Mao Yisheng was born in 1896. Mao Yisheng was studious and enterprising since childhood, and was good at independent thinking. When he was 10 years old, a dragon boat race was held in his hometown during the Dragon Boat Festival. All the people watching the game stood on Wende Bridge. Because there were too many people, the bridge collapsed and killed many people. This unfortunate incident weighed heavily on Mao Yisheng's mind. He secretly made up his mind that when he grew up, he must build the strongest bridge. From then on, whenever Mao Yisheng saw a bridge, whether it was a stone bridge or a wooden bridge, he always saw enough from the deck to the bridge column. After Mao Yisheng went to school, he saw articles and paragraphs about bridges from books, so he copied them in his notebook. When he saw pictures about the bridge, he cut them out and pasted them on. After a long time, he accumulated several thick notebooks.
After graduating from high school, Mao Yisheng was admitted to the Department of Civil Engineering of Tangshan Institute of Technology. After graduating from Tangshan Road Mine 19 16, he was sent to the United States for postgraduate study with the first place, and set off for Cornell University in September. Who knows that the director of the school's registration office proudly said: "Tangshan, China has never heard of this school, and you must pass the exam to register." . After the examination, Mao Yisheng got excellent grades, so he applied for the postgraduate of bridge major. Since then, Tangshan Road and Mine School has been sent to Cornell University in the United States for graduate study without examination. Mao Yisheng received his master's degree from Cornell University Graduate School on 19 17 and his doctor's degree in engineering from Gary Leakey Institute of Technology on 19 19. The title of the doctoral thesis is "Secondary Stress of Bridge Mechanics", which was first-class in the world at that time, so it won the gold medal for scientific research awarded by Gariji Institute of Technology. 1919 65438+in February, 24-year-old Mao Yisheng resolutely returned to China. He is a professor at Tangshan College of Jiaotong University. Mao Yisheng said: "Looking back on my study and life, this 14 year effort is like building a bridge, which has built a solid pier for my life." After returning to China, Mao Yisheng successively served as a professor of Tangshan Institute of Technology, a professor and director of engineering at Nanjing Southeast University, the president of Hohai University of Technology, the president and professor of Tianjin Beiyang Institute of Technology, the director of Jiangsu Water Resources Bureau, the general manager and chief engineer of China Bridge Corporation of the Ministry of Communications, and the president of China North Jiaotong University.
1933 to 1937, Mao Yisheng was the director of Qiantang river bridge engineering department, and presided over the construction of the first modern bridge with both highway and railway functions in China-"Qiantang river bridge". He solved the technical problems in bridge construction by "water injection method", "caisson method" and "floating method". Since then, Mao Yisheng has traveled all over the country, and his name has remained all over the country with the newly-built bridge. After five years' efforts, Mao Yisheng finally built the modern Qiantang River Bridge. When the reporter interviewed Mao Yisheng, he said: "From 19 19 12, I returned to China to serve the society. During the 64-year journey, the most striking thing I did was to host the construction of Qiantang River Bridge. "
From 1955 to 1957, Mao Yisheng was the chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, and he accepted the task of building the first bridge across the Yangtze River in China. 1September 1955, the bridge was officially started and completed on September 25, 1957, two years ahead of schedule. 19571June15th, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was opened to traffic. This bridge, designed by Mao Yisheng, is a double-deck steel truss bridge for railway and highway. The upper floor is a highway bridge with a width of 22.5 meters, of which the roadway width is 18 meters; The lower floor is a railway bridge with a width of 18m. Main bridge length1155.5m, total length 1670. 4 meters together with the approach bridge at both ends of the highway. The bridge connects Jing-Han Railway and Yue-Han Railway, becoming the traffic artery running through the north and south of China, connecting the three towns of Wuhan into a whole, and ensuring the integration of the north-south railway and highway network in China.
When the Great Hall of the People was built in Beijing from 65438 to 0958, Premier Zhou Enlai pointed out: "Mao Yisheng needs to sign the guarantee." Party and state leaders have great trust in Mao Yisheng, and Mao Yisheng is extremely responsible for the Party's work. He made a comprehensive review and accounting of the structural design of the Great Hall of the People, and finally signed it.
Mao Yisheng studied, built and wrote bridges all his life. Published more than 200 articles in Chinese and foreign newspapers and periodicals. He presided over the compilation of "Technical History of Ancient Bridges in China" and "Bridges in China-From Ancient Times to the Present" (in Japanese, English, French, German and Spanish). He is the author of Qiantang River Bridge, Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, Selected Works of Popular Science in Mao Yisheng (I and II) and Mao Yisheng's Works.
After liberation, Mao Yisheng served as President of China Jiaotong University, Dean of Railway Research Institute of Ministry of Railways, Vice Chairman of China Association for Science and Technology, Academician of China Academy of Sciences, Chairman of china civil engineering society, and Senior Member of International Bridge and Structural Engineering Association. 1982 the national academy of sciences awarded Mao Yisheng the title of foreign academician. Mao Yisheng served as the vice chairman of the Central Committee of Jiu San Society for a long time. 1987, joined the China * * * production party. 1989165438+10 died in Beijing at the age of 94.
Mao Yisheng's resume:
19 16 graduated from Tangshan Institute of Technology (now Southwest Jiaotong University).
19 17 received a master's degree from Cornell university.
19 19 received his doctorate from Carnegie Institute of Technology.
He used to be director of engineering at National Southeast University (now Nanjing University), president of Hohai University of Technology, president of Beiyang Institute of Technology, president of Beiyang University (now Tianjin University) and president of Jiaotong University.
During the period of 1930, on the Qiantang River with complex natural conditions, he presided over the design and organized the construction of a double-deck highway and railway bridge with a foundation depth of 47.8 meters, which made great contributions. The completion of Qiantang River Bridge broke the situation that foreigners monopolized the design and construction of modern bridges in China, and became a milestone in the history of Chinese bridges. In engineering education, we advocate heuristic education methods, devote ourselves to educational reform, and cultivate a group of outstanding bridge engineering professionals. He has presided over the work of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Railways for more than 30 years and made outstanding contributions to the progress of railway science and technology. The first to the third chairman of china civil engineering society.
1943 was elected as a professor of the Ministry of Education.
1948 was elected as an academician of academia sinica.
1982 was elected as a foreign academician of the National Academy of Engineering.