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BEN C. GERWICK, J R.
BEN C. GERWICK, J R.
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He developed an interest in engineering over the dinner table, listening to his father tell of his adventures on marine construction projects in the San Francisco Bay area. Ben received his B.S.C.E.
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The firm also became heavily involved in the design and construction of deep foundations with prestressed piles and later the design of shoring systems for deep excavations and the development and patenting of a special slurry-wall construction system incorporating soldier beams, known by the acronym "SPTC walls." This system was used to build the deep foundations for the underground BART stations in downtown San Francisco and for many high-rise buildings. Ben was president of the Prestressed Concrete Institute in 1957 and the International Federation of Prestressing from 1974 to 1978.
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Ben was a consultant on major prestressed concrete bridges in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, as well as in the United States. He also advanced the concept of large-diameter steel tubular piles for major overwater bridges and was construction consultant on the design and construction of deep cofferdams for bridge piers.
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Rather than the awards and recognition he had received, or even the major projects in which he had been involved, the most valuable to him were his many close friendships with dedicated people who were enthusiastic about getting things done, people who faced challenges creatively and had the courage to use their training and technical skills to accomplish great things. These people, both contractors and engineers, could be found during the design and construction of major bridges around the world, working in the North Sea installing massive floating concrete structures, in the Netherlands constructing innovative surge barriers to protect their country, and along the inland waterways of the United States building locks, dams, and marine terminals.
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Joseph, Missouri, Virginia Wallace of Bainbridge Island, Washington, and Clifford Gerwick of Indianapolis; seven grandchildren; and four stepchildren. His first wife, Martelle Beverly Gerwick, died in 1995.
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