Tung-Yen Lin

Tung-Yen Lin
林同棪
The Memorial Statue of Tung-Yen Lin in the Xipu Campus of Southwest Jiaotong University
Born(1912-11-14)November 14, 1912
Fuzhou, China
DiedNovember 15, 2003(2003-11-15) (aged 91)
Alma mater
OccupationStructural engineer
Notable work
SpouseMargaret Kao Lin
AwardsNational Medal of Science (1986)

Tung-Yen Lin (Chinese: 林同棪; pinyin: Lín Tóngyán; November 14, 1912 – November 15, 2003) was a Chinese-American structural engineer who was the pioneer of standardizing the use of prestressed concrete.[1]

  1. ^ Weingardt, R.G.; Petroski, H. (2005). Engineering Legends: Great American Civil Engineers. American Society of Civil Engineers. ISBN 9780784471210. Retrieved September 13, 2015.