Helmut Krawinkler
Born(1940-04-06)6 April 1940
Died16 April 2012(2012-04-16) (aged 72)
Alma materVienna University of Technology
California State University San Jose
University of California, Berkeley
Known forPerformance-based earthquake engineering
AwardsHonorary member of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) (2004)
SEAONC College of Fellows (2003)
G.W. Housner Medal (2012)
National Academy of Engineering (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsEarthquake engineering
InstitutionsStanford University
Doctoral advisorVitelmo V. Bertero

Helmut Krawinkler (April 6, 1940 – April 16, 2012) was an Austrian-born American structural engineer.

Krawinkler was a native of Innsbruck, Austria, born on April 6, 1940.[1] He earned an undergraduate degree from the Vienna University of Technology in 1964.[2] Krawinkler then completed a master's degree at California State University San Jose, funded by a Fulbright Scholarship between 1965 and 1967.[3] In 1971, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a doctorate and became an assistant research engineer at Berkeley. After a year as lecturer at California State University, Krawinkler joined the Stanford University faculty in 1973.[3][4]

He directed the Blume Earthquake Engineering Center from 1985 to 1995.[5] He was appointed John A. Blume Professor within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1991.[6] Krawinkler was granted emeritus status in 2007.[7] He was elected to the United States National Academy of Engineering in 2012 "for development of performance-based earthquake engineering procedures for evaluating and rehabilitating buildings."[8]

That same year, Krawinkler was diagnosed with a brain tumor that necessitated surgery performed in February 2012.[4] He died in Palo Alto, California, on April 16, 2012, while seeking further treatment.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Deierlein, Gregory; Miranda, Eduardo; Kiremidjian, Anne (August 2012). "Helmut Krawinkler, 1940–2012". Earthquake Spectra. 28 (3): 1297–1299. Bibcode:2012EarSp..28.1297D. doi:10.1193/8755-2930-28.3.1297. S2CID 109330359.
  2. ↑ Deierlein, Gregory (2014). "Helmut Krawinkler 1940–2012". Memorial Tributes. National Academies Press. 18: 150–155.
  3. 1 2 "Resume - Helmut Krawinkler" (PDF). Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "In Memoriam, Helmut Krawinkler". Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. May 3, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "The History of the Blume Center". Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ Myers, Andrew (April 20, 2012). "Helmut Krawinkler, expert on structural design and earthquake engineering, dies at 72". Physics Today. doi:10.1063/PT.4.1783. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012.
  7. ↑ "In Memoriam: Helmut Krawinkler, Stanford Professor Emeritus & PEER researcher". Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Professor emeritus Helmut Krawinkler". Computers and Structures, Inc. April 27, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
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