Edmond Coignet
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Edmond Coignet (4 July 1856 – 1915) was a French engineer and entrepreneur. He has been instrumental in the theory of reinforced concrete.
Born4 July 1856
Ville d'Avray, France
Died1915 (aged 58–59)
Paris
AlmamaterÉcole Centrale Paris
OccupationFrench entrepreneur
Edmond Coignet | |
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| Born | 4 July 1856 Ville d'Avray, France |
| Died | 1915 (aged 58–59) Paris |
| Alma mater | École Centrale Paris |
| Occupation | French entrepreneur |
Life and achievements
Coignet was the son of industrialist François Coignet (1814–1888) and educated at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (École Centrale Paris). He was the inventor of the agglomerated concrete to strengthen the cement with metal inserts. He permanently reoriented the family business to construction. In 1892 he applied his innovative construction methods on the aqueduct of Achères in Paris. Coignet was the first to use reinforced concrete piles and built with the architect Jacques Hermant some of the first Parisian buildings in this material.
References
- L'art de l'ingénieur, sous la dir. de Antoine Picon, éd. du Moniteur, 600 p. (ISBN 2-85850-911-5)