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ALAN G. DAVENPORT
Pages 38-43

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... Initiated by his leadership role in wind engineering for the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Alan guided the field of wind engineering into extraordinary forward strides. His interests and his contributions, being always ahead of the rest of us, varied from the dynamic response of buildings and bridges in turbulent wind to the possible wind-induced destruction of whole countries in the Caribbean and on to such fields as the movement of sand in the desert.
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From page 40...
... In 1963 Alan became the lead wind engineering consultant for the twin towers of the World Trade Center, in New York City. At that moment in time, the rational wind engineering design of tall buildings was yet to be born.
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... Alan was uniquely qualified to bring forth all four of these capabilities. Standing on the shoulders of his incredible achievements with the wind engineering design of the World Trade Center, Alan convinced the University of Western Ontario that oncampus construction of a boundary layer wind tunnel would lead to significant developments in the rational design of buildings and structures and of the environments around them.
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... In 2002, Professor Davenport received Canada's most prestigious honor for lifetime achievement when he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada. While Professor Davenport published over 200 significant papers, his trend-setting paper, "The Application of Statistical Concepts to the Wind Loading of Structures" (ICE Proceedings, 1961)
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... Mr. Davenport is survived by his wife, the former Sheila Rand Smith; his sons Thomas and Andrew; his daughters Anna and Clare Davenport; and nine grandchildren.
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