The Problematic Survival of Fragile Coastal Buildings by Eugenius Birch (United Kingdom, 19th–21st Centuries)
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: Ædificare Revue internationale d’histoire de la construction
2022 – 2, n° 12. La perspective de l’accident - Author: Bruneau (Damien)
- Pages: 117 to 137
- Journal: Ædificare
The English engineer Eugenius Birch systematized the use of iron foundations in the construction of promenade piers. He adapted these techniques to seabeds of varying stability. However, the use of concrete to prolong the life of the piers, from the interwar period but even more after the Second World War, has been problematic.
- CLIL theme: 3076 -- TECHNIQUES ET SCIENCES APPLIQUÉES -- Architecture, Urbanisme
- ISBN: 978-2-406-16730-3
- EAN: 9782406167303
- ISSN: 2649-177X
- DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-16730-3.p.0117
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 04-24-2024
- Periodicity: Biannual
- Language: French
- Keyword: architecture, Birch, pier, promenade, wear and tear
