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4 unusual facts about Paul Séjourné


Paul Séjourné

Design and calculation of Centring : Séjourné demonstrated the value of constructing arches by parallel sections, so that the centering only had to support the weight of the section under construction.

A street of the 6th arrondissement of Paris where Paul Séjourné once lived is named in his honor.

1904 : Pont Adolphe in Luxembourg (road bridge over the Pétrusse, with an 84m centre span).

In 1896 he left the civil service and joined the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) as chief engineer based in Dijon, all the while continuing to lead other important projects such as the Adolphe Bridge in Luxembourg.



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