Zoreseisen

Zoreseisen (also: Z-Eisen ) were iron profiles developed by the French engineer Charles Ferdinand Zores in the second half of the 19th century for use in the supporting structures of various iron constructions. They were very common in France. In other countries such as Germany, the standardized rolled sections made of wrought iron , originally referred to as fer arrondi ( rounded iron ) , whose shape resembles an inverted rain gutter, were used. They served as an iron bridge covering that covered the girders and formed the base of the ballast, concrete or pavement for the actual roadway. They were laid at intervals of 2 to 3 cm for better drainage. Buckle plates were also used for the same purpose, mostly for smaller loads .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The so-called Zores-Eisen (wrought iron girders). In: Polytechnisches Journal . 192, 1869, pp. 273-274.
2. ↑ Bridge deck. In: Otto Lueger (Hrsg.): Lexicon of the entire technology and its auxiliary sciences , Vol. 2, Stuttgart, Leipzig 1905., pp. 355–357. On Zeno.org
3. ↑ Specification . In: Gottwalt Schaper: Iron Bridges . A textbook and reference book for students and designers. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 1908 (digitized on archive.org)