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John A. Blume

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John A. Blume
Born(1909-04-08)April 8, 1909
Gonzales, California
Died(2002-03-01)March 1, 2002
Hillsborough, California
EducationStanford University, B.A. Engineering 1933, Engineers Degree 1935, PhD 1967
OccupationEngineer
SpouseJene Blume
Engineering career
Disciplinestructural engineering, earthquake engineering
Practice nameJohn A. Blume Associates
AwardsMoisseiff Award, National Academy of Engineering

John Augustus Blume (April 8, 1909 – March 1, 2002) was an American structural engineer born in Gonzales, California. He first decided he wanted to study earthquake engineering when he witnessed the Santa Barbara earthquake of 1925. In 1929, he went to Stanford University, where he later received his A.B.degree, his graduate degree of engineer and his doctorate.

Blume's career included major contributions to dynamic theory, soil structure interactions, and the inelastic behavior of structures, earning him the title of the “Father of Earthquake Engineering.” [1] Blume died at the age of 92 at his Hillsborough, California home on March 1, 2002.[2]

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  1. ^ "Academic Contributions: John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center".
  2. ^ "John Blume, 'father of earthquake engineering,' dies".

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