Bernard Haigh
Scottish mechanical engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bernard Parker Haigh, MBE[1] (8 July 1884[2][3] – 18 January 1941)[4][5] was a Scottish mechanical engineer. Haigh was educated at Allan Glen's School[6] and the University of Glasgow He served as professor of applied mechanics at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
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Bernard Parker Haigh | |
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Born | (1884-07-08)8 July 1884 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 18 January 1941(1941-01-18) (aged 56) Greenwich, London, England |
Nationality | Scottish |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Known for | Haigh diagram, Haigh-Westergaard stress space, Beltrami-Haigh yield criterion |
Spouse | Mildred May Cole |
Children | One |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Applied mechanics |
Institutions | University of Glasgow, Royal Naval College |
Thesis | Alternating stress testing machine with record of researches carried out (1915) |
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Haigh is known for his contributions in the fields of metal fatigue, welding and theory of plasticity. He is particularly known for Haigh diagram.[7][8]
In 1913 Haigh became a lecturer in applied mechanics at the Royal Naval College.