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French engineer who made important contributions in the fields of cement technology and wire suspension bridge | French engineer who made important contributions in the fields of cement technology and suspension bridge construction using iron wire. | ||
Vicat envisaged the method of installing suspension bridge wires by 'air-spinning', later perfected by [[John Augustus Roebling]]. It appears that his method was used on two bridges completed in 1840, namely Roche-Bernard and Tours.<ref>'A Span of Bridges' by H. J. Hopkins: David & Charles, 1970</ref> | |||
1786 Born 31 March at Nevers | 1786 Born 31 March at Nevers | ||
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Louis Joseph Vicat (1786-1861)
French engineer who made important contributions in the fields of cement technology and suspension bridge construction using iron wire.
Vicat envisaged the method of installing suspension bridge wires by 'air-spinning', later perfected by John Augustus Roebling. It appears that his method was used on two bridges completed in 1840, namely Roche-Bernard and Tours.[1]
1786 Born 31 March at Nevers
1861 Died on 10 April at Grenoble
See Wikipedia entry. English translation by Google here.
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- ↑ 'A Span of Bridges' by H. J. Hopkins: David & Charles, 1970