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Louis-Joseph Vicat

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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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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 'A Span of Bridges' by H. J. Hopkins: David & Charles, 1970
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