Coulomb's Memoir on Statics
An Essay in the History of Civil Engineering
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4025948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Stewart Gillmor (0000-0003-1009-2167), Jacques Heyman |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 500 |
| Publication date | 1973-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3102344 |
| OpenAlex | W1994476049 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Coulomb read his Essai on statical to the French Academy in 1773. It is a document of great importance in the history of engineering since it laid the foundations of the modern science of soil mechanics and also discussed three other major problems of 18th-century civil engineering: the bending of beams, the fracture of columns and the calculation of abutment thrusts developed by masonry arches. Professor Heyman's book seeks tomake the Essai accessible to a wide range of engineers and historians of technology. It is here reproduced in full with an annotated English translation, a chapter elucidating Coulomb's references and with full discussion of the technical problems it treats. It concludes with some brief historical notes on Coulomb's life and technical education in 18th-century France
Art · Art history · Classical mechanics · Coulomb · Memoir · Physics · Quantum mechanics · Statics · Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 1991 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |