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Monier and Hennebique trademark as quality guarantee

Explore the history and development of concrete as a construction material, from the Roman era to modern technologies. Learn about key people and projects that shaped its evolution, including Monier, Hennebique, and Perret. Discover the social and technological drivers behind its adoption, such as railroad expansion and the desire for both aesthetics and engineering. From the Firth of Tay collapse to the use of prestressing techniques, uncover the journey of concrete as it entered the modern age.

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Monier and Hennebique trademark as quality guarantee

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  1. Monier and Hennebiquetrademark as quality guarantee Concrete enters the modern age

  2. Key People Monoplane Fallingwater Quebec Bridge Offspring of the milesone Sir Thomas Bouch Sir Henry Fowler Sir Benjamin Baker Sir William Arrol Social Drivers System Hennebique Railroad Expansion Cantilever Aesthetics & Engineering Technology Residue Wrought Iron & Steel Construction Site Factory Onsite quality assurance Riveting Machines Technology Drivers Firth of Tay Collapse Process Residue Problem Solving Inspiration

  3. Roman concrete arches, brick formwork

  4. Basketed in,Tamped in place

  5. Lightweight aggregate - tufa, pumice, hollow clay vessels • Heavyweight aggregate - basalt • Allows a 143 foot unreinforced span

  6. A lost material • Knowledge of concrete lost during dark ages. Didn’t re-emerge until 1824 when Joseph Aspin patents Portland Cement • Increased in use when J.L. Lambot embeds iron in the mix for increased strength • Becomes a modern material in 1867 when Joseph Monier establishes the scientific basis for reinforced concrete and is awarded a patent • Becomes accepted as a way of building through works by Perret and Hennebique • Eugene Freyssinet develops prestressing techniques 1928.

  7. Concrete development 1824 1837 1850 1863 1876 1889 1902 1915 1928 1902 Perret’s Rue Franklin Precast Aspdin Patents Portland Cement 1824 Lambot Reinforces Concrete Flower pots & boats 1848 1867 Monier Patents Reinforced concrete 1923 Perret’s Concrete Cathedral 1875 Monier’s Concrete bridge Castle Chazelet 1928 Freyssinet’s Prestressing

  8. William AspdinLime+Clay=Portland Cement, 1824

  9. Lambot adds iron to prevent cracked flowerpots…and by 1848, in boats Joseph Louis Lambot, no crackpot

  10. Joseph Monier patents reinforced concrete 1867 • 1867 “iron reinforced cement troughs for horticulture” • 1868 “iron reinforced cement pipes” • 1869 “iron reinforced cement panels for building” • 1872 “bridges and footbridges made of iron reinforced cement” • 1878 “iron reinforced cement beams”

  11. Monier’s Mesh idea • Monier, like Paxton was a career Gardner • Tried to solve the problem of flower pots cracking by embedding iron mesh

  12. Worlds first reinforced concrete bridge? • Bridge at Chazelet Castle 1875

  13. Reinforce everything • 1872 water towers

  14. 1881 Monier’s system for floors

  15. Francois Hennebique • Started out as a fireproofing subcontractor in Belgium 1879 Beton Arme (concrete armor) • First to solve the “connection” problem for reinforced concrete column to beam or slab • First international construction firm (Europe & U.S.)

  16. The “Connection” solved! • Hennebique moved to Paris in 1898 • Employed 25 people building with what would become “System Hennebique” in 1902

  17. Prolific Builder…and licenser • Between 1892 and 1902, completed over 7,000 projects…58 per month? • Bridges • Building frames • Water towers • Licensed many, but what did he build?

  18. 1906 Genoa

  19. Like Paxton, Hennebique used a marching army troop to prove stability

  20. Vienne River Bridge 1899 What makes this similar to Telford’s Craigellachie Bridge? Photo: structurae.de by Jacques Mossat

  21. What was Hennebique missing?

  22. Stop slippage with bumps

  23. Monier: build it, break it, build it heavier Hennebique: build it, break it, build it heavier Wayss: derive formula, build it to fit the formula Gardner Stonemason Stonemason Competing approaches

  24. German engineers Commercialized Monier’s patents Wrote first textbook on concrete engineering design Wayss & Freytag firm still in business today Competitor of Hennebique Built demonstration structures, derived formulas, then limited their designs to what could be mathematically calculated Gustav A. Wayss & Conrad Freytag

  25. August Perret“civilized” concrete for architectural use • Rue Franklin 1902

  26. Precast for production rate

  27. Competing with Stone • Thanks to Monier, concrete panels could be produced cheaper than quarrying them from stone

  28. Perret’s Concrete Cathedral • Notre Dame du Raincy 1923

  29. Eugene Freyssinet • Develops prestressing techniques - 1928

  30. The longest span in the world

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