Birendra Nath Dey
Birendra Nath Dey (1892- )
1922 B.Sc., Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., etc., Consulting Engineer, 64, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W.I. T. A.: " Vynav, Sowest, London." T. N.: 666o Victoria. b. in Calcutta, 1892. Ed. Calcutta and Glasgow Universities. Obtained Hons. Degree of B.Sc. in Eng. and Cert. of Proficiency in Engineering of University of Glasgow. Specialized in advanced courses in Engineering at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow. Practical Training with eminent Engineers. Career: Assistant Engineer Glasgow and South Western Railway; sometime Lecturer in Engineering, Technical College, West Hartlepool; Chief Engineer, Peter Lind and Co.; Director of Wear Concrete Shipbuilding Co.; Director of Economic System Group of Constructional Engineers and Contractors. Introduced new labour-saving methods among British workmen; designed and supervised erection of various Engineering Works in Great Britain; Consulting Engineer for Large Construction Works (Ferro-Concrete and Steel Structures, Railways, Conveyors, Drainage, Foundations, etc.) for the Corporation of Glasgow. Publications: II "Modern Municipal Engineering Practice" (4 vols.); Vol. II, "Modern Waterworks Practice" (in preparation). War Services.—Designed ferro-concrete barges, ships, pontoons,' floating docks, for various firms doing Government work; designed and carried out various constructional work, factories, buildings, etc., war requirements.