Index for Blodgett Design of Welded Structures

[Ussuri]

I have a copy of this book and while it is written for the US market (code references are not applicable and it uses US units) it is useful as a theory reference.

One thing I find however is that it is not very logically set out so finding stuff in it is tricky. It has a contents page but no index. An index would be really useful.

Does anyone have an index for this book or know where to get one?

 

[LSPSCAT]

If you use it enough you will not need an index! Besides the pictures and diagrams throughout the book are interesting enough to get you sidetracked while you forget what you were actually looking for!

On a serious note I do not believe an index is available, great book to have as a reference though.

 

[connectegr]

Omer Blodgett wrote these design guides, back when people did things simply for the good of their industry (almost 50 years ago). Lincoln Electric printed the books as inexpensively as possible, so they would be available to as many as possible. I actually have a copy that was bound upside-down. In our firm we still refer to the Boldgett books for reference in many of our most complicated connections. There is no index. But the chapters and table of content are broken-down pretty well. And if you call the Lincoln Electric Technology Center, Dr Blodgett still answers some of the question personally. He also still participates in teaching a week long course in weld design at Lincoln Electric's Cleveland office.

http://www.FerrellEngineering.com

 

[boo1]

what a nice contribution to engineering

 

[spats]

connectegr,

I amazed to know that Omar Blodgett is still kicking! My father used to work for Lincoln Electric, and helped teach their courses along with Blodgett. My father just celebrated his 88th birthday yesterday, and I believe Blodgett has to be more than a few years older than my father. The guy's got to be well into his 90's. My father thought so much of him, right after I graduated college, he paid for me to go to Cleveland to take the course. I've rarely met anybody that was as practical and down-to-earth as he was (is). AMAZING!

 

[connectegr]

I spoke with him a few years ago. And last I heard from Duane Miller, his wife was bringing him to the office a couple of days a week. A few years ago he stopped attending committee meetings and conferences, as it became to difficult to travel. My father also respected him greatly. He attended the welding course in 1973 and sent me 30 years later.

http://www.FerrellEngineering.com

 

[SAIL3]

He is an example of what a real engineer is all about.
He would tackle just about any problem, break it down into logical engineering concepts and derive a solution.
His presentations have clarity, continuity and engineering logic and more imortantly useful to a practicing engineer....a rare occurance nowadays.
I have alot of respect for him and his body of work.

 

[BAretired]

Omer W. Blodgett turned 90 on November 27, 2007 so that would make him 94 in a couple of months. He really has been a unique engineer over the last sixty or more years.

http://weldingdesign.com/blodgett/wdf_77389/

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