Nansemond-Isle of Wight County-Virginia Beach City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Cross, Dr. Hardy, 1959 

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HARDY CROSS

DR. CROSS, 74, DIES; RITES ARE SATURDAY

   Virginia Beach, Feb. 11 - (AP) - Dr. Hardy Cross, 74, world renowned in the 
field of structural engineering, died here Wednesday.

   Although in failing health since he established his residence here in 1955, 
four years after his retirement as head of the department of civil engineering 
at Yale University, Dr. Cross had managed to serve as a consultant for a top 
engineering firm, make a trip abroad last fall, and do considerable 
professional writing.

   A native of Nansemond County and last surviving member of his family, Dr. 
Cross won acclaim earlier in his teaching career as the originator of new 
methods of structural engineering analysis.  Notable among his innovations was 
the moment distribution method of computing stress in rigid frames.  His 
textbooks on the subject have been widely translated abroad.

   Dr. Cross, recipient of numerous awards, was recently nominated by the 
Virginia Society of Professional Engineers for the top honorary award of the 
national society.

   A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Christ Church, 
Smithfield.  Burial will be in the family lot in Smithfield.


Dr. Hardy CROSS, retired head, civil engineering dept., Yale University, 
Nansemond Co. native, d. 11 Feb 1959, age 74, 
interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery*, Smithfield, 
donated obit, newspaper unknown, dateline Feb. 11, 1959 

*Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Ivy Hill list: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Ivy%20Hill_Old%20Stage%20Rd_Cemetery2.doc 

Additional information: 

His father's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," May 31, 1903, p. 8B, col. 6) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/c620t1ob.txt 

See Wikipedia for more information on his method of structural analysis. 


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