Nicolas Esquillan
Nicolas Esquillan (born August 27, 1902 in Fontainebleau , † January 21, 1989 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a French civil engineer.
Esquillan studied civil engineering at the École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers in Châlons-en-Champagne with a diploma in 1922. He then worked for Simon Boussiron's engineering office . There he was probably involved in the planning of the Port d'Agrès solder bridge . In 1932 he was commissioned to build the new Pont de La Roche-Guyon . The suspension bridge over the Seine in La Roche-Guyon existed from 1840 to 1914 and was then demolished. Then there was only one ferry connection until the concrete arch bridge was opened in 1935. It was blown up when the French withdrew before the German invasion in 1940 and was not rebuilt. With a span of around 160 m, it was a record for concrete bridges at the time.
In 1936 he became a senior engineer and in 1941 director (Directeur technique de l'Entreprise), which he remained until 1971.
Other Projects:
- 1936 to 1941 a new reinforced concrete market hall in his hometown of Fontainebleau, which was considered avant-garde at the time (it was demolished despite protests in 2013).
- 1937 Bridge over the Lot River in Clairac (Lot-et-Garonne).
- 1943 Pont de la Coudette over the Gave de Pau , a concrete arch bridge with a span of 111 m (a new record at the time)
- 1950 Reinforced concrete arch bridge Viaduc de la Méditerranée . A record for reinforced concrete railway bridges with a span of 124 m.
- 1951 hangars at Marseille airport (Marignane).
- 1952 to 1955 first reinforced concrete prestressed concrete bridge in La Voulte-sur-Rhône ( La Voulte railway bridge ). Span 300 m.
- In 1954 he won against Riccardo Morandi the construction of the Abidjan Bridge (Pont Félix-Houphouët-Boigny) with a length of 372 m and a pile foundation up to 70 m below sea level.
- 1957 Viaduc de Moret-sur-Loing , a prestressed concrete bridge made of precast elements.
- 1957 Pylons of the Pont de Tancarville (the longest suspension bridge in France). With a height of 123 m, they hold a height record for reinforced concrete pillars on suspension bridges.
- In 1955, he and the architects Bernard Zehrfuss and Marcel Breuer won the competition to build the Center des nouvelles industries et technologies (CNIT) in Paris, ahead of their competitors Pier Luigi Nervi and Eugène Freyssinet . The construction was completed in 1958.
- In 1961 he was a consulting engineer for the buildings of the World Exhibition in Turin
- 1967 Second Abidjan Bridge (Pont Général-de-Gaulle)
- 1967 Reinforced concrete water tower in the La Duchère district of Lyon (Château d'eau de La Duchère)
- 1968 Olympic Stadium in Grenoble
In 1969 he received the Emil Mörsch Medal , in 1970 the Freyssinet Medal and in 1980 the International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering .
literature
- Bernard Marrey: Nicolas Esquillan, un ingénieur d'entreprise, Paris, Picard, 1992
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Esquillan, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French civil engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fontainebleau |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1989 |
| Place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine |