Louis Gustave Mouchel
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Louis Gustave Mouchel was the founder of Mouchel
, one of the United Kingdom
's largest engineering consultancies.
In 1875 he moved to Briton Ferry
in Wales
and formed the Cardiff Washed Coal & Fuel Company. He became the agent for a system of reinforced concrete
developed by François Hennebique
which he referred to as ferroconcrete.
In 1907 he founded L. G. Mouchel which subsequently became one of the United Kingdom
's largest engineering consultancies.
He spent most of his adult life in the United Kingdom
but died in Cherbourg in 1908. He never married.
Mouchel
Mouchel Group plc is a multinational infrastructure and business services company headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom. It operates in sectors including highways, business process outsourcing, water, property, housing, education, waste, environmental and local government consultancy services in...
, one of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's largest engineering consultancies.
Career
Born and educated in Cherbourg, Mouchel trained as a naval officer and then as an engineer at the Government School of Mines. He then joined the Department of Highways.In 1875 he moved to Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The town encompasses the electoral wards of Briton Ferry East and Briton Ferry West....
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and formed the Cardiff Washed Coal & Fuel Company. He became the agent for a system of reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
developed by François Hennebique
François Hennebique
François Hennebique was a French engineer and self-educated builder who patented his pioneering reinforced-concrete construction system in 1892, integrating separate elements of construction, such as the column and the beam, into a single monolithic element...
which he referred to as ferroconcrete.
In 1907 he founded L. G. Mouchel which subsequently became one of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's largest engineering consultancies.
He spent most of his adult life in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
but died in Cherbourg in 1908. He never married.