Marjan Pipenbaher (born 22 August 1957) is a Slovenian

structural engineer Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research List of structural elements, structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of ...

and

bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...

specialist.

Career

Pipenbaher graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering,

University of Maribor The University of Maribor () is Slovenia's second-largest university, established in 1975 in Maribor, Slovenia. It currently has 17 faculties. History The university's roots reach back to 1859 when a theological seminary was established wi ...

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 Structural engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering in which structural engineers are trained to design the 'bones and joints' that create the form and shape of human-made Structure#Load-bearing, structures. Structural engineers also ...

, focusing mainly on

structures, with headquarters in

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. 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 The Pelješac Bridge (, ) is a cable-stayed bridge in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia. The bridge provides a fixed link from the southeastern Croatian semi-exclave to the rest of the country while bypassing Bosnia and Herzegovina's short coast ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

(2022),

Nissibi Euphrates Bridge The Nissibi Bridge () is a cable-stayed bridge completed on May 21, 2015, spanning the Atatürk Reservoir on the Euphrates River at the provincial border of Adıyaman–Şanlıurfa in southeastern Turkey. History With the forming of the reservoi ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

(2015), and

Črni Kal Viaduct The Črni Kal Viaduct () is the longest and the highest viaduct in Slovenia. It is located on the A1 motorway above the Osp Valley near the village of Gabrovica, about east of Koper. It is named after the village of Črni Kal. The viaduct is l ...

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

(2004). He lives in

Slovenska Bistrica Slovenska Bistrica (; ) is a town south of Maribor in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica, one of the largest municipalities in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The town is in ...

. 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) *

, 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) *

, highway Adiyaman - Diyarbakir, Turkey (2015) * High speed railway bridge no. 10, HSR Tel Aviv - Jerusalem, Israel (2017) *

New Kömürhan Bridge The New Kömürhan Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that carries the Elazığ-Malatya highway D.300 over the Karakaya Dam Lake on Euphrates River in eastern Turkey. The bridge is situated between Malatya and Elazığ Provinces. Construction beg ...

, Turkey (2021) *

, 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

File:Osp1.JPG,

, Slovenia (2004) File:Podgorica-Millennium-Bridge-2018.jpg, Millennium Bridge, Podgorica, Montenegro (2006) File:PikiWiki Israel 65386 jerusalem new railway bridge.jpg, High speed railway bridge no. 10, HSR Tel Aviv - Jerusalem, Izrael (2017) File:Ptuj the oldest city in Slovenia.jpg, Footbridge in

Ptuj Ptuj (; , ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, eighth-largest town of Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Styria (northeastern Slovenia). It is the seat of the City Municipality of Ptuj, Municipality of Pt ...

, Slovenia (1997) File:Bridge over Kamniška Bistrica in Kamnik.jpg, Bridge over Kamniška Bistrica in Kamnik, Slovenia (2010) File:Viaducts Tabor 1 and Tabor 2 on H4.jpg, Viaducts Tabor 1 and Tabor 2, Rebernice, Slovenia (2009) File:Viadukt Bonifika.jpg, Viadukt Bonifika in Koper, Slovenia (2008) File:Drava Way (5940764715).jpg, Koroški most, Maribor, Slovenia (1996) File:Pelješac bridge - Most Pelješac - Croatia - 2022-06-16.jpg,

in Croatia (2022)

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

* 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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