Hardy Cross | |
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| Born | 1885 Nansemond County, Virginia, United States |
| Died | 1959 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Norfolk Academy Harvard University |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Structural engineer |
| Institutions | Institution of Structural Engineers Brown University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Yale University |
| Significant advance | moment distribution method for reinforced concrete |
| Awards | Frank P. Brown Medal (1959) American Society for Engineering Education Lamme Medal (1944), ACI (1935) Wason Medal for Most Meritorious Paper, IStructE Gold Medal |
Hardy Cross (1885–1959) was an American structural engineer and the developer of the moment distribution method for structural analysis of statically indeterminate structures. The method was in general use from c. 1935 until c. 1960 when it was gradually superseded by other methods.