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Marjan Pipenbaher

Marjan Pipenbaher 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 Marjan Pipenbaher rather than just read about it. In short: Marjan Pipenbaher (born 22 August 1957) is a Slovenian structural engineer and bridge specialist. Career Pipenbaher graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Maribor in 1981.

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Reference excerpt

Marjan Pipenbaher (born 22 August 1957) is a Slovenian structural engineer and bridge specialist.

Career Pipenbaher graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Maribor in 1981. From 1980, he worked at the Gradis Design Office where he participated in designing of several large bridges and viaducts constructed by Gradis. In 1990, he and Viktor Markelj founded Ponting Bridges, a Slovenian studio for structural engineering, focusing mainly on bridge structures, with headquarters in Maribor. The practice is led by Markelj and Pipenbaher, and has constructed many high-profile bridges. Since 2002, he is also founder and CEO of specialized design and research company Pipenbaher Consulting Engineers. His high-profile bridges include Pelješac Bridge in Croatia (2022), Nissibi Euphrates Bridge in Turkey (2015), and Črni Kal Viaduct in Slovenia (2004). He lives in Slovenska Bistrica. He is a lecturer at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Maribor since 2000, in the field of prestressed concrete structures and bridges. He began there as an assistant in 1986.

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

Bridges Carinthian bridge, Maribor, Slovenia (1996) Črni Kal Viaduct, Slovenia (2004) Viaduct Bivje, Slovenia (2004) Millennium Bridge, Podgorica, Montenegro (2006) Viaduct Bonifika, Koper, Slovenia (2007) Viaduct Dobruša, Slovenia (2010) Peračica viaducts, Slovenia (2012) Giborim bridge, Haifa, Israel (2012) Nissibi Euphrates Bridge, highway Adiyaman - Diyarbakir, Turkey (2015) High speed railway bridge no. 10, HSR Tel Aviv - Jerusalem, Israel (2017) New Kömürhan Bridge, Turkey (2021) Pelješac Bridge, Croatia (2022)

Pedestrian and cyclist bridges Footbridge in Ptuj, Slovenia (1997)

Current Highway bridge and parallel pedestrian bridge over Krka river, Slovenia (detailed design)

Selected works

Awards 2022 Kolos awards for exceptional achievements in civil engineering for the Pelješac Bridge project 2021 The Newspaper Finances' Award for Special Achievements 2019 Jožef Mrak Award for Pelješac Bridge 2019 Honorary City Certificate of Slovenska Bistrica to Dr. Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher 2004 UM Award 2004: Golden recognition award to Mr. Marjan Pipenbaher and Mr. Viktor Markelj 1999 Award CSS of CCIS to Footbridge in Ptuj

References

External links Ponting Bridges Website Pipenbaher Consulting Engineers Website

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Marjan Pipenbaher

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Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Marjan Pipenbaher before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Marjan Pipenbaher ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Marjan Pipenbaher

In research: Marjan Pipenbaher 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 Marjan Pipenbaher 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: Marjan Pipenbaher is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1957 births, Bridge engineers, Engineers from Ljubljana, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Marjan Pipenbaher outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Marjan Pipenbaher in simple terms?

Marjan Pipenbaher (born 22 August 1957) is a Slovenian structural engineer and bridge specialist. Career Pipenbaher graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Maribor in 1981.

Why does Marjan Pipenbaher matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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