Edgar Cardoso
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Edgar Cardoso was a noted Portuguese
civil engineer
and university professor. In Portugal, Edgar Cardoso was a pioneer of experimental analysis of structures and of high precision instruments development for measure mechanical sizes in the little models and in his own works.
at the University of Porto
, in Porto
, where he graduated in 1937. In 5th of August 1935 Edgar Cardoso received a guideline to carry through its first period of training in the Port of Leixões, for the study of the engineering works performed on the Port under the authority of engineer Gervásio Leite. The Cardoso's report entered in the university on 23 October, and was appreciated and classified with a 16 points grade (out of 20) by the professors Teotónio Rodrigues and Antão de Almeida Garrett. Edgar Cardoso still carried out at least one other period of training in Bragança in the JAE (national authority for the Portuguese roads), already in 1937, the year he graduated in civil engineering
from the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto. Another notable academic document from the years he was a student was the report of a practical work that consisted of the full calculation of a swimming pool.
(IST), the biggest Portuguese school of engineering
, which belongs to the Technical University of Lisbon
. He became a noted professor for many generations of civil engineers who graduated at the IST.
Among the bridges that he designed, is the Mosteirô bridge that is the continuous truss frame beam and the S.João railway bridge, a continuous structure with thousand metres of length. He still made portico shape bridges, suspended bridges, over Zambeze and Save rivers in Mozambique
, and trussed beam bridges, over Mondego river in Figueira da Foz
, over Kwanza river in Angola
and over Limpopo river
in Xai-Xai
, as well as in Macau
. In the big span concrete arcs, as in Arrábida bridge (Porto
), and in re-reinforced concrete porticos, as in S.João railway bridge, reached world records on that time. Since trussed beam bridges, as the Figueira da Foz bridge, the first Portuguese trussed beams bridge, until suspended bridges without rigidity beam, stabilized by the suspended cable and the inclination of kingpost whole rigidity, as in Zambeze bridge, Edgar Cardoso branded by the difference the structures engineering evolution. The Macau Taipa bridge was a challenge by the shape, by the provocation of a convex superstructure. The exceptionality of the big sizes is the expression of your last interventions, as the S.João bridge and the runway Funchal airport extension.
Beyond the two great bridges projected by him, Edgar Cardoso made some interventions on the bridges of Porto
. A reformulation of the upper tray of Luis I Bridge and two projects that did not materialize, including the widening of the same bridge and a railroad bridge in the Arrábida Bridge, to substitute the bridge Maria Pia.
In Portugal
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In Portuguese Angola:
In Portuguese Mozambique:
In Macau
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In Portuguese India
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In Portuguese Guinea
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Blessed with an extraordinary manual ability and solid theorical background, Cardoso constructed models of his structures and through them measured, many times with methods or devices invented by him, the necessary parameters to the evaluation of the structural behavior.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
and university professor. In Portugal, Edgar Cardoso was a pioneer of experimental analysis of structures and of high precision instruments development for measure mechanical sizes in the little models and in his own works.
Early life
Cardoso was born in Resende, and studied civil engineeringCivil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
at the University of Porto
University of Porto
The University of Porto is a Portuguese public university located in Porto, and founded 22 March 1911. It is the largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students and has one of the most noted research outputs in Portugal...
, in Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, where he graduated in 1937. In 5th of August 1935 Edgar Cardoso received a guideline to carry through its first period of training in the Port of Leixões, for the study of the engineering works performed on the Port under the authority of engineer Gervásio Leite. The Cardoso's report entered in the university on 23 October, and was appreciated and classified with a 16 points grade (out of 20) by the professors Teotónio Rodrigues and Antão de Almeida Garrett. Edgar Cardoso still carried out at least one other period of training in Bragança in the JAE (national authority for the Portuguese roads), already in 1937, the year he graduated in civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
from the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto. Another notable academic document from the years he was a student was the report of a practical work that consisted of the full calculation of a swimming pool.
Work
In 21 December 1954, Edgar Cardoso began his university teaching career in bridge building at the Instituto Superior TécnicoInstituto Superior Técnico
Instituto Superior Técnico is a reputed school of engineering, part of Universidade Técnica de Lisboa . IST is the largest and the most prestigious school of engineering in Portugal...
(IST), the biggest Portuguese school of engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, which belongs to the Technical University of Lisbon
Technical University of Lisbon
The Technical University of Lisbon is a Portuguese public university. It was created in 1930 in Lisbon, as a confederation of older schools, and comprises, nowadays, the faculties and institutes of veterinary medicine; agricultural sciences; economics and business administration; engineering,...
. He became a noted professor for many generations of civil engineers who graduated at the IST.
Among the bridges that he designed, is the Mosteirô bridge that is the continuous truss frame beam and the S.João railway bridge, a continuous structure with thousand metres of length. He still made portico shape bridges, suspended bridges, over Zambeze and Save rivers in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
, and trussed beam bridges, over Mondego river in Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz , also known as Figueira for short, is a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km west of Coimbra, and sheltered by hills ....
, over Kwanza river in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
and over Limpopo river
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River rises in central southern Africa, and flows generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean. It is around long, with a drainage basin in size. Its mean annual discharge is 170 m³/s at its mouth...
in Xai-Xai
Xai-Xai
Xai-Xai is a city in the south of Mozambique. It is the capital of Gaza Province. As of 2007 it has a population of 116,343 -Portuguese rule:...
, as well as in Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
. In the big span concrete arcs, as in Arrábida bridge (Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
), and in re-reinforced concrete porticos, as in S.João railway bridge, reached world records on that time. Since trussed beam bridges, as the Figueira da Foz bridge, the first Portuguese trussed beams bridge, until suspended bridges without rigidity beam, stabilized by the suspended cable and the inclination of kingpost whole rigidity, as in Zambeze bridge, Edgar Cardoso branded by the difference the structures engineering evolution. The Macau Taipa bridge was a challenge by the shape, by the provocation of a convex superstructure. The exceptionality of the big sizes is the expression of your last interventions, as the S.João bridge and the runway Funchal airport extension.
Beyond the two great bridges projected by him, Edgar Cardoso made some interventions on the bridges of Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
. A reformulation of the upper tray of Luis I Bridge and two projects that did not materialize, including the widening of the same bridge and a railroad bridge in the Arrábida Bridge, to substitute the bridge Maria Pia.
In Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
:
- Bridge of the Arrábida (PortoPortoPorto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
) - Bridge of D. João
- Bridge of the Estuary of the Sousa
- Bridge of Santa Clara (CoimbraCoimbraCoimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
) - Bridge of Mosteirô
- Bridge of the Mondego Estuary (Figueira da FozFigueira da FozFigueira da Foz , also known as Figueira for short, is a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km west of Coimbra, and sheltered by hills ....
) - Bridges of the albufeira of the Caniçada
- Bridge of Barca d'Alva
- Bridge of S. Fins
- Viaduct of Entrecampos
- Bridge of Abragão
- Bridge of the Marateca
- Bridges of the albufeira of the Maranhão
- Reconversion of the tray Da Ponte Luis I
- Reinforcement Da Ponte D. Luís (SantarémSantarém, PortugalSantarém is a city in the Santarém Municipality in Portugal. The city itself has a population of 28,760 and the entire municipality has 64,124 inhabitants.It is the capital of Santarém District....
) - Expansion of the Funchal Airport (MadeiraMadeiraMadeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
)
In Portuguese Angola:
- Bridge on the Kwanza
- Bridges of the railway line of Moçâmedes
- Bridges on the Cunene, Dande, Kwanzaa, Longa and Quéve
In Portuguese Mozambique:
- Repairing Ponte of Boane
- Bridge of Xai Xai
- Bridge of the Pungué
- Bridge of the Save
- Bridge on the Zambeze (TeteTete-External links:* *...
)
In Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
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- Macau-Taipa Bridge
In Portuguese India
Portuguese India
The Portuguese Viceroyalty of India , later the Portuguese State of India , was the aggregate of Portugal's colonial holdings in India.The government started in 1505, six years after the discovery of a sea route to India by Vasco da Gama, with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de...
:
- Bridge of Sauguém
In Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974.-History:...
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- Bridges of the Corubal and Cacheu
Blessed with an extraordinary manual ability and solid theorical background, Cardoso constructed models of his structures and through them measured, many times with methods or devices invented by him, the necessary parameters to the evaluation of the structural behavior.