Bernard Parker Haigh | |
Birth Date: | 8 July 1884 |
Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Death Place: | Greenwich, London, England |
Nationality: | Scottish |
Citizenship: | United Kingdom |
Fields: | Applied mechanics |
Workplaces: | University of Glasgow, Royal Naval College |
Alma Mater: | University of Glasgow |
Thesis Title: | Alternating stress testing machine with record of researches carried out |
Thesis Year: | 1915 |
Known For: | Haigh diagram, Haigh-Westergaard stress space, Beltrami-Haigh yield criterion |
Spouse: | Mildred May Cole |
Children: | One |
Bernard Parker Haigh, MBE (8 July 1884 – 18 January 1941) was a Scottish mechanical engineer. Haigh was educated at Allan Glen's School[1] and the University of Glasgow He served as professor of applied mechanics at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
Haigh is known for his contributions in the fields of metal fatigue, welding and theory of plasticity. He is particularly known for Haigh diagram.
In 1913 Haigh became a lecturer in applied mechanics at the Royal Naval College.
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