Jean Aubert (engineer)
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Jean Aubert was a French
engineer. In 1961 he used the idea of the German engineer Julius Greve from the last century
to describe a pente d'eau, (water slope
) which was a way of moving boats up the gradient of a canal without locks. The design consisted of a sloping channel through which a wedge of water on which the boat was floating could be pushed up an incline. This concept was used in both the Montech water slope
and the Fonserannes water slope
s.
French people
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engineer. In 1961 he used the idea of the German engineer Julius Greve from the last century
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to describe a pente d'eau, (water slope
Water slope
A water slope is a type of canal inclined plane built to carry boats from a canal or river at one elevation up to or down to a canal or river at another elevation.-Operation:...
) which was a way of moving boats up the gradient of a canal without locks. The design consisted of a sloping channel through which a wedge of water on which the boat was floating could be pushed up an incline. This concept was used in both the Montech water slope
Montech water slope
The Montech water slope is a type of canal inclined plane built on the Canal de Garonne, in the commune of Montech, Tarn-et-Garonne, South West France...
and the Fonserannes water slope
Fonserannes water slope
The Fonserannes Water Slope, is a disused inclined plane on the Canal du Midi parallel to the Fonserannes Lock. It has a rise of and a slope of five degrees.This technique for a water slope was described by the French engineer Jean Aubert in 1961....
s.
Education
- Lycée Louis-le-GrandLycée Louis-le-GrandThe Lycée Louis-le-Grand is a public secondary school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most rigorous in France. Formerly known as the Collège de Clermont, it was named in king Louis XIV of France's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage.It offers both a...
in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. - 1913 - École PolytechniqueÉcole PolytechniqueThe École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
. Soon left for service in First world warWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Returned in 1919. - 1920-1922 - École nationale des ponts et chausséesÉcole Nationale des Ponts et ChausséesFounded in 1747, the École nationale des ponts et chaussées , often referred to as les Ponts, is the world's oldest civil engineering school...
. - University of ParisUniversity of ParisThe University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
(Bachelor of law).
Career
- 1922-1932 - Engineer in charge of the navigation works in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. - 1932-1961 - Professor in the Chair of Internal Navigation at the École nationale des ponts et chausséesÉcole Nationale des Ponts et ChausséesFounded in 1747, the École nationale des ponts et chaussées , often referred to as les Ponts, is the world's oldest civil engineering school...
. (National school of Bridges and Roads) - 1933-1945 - General manager and later chairman of the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône.
- 1945-1953 - Chairman of the electricity board of the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français
- 1949-1967 - Chairman of the Rhine Navigation Company
- years unknown - Chairman of the Sociéte des Constructions des Batignolles.
- years unknown - President, Societe des Ingenieurs Civils de France.
- years unknown - Inspecteur Général des Ponts et Chaussées
- 1966-unknown - Consulting engineer and honorary chairman of Spie BatignollesSpie BatignollesSpie Batignolles is a French construction company based in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The company provides building and infrastructure construction in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland.-Company history:...
. - Chairman of several other companies.
Publications
- In 1919 he published La Probabilité dans les tires de guerre and was awarded the Pierson-Perrim prize by the Académie des Sciences in 1922.
- His article Philosophie de la pente d'eau appeared in the journal Travaux in 1984 when he was 90 years old.
- In 1961 he published his revolutionary ideas on the pente d'eau, or water slopeWater slopeA water slope is a type of canal inclined plane built to carry boats from a canal or river at one elevation up to or down to a canal or river at another elevation.-Operation:...
, which was designed to transfer barges from one level to another with the use of locks.
Awards
- Croix de GuerreCroix de guerreThe Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
in 1916. - Académie des Sciences: Prix Pierson-Perrim 1922.
- Awarded the Caméré prize in 1934 by the Académie des Sciences for a new type of movable dam.
- Ingénieur Général des Ponts et Chaussées 1951,
- Commandeur de la Légion d'honneurLégion d'honneurThe Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
1960.
Principle works
- Construction of the Pont Edouard-Herriort on the RhôneRhôneRhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
at LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. - Design and construction of the Génissiat dam and Lonzères-Mondragon dam on the RhôneRhôneRhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
. - Conception and design of the Denouval dam on the SeineSeineThe Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
near AndrésyAndrésyAndrésy is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.-Twin towns — Sister cities:Andrésy is twinned with: Międzyrzecz, Poland-References:*...
, completed in 1980.