Background
Furlong, Richard W. was born on March 30, 1929 in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. Son of Norman Burr and Dorothy May (Wilson) Furlong.
Furlong, Richard W. was born on March 30, 1929 in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. Son of Norman Burr and Dorothy May (Wilson) Furlong.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Southern Methodist University, 1952. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Washington University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1963.
Drafter Austin Brothers Steel, Dallas, 1949—1952. Engineer McDonnell Aircraft, St. Louis, 1952—1953, F. Ray Martin, Inc., St. Louis, 1954—1958. Assistant professor University Texas, Austin, Texas, 1958—1965, associate professor, 1965—1971.
Private practice, since 1967. Professor University Texas, 1971—1999, professor emeritus, since 1999. Visiting professor Canterbury University, Christ Church, New Zealand, 1973, University Toronto, Canada, 1978—1979.
President volunteer council Austin (Texas) State School, 1981. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary. District director 1989-1992), Texas American Society of Civil Engineers (president 1997), American Concrete Institute (board directors 1978-1982).
Married Helen Corinne Prince, September 7, 1951. Children: John Norman, Sara Catherine(deceased).