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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2021-11-24 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006833b.htm person Karmalsky Vladimir P. AACR2 2 January 1897 1973 Place of Birth Karsovi, Arbusof-baran, Kazan, Russia Place of Death St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia Civil engineer Vladimir Karmalsky was a highly respected structural engineer who worked for the Department of Main Roads, New South Wales for most of his working life, and designed many of the major highway bridges. In the late 1920s and the 1930s, when reinforced concrete became a favoured construction material for road bridges, Karmalsky with other engineers pioneered its use. In particular, using the bowstring principle in reinforced concrete. Their theories were implemented first in the Shark Creek Bridge near Maclean in 1935, and then in the Hillas Creek Bridge near Tumblong, built in 1938. 1919 1919 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), Tomsk State University, Siberia, Russia c. 1920 Career position - Divisional Engineer, Siberian Railway c. 1921 Career position - Supervising Engineer, Moscow Agricultural Exhibition c. 1923 Career position - Chief of Construction Staff, Civil Engineering, Batum Hydro-electric Scheme c. 1926 1927 Career position - Supervising Engineer, "Giors" Reinforced Concrete Company, Marseilles, France 1927 1927 Career position - Assistant Engineer, Department of Main Roads, New South Wales 1927 1927 Life event - Migrated to Sydney, Australia 1932 1932 Life event - Naturalised as an Australian citizen 1932 1932 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1937 1937 Award - R W Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia 1945 1945 Award - R W Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia 1948 1948 Career position - Engineer, Bridge Section, Department of Main Roads, New South Wales 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] R. W. Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 1937 and 1945.
Awarded the Medal 1937, with co-author Alexander Theodore Britton, for the paper "Three span light suspension bridge over Hastings River at Kindee Crossing", Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia, vol.9, no.12, Dec 1937, pp.463-471.
Awarded the Medal 1945, for the paper "438 ft. span welded truss for Hawkesbury River Road Bridge", Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia, vol.17, no.10-12, Oct-Dec 1945, pp.41-49.

 'Karmalsky, Vladimir P.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Karmalsky, Vladimir P. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: 438 ft. span welded truss for Hawkesbury River Road Bridge (Discussions and Communications) Karmalsky, V. (Holt, J. A.; Packer, V.) 438 ft. span welded truss for Hawkesbury River Road Bridge (Discussions and Communications) 1945 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 17 10-12 225-227 Journal Article: Twenty-third Annual Report [1942] Institution of Engineers Australia Twenty-third Annual Report [1942] 1943 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 15 2 35-51 Journal Article: Twenty-ninth Annual Report [1948] Institution of Engineers Australia Twenty-ninth Annual Report [1948] 1949 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 21 1-2 10-23 Journal Article: R. W. Chapman Medal - 1945 Award R. W. Chapman Medal - 1945 Award 1948 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 20 12 203 Journal Article: New bascule span bridge over Middle Harbour at The Spit Karmalsky, V.; Robertson, S. C. New bascule span bridge over Middle Harbour at The Spit 1960 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 21 4-5 75-83 Journal Article: 438 ft. span welded truss for Hawkesbury River Road Bridge Karmalsky, V. 438 ft. span welded truss for Hawkesbury River Road Bridge 1945 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 17 3 41-49 Journal Article: Three span light suspension Bridge over Hastings River at Kindee Crossing Karmalsky, Vladimir; Britton, Alexander Theodore Three span light suspension Bridge over Hastings River at Kindee Crossing 1937 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 9 12 463-471 Journal Article: Electric welding of steel bridges. Experience of the Department of Main Roads, N.S.W. Karmalsky, Vladimir; Linton, George Henry Electric welding of steel bridges. Experience of the Department of Main Roads, N.S.W. 1937 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 9 5 173-180 Journal Article: Bowstring arch with temporary hinge Karmalsky, Vladimir; Britton, Alexander Theodore Bowstring arch with temporary hinge 1935 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 6 193-197 Journal Article: Calculation of 112ft. span bowstring arch with temporary eccentric hinge Karmalsky, Vladimir; Britton, Alexander Theodore Calculation of 112ft. span bowstring arch with temporary eccentric hinge 1932 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 4 10 333-338