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LOUIS W. RIGS
Pages 256-261

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... After marriage, they moved to San Francisco where he started his professional life. Louis attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a B.S.
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... One of his favorites was the Tagus River Bridge piers in Lisbon, the deepest in the world at that time and made more difficult by the steeply sloping rock foundation. Louis was also one of a select group of visionary leaders who foresaw the need for a regional rapid transit system in the San Francisco area.
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... Finally, he was a member of the Building Research Advisory Board of the National Research Council from 1975 to 1981 and then chairman and director of the follow-on Buildings Future Council. Louis was also recognized for his accomplishments with the Greensfelder Construction Prize in 1967 by the ASCE for his paper on the Tagus River Bridge and with an Honor Award from the Building Industry Conference Board in 1974.
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... In addition to his legacy as an outstanding and innovative structural engineer, Louis was known as a kind, loving, intelligent human being who never stopped teaching others and supporting his family.
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