Camille Polonceau
Polonceaubinder with four subdivisions (picture 5 and 6) and with seven subdivisions (picture 7); according to Otto Lueger , Lexicon of All Technology , 1904
Jean-Barthélémy Camille Polonceau (born October 29, 1813 in Chambéry , † September 21, 1859 in Viry-Châtillon ) was a French railway engineer.
Life
He was the son of Antoine-Rémy Polonceau and the biological cousin of Gustave Ernest Polonceau . He received an excellent diploma from the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in Paris.
Polonceau is the inventor of the Polonceau tie with double struts arranged like an inverted V. Girders are the load-bearing element for ceiling or roof structures, for example.
He is also the designer of Napoleon III's train impérial . of the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans railway company .
Honors
- His name is one of the 72 names immortalized on the Eiffel Tower .
- Officer of the Legion of Honor
bibliography
- Polonceau C., Notice sur nouveau système de charpente en bois et fer , Revue Générale de l'Architecture et des Travaux Publics, 1840
- Polonceau C. and Perdonnet A., Portefeuille de l'ingénieur des Chemins de fer , Librairie scientifique-industrial, L. Mathias, 1843–1846
- Guide du mécanicien constructeur et conducteur de machines locomotives (Louis Le Chatelier, Eugène Flachat, Jules Pétiet, Jules Alexandre Petiet, Camille Polonceau)
Web links
- Page about Camille Polonceau at Structurae (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Polonceau, Camille |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Polonceau, Jean-Barthélémy Camille (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French railway engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chambery |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1859 |
| Place of death | Viry-Châtillon |