- Guy Maunsell
Guy Anson Maunsell (born
September 1 ,1884 -June 20 ,1961 ) was the British civil engineer responsible for the design of theWorld War II Naval Sea Forts and Army Forts used by theUnited Kingdom for the defence of theThames andMersey estuaries.Maunsell was born in
India in 1884. In 1955 he founded the firm of G Maunsell & Partners in the United Kingdom which pioneered the use of prestressed concrete in major bridges. The Hammersmith Flyover, completed in 1961, made revolutionary use of this new construction method and many more structures followed. The firm expanded toAustralia ,Hong Kong and theMiddle East and in time became part of the US-basedAECOM Group.Maunsell is best known for his innovative, practical maritime engineering and pioneering the development of prestressed concrete in the UK, Australia and Hong Kong. His view was always that the interests of a client would be best served by an integrated approach to design and construction.
He died in
Ireland in 1961.External links
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorboogie/sets/72057594124302151/ Pictures of the Sea Forts designed by Maunsell]
* [http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mongsoft/forts.htm Article on the Sea Forts]
* [http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/maunsell_towers.htm Maunsell Army Sea Forts]
* [http://www.whitstablescene.co.uk/forts.htm Maunsell Sea Forts]
* [http://www.maunsell.com Maunsell | AECOM]
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