Dmitrii Ivanovich Zhuravskii
Born	Dec. 17 (29), 1821 Bagheria present-dayKursk Oblast
Died	Nov. 18 (30), 1891 (aged 69) Saint Petersburg
Nationality	Russian
Awards	Demidov Prize

Dmitrii Ivanovich Zhuravskii (1821–1891)^[1][2][3] was an engineer who was one of the pioneers of bridge construction and structural mechanics in the Russian Empire.

Zhuravskii attended theNezhinlycée^[1] and entered theSt. Petersburg Institute of the Corps of Railroad Engineers where he was influenced by the academicianMikhail Ostrogradsky. He graduated from the institute as first in his class in 1842.^[4]

In the beginning of his career he took part in the surveying and planning of theMoscow – Saint Petersburg Railway.^[5] In 1857-58 he led the reconstruction of thePeter and Paul Cathedral inSaint Petersburg.^[4] In 1871–76 he took part in the reconstruction of theMariinsky Canal System^[5]

He was awarded the prestigiousDemidov Prize in 1855 by theRussian Academy of Sciences.

TheZhuravskii Shear Stress formula is named after him (derived it in 1855):^[6]

${\displaystyle \tau =\frac{VQ}{It},}$^[7]

where

V = total shear force at the location in question;

Q =statical moment of area;

t = thickness in the material perpendicular to the shear;

I =Moment of Inertia of the entire cross sectional area.

In 1897 a marble bust of Zhuravskii has been installed inPGUPS.^[8]

There are streets in the cities ofOmsk,Donetsk andNizhyn are named after him.

• 1821 births
• 1891 deaths
• Mechanical engineers from the Russian Empire
• Railway civil engineers
• Demidov Prize laureates
• Structural engineers

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