François Hennebique
Biographical Information
| Name: | François Hennebique |
|---|---|
| Born on | 26 April 1842 in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Pas-de-Calais (62), Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Europe |
| Deceased in | March 1921 in Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe |
| Education: | Apprenticeship as macon in Arras (France), independent at age of 25 |
| 1865 | Directs reconstruction of St-Martin's church in Courtrai |
| 1867 - 1887 | Works in Brussels |
| 1879 | First use of reinforced concrete |
| 1886 | Suggests that tensile forces should be carried by the reinforcing iron only |
| 1892 | Patent on reinforced concrete in Brussels |
| 1894 | First reinforced concrete bridge in Wiggen (Switzerland) |
| 1896 | Publishes the journal "Béton armé" (Reinforced concrete) |
| 1899 | Proposal for Assuan Dam |
| 1903 | Patent of 1892 declared invalid, priority is given to Joseph Monier's patent of 1878 |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
builder
designer
Bibliography
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Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- Il progetto del ponte, Collegio degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Padova, 1994
- Le centenaire de François Hennebique: allocution, in "Travaux", July 1942, n. 97
- Le centenaire de François Hennebique: allocution, in "Travaux", July 1942, n. 97
- Hennebique, les architectes et la concurrence, in "Les Cahiers de la recherche architecturale", 1992, n. 29
- L'invention du béton armé, Noma Editions (France), Paris (France), 1999
- Le béton en représentation, Hazan, IFA, Paris (France), 1993
- Hommes et métiers du bâtiment 1860-1940, Monum. Editions du patrimoine, Paris (France), ISBN 2858223009, 2001
- Why Hennebique failed in Germany, presented at Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany , 20th-24th May 2009.
- Paris d'ingénieurs, Éditions du Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris (France), ISBN 290751329X, 1995; pp. 175
- Étude sur les constructions en béton de ciment armé, système Hennebique, breveté S. G. D. G., Dumesnil, Paris (France), 1896
- Esthétique de l'architecture du béton armé, Dunod, Paris (France), 1963
- L'architecture moderne en France (Tome 1), Editions Picard, Paris (France), ISBN 2708404490, 1997
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 223-225
- Ponts et viaducs au XIXème siècle, Poitiers (France), 1988; pp. 96
- Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 220