Viktor Markelj

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Born (1958-03-09) 9 March 1958 (age 67)
EducationUniversity of Maribor - Faculty of Civil Engineering
DisciplineCivil engineer
InstitutionsSlovenian Association of Civil Engineering (IZS)
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
'Fédération Internationale du Béton' (FIB)
Slovenian Association of Structural Engineers (SDGK)
Viktor Markelj
Born (1958-03-09) 9 March 1958 (age 67)
EducationUniversity of Maribor - Faculty of Civil Engineering
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil engineer
InstitutionsSlovenian Association of Civil Engineering (IZS)
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
'Fédération Internationale du Béton' (FIB)
Slovenian Association of Structural Engineers (SDGK)
Practice namePonting Bridges
ProjectsAda Bridge in Belgrade (2012), drawbridge in Gdańsk (2017) and Puch Bridge in Ptuj (2007).

Viktor Markelj (born 9 March 1958) is a Slovenian structural engineer and bridge specialist.

Ada Bridge in Belgrade, Serbia

Markelj graduated from the University of Maribor - Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1982. He obtained a PhD degree in civil engineering at Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture in Maribor in 2016, under the joint supervision of Branko Bedenik and Zlatko Šavor. His doctoral dissertation focused on Innovations in incremental launching method of bridge construction.[1]

From 1981 he worked at Gradis Design Office where he participated in designing of several large bridges and viaducts constructed by Gradis. In 1990, he and Marjan Pipenbaher founded Ponting Bridges, a Slovenian studio for structural engineering, focusing mainly on bridge structures, with headquarters in Maribor. The practice is led by a duo of its founders, Dr. Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher, and has constructed many high-profile bridges.[2]

His high-profile bridges include Ada Bridge in Belgrade, Serbia (2012), drawbridge in Gdańsk, Poland (2017) and Puch Bridge in Ptuj, Slovenia (2007). He lives in Slovenska Bistrica.

He is a lecturer in bridges at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Maribor since 2003.[3]

Major projects

Major projects, by year of completion and ordered by type, are:

Bridges

  • Bridge over Mura River, highway Vučja vas–Beltinci, Slovenia (2003)
  • Puch Bridge, Ptuj, Slovenia (2007)
  • Viaduct Šumljak, highway Razdrto–Selo, Slovenia (2009)
  • Viaduct Lešnica North / South, Slovenia (2007/2011)
  • Ada Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia (2012)
  • NAR Viaducts, Belgrade, Serbia (2018)

Over- and underpasses

  • Arch overpass 4-3 in Kozina, Slovenia (1997)
  • Underpass in Celje, Slovenia (2004)
  • Overpass 4-6 in Slivnica, Slovenia (2008)
  • Viaduct/overpass Grobelno, Slovenia (2015)

Pedestrian and cyclist bridges

  • Footbridge over Soča, Bovec, Slovenia (2007)
  • Studenci footbridge, Maribor, Slovenia (2007)
  • Marinič footbridge, Škocjan Caves Park, Slovenia (2010)
  • Ribja brv, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2014)
  • Pedestrian and cyclist drawbridge to Ołowianka Island, Gdansk, Poland (2017)
  • Langur Way Canopy Walk, Penang Hill, Malaysia (2018)
  • Tremerje Footbridge, Laško, Slovenia (2019)

Tunnels and galleries

  • Tunnel Malečnik, Maribor, Slovenia (2009)
  • Arcade gallery Meljski hrib, Maribor, Slovenia (2012)

Selected works

Awards

References

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