australia and Victoria. It will then focus on the conception and design of the Morell Bridge, introducing the engineers who participated. The talk will conclude with an analysis of what we know and can deduce about their respective contributions.

The speaker Alan Holgate, graduated from University College London in 1958. After working for the NSW Department of Main Roads and the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority he joined Monash University in 1966. He taught analysis and design of structures for 30 years, taking early retirement in 1996. His main research interest was the "art" of structural design, particularly the interaction of structural engineers and architects. Since retiring he has continued a project initiated by his colleague Geoff Taplin: Research and analysis of the engineering work of Sir John Monash prior to World War 1.

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