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James Barron (harbour engineer)

James Barron (harbour engineer) is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand James Barron (harbour engineer) rather than just read about it. In short: James Barron MICE JP (1842–1929) was a 19th/20th century Scottish engineer who specialised in harbour design in the north-east of Scotland. Life He was born in Peterhead the son of Archibald Barron, a trainee mason, and his first wife, Elizabeth.

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Reference excerpt

James Barron MICE JP (1842–1929) was a 19th/20th century Scottish engineer who specialised in harbour design in the north-east of Scotland.

Life

He was born in Peterhead the son of Archibald Barron, a trainee mason, and his first wife, Elizabeth. The family moved to Aberdeen and James appears there in 1861 noted as a "carpenter". In 1871 he appears as an "estate factor" working in Larbert and by 1881 is a "factor and engineer". His first known employment as a harbour engineer is as assistant to William Dyce Cay building the Cluny Harbour at Buckie in 1873. In the early 1880s he and his family were living in Rathven. Due to projects moving from town to town he frequently relocated. In 1891 he is living in Wick, Caithness. In 1893 he was living in Aberdeen and had an office at 166 Union Street in the city centre and was living at 46 Carden Place. He became a member of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society. In Aberdeen he was also a Justice of the Peace and town councillor. He retired in 1918 and died on 10 March 1929. He is buried in the churchyard of St Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen.

Family His first wife Janet died around 1870. Their eldest son James Barron (b.1869) was also a civil engineer (operating in northern England). Around 1875 he was married to Maria Reid (1854–1947). They had several daughters, the youngest being Heloise Constance Barron (1890–1978).

Independent works Remodelling Burghead harbour (1882) Remodelling Wick outer harbour (1883) Auchmithie harbour (1889) Thurso harbour (1890) Embo harbour (1891) Remodelling Stonehaven harbour (1891 and 1899) Remodelling Scrabster harbour (1891) Triangular harbour at Helmsdale (1892) Collieston harbour (1893) Stromness harbour (1893 to 1896) Golspie harbour (1894) Bridge at Maryculter (1894) Upgrading water system at Macduff (1894) Port Henry harbour, Peterhead (1895) Reservoir at Huntly (1895) Remodelling Scalloway harbour (1896) Remodeling Cluny harbour at Buckie (1897) Warehouse on Carmelite Street near Aberdeen harbour (1900) Macduff harbour and lighthouse (1901) Pennan harbour (1902) Wharf at Wick (1903) Alexandra Wharf, Lerwick (1904) with his son J. M. Barron Pier at Loch Na Claise (1905) Pier at Lochinver (1905) Bridge over River Deveron in Huntly, Aberdeenshire (1910)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of James Barron (harbour engineer)

In research: James Barron (harbour engineer) appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses James Barron (harbour engineer) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: James Barron (harbour engineer) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1842 births, 1929 deaths, Engineers from Aberdeen, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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What is James Barron (harbour engineer) in simple terms?

James Barron MICE JP (1842–1929) was a 19th/20th century Scottish engineer who specialised in harbour design in the north-east of Scotland. Life He was born in Peterhead the son of Archibald Barron, a trainee mason, and his first wife, Elizabeth.

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