Camille Polonceau

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 biological cousin of Gustave Ernest Polonceau. He got an excellent degree from École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in Paris.

Polonceau is the inventor of " Polonceau binder " with double struts, which are arranged like an upside down V. Ties are the supporting element, for example, for ceiling or roof structures.

He is also the designer of the train "train impérial " of Napoleon III. the railway company Compagnie du Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans.

Honors

  • His name is one of the 72 immortalized on the Eiffel Tower name.
  • 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., " Portfolio de l' Ingénieur des Chemins de fer ", Librairie scientifique - industrial, L. Mathias, 1843-1846
  • Guide you mécanicien constructeur conducteur et de machines locomotives (Louis Le Chatelier, Eugène Flachat, Petiet Jules, Jules Alexandre Petiet, Camille Polonceau )
List of the 72 names on the Eiffel Tower Name Authority File
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