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Alfred L. Parme
Alfred L. Parme
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Alfred attended a Catholic boarding school while his father trained him in haircutting and styling design. His family ran a hairdressing establishment and young Alfred, as expected by his parents, became a ladies' hairdresser.
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At the PCA in Chicago, he was the structural engineer in charge of technical publications and development of design techniques. He assisted practicing engineers on unusual structures requiring specialized knowledge beyond the skills of the average practitioner.
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He also worked on the handbooks of the Prestressing Concrete Institute and the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. Alfred Parme made outstanding contributions to the theor:T and practical design of concrete shells, arch dams, nuclear containment vessels, prestressed concrete structures, high-rise buildings, hangars, tanks, and industrial buildings.
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Among the awards A1 Parme received are the Moisseiff Award and the Rickey Medal of the ASCE; the Fuertes Medal of Cornell University; the Martin P Korn Award of the Prestressed Concrete Institute; and the Alfred E
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