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Julius Kahn (March 8, 1874 – November 4, 1942) was an American engineer, industrialist, and manufacturer. He was the inventor of the Kahn system, a reinforced concrete engineering technique for building construction. The Kahn system, which he patented in 1903, was used worldwide for housing, factories, offices and industrial buildings.
- Gisela, Katherine, Julius Jr.
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The “Kahn System” was invented by Julius Kahn, who filed a patent for it on December 11, 1902. Julius was the brother of the more well-known Albert Kahn, a nationally prominent architect based in Detroit who is best known for the factories he designed for automotive companies such as Packard and Ford in the early 20 th century.
Mar 1, 2022 · Kahn had four brothers and two sisters, including his engineer and inventor brother Julius Kahn, who was born Germany in 1874. And while Albert’s name likely has more name recognition, the accomplishments of both brothers are astounding.
The original factory and offices for the Burroughs Adding Machine Company were designed by Albert and Julius Kahn, using the newly patented Kahn System of reinforced concrete for the floors and roof of the one-and two-story building—iron columns and exterior brick walls supported the structure.
One of Turner’s competitors, particularly for industrial construction in the Midwest, was Julius Kahn who developed his Kahn System of reinforcing for beams, girders and columns (“The Kahn System of Reinforced Concrete,” STRUCTURE magazine, April 2013). Kahn conceptualized the behavior of concrete as a truss.
Julius Kahn invented a highly successful method of floor construction that was used with his steel reinforcement bars. The hollow terra cotta blocks made a floor that was as strong as solid concrete but lighter in weight, less expensive to construct, and offered a smooth, light reflecting ceiling for the floor below.
Bibliography I. Albert and Julius Kahn’s Early Work. Albert Kahn, best known for his pioneering work in industrial architecture, namely designing the factories that housed the early assembly lines for Ford, Packard and General Motors, worked in a noticeably different style than his predecessors.
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