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100 1 _aEiffel, Gustave,
_d1832-1923
245 1 0 _aTour en fer de 300 mètres de hauteur
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2026-02-05
508 _aClaudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
520 _aTour en fer de 300 mètres de hauteur by Eiffel, Koechlin, Nouguier, and Sauvestre is an engineering proposal and technical report written in the late 19th century. It outlines the conception of a 300‑meter iron tower for a world exposition, explaining its structural logic, construction approach, and intended public and scientific uses. The likely topic is the design, feasibility, and purpose of a monumental iron tower. The text describes a new structural principle that curves the four iron corner uprights so wind forces are carried within them, avoiding heavy vertical lattice bracing. It details the form: four square-section legs set 100 meters apart, a grand entry arch, a first platform with large galleries for restaurants and gatherings, and a glazed summit with balconies and an electric beacon. It presents wind-load and stability calculations, total weight and foundation pressures, and predicts very small deflections under strong winds. It outlines elevators with controlled ascent, an electric lighting scheme, an erection schedule of about a year, and a total cost estimate including foundations and lifts, with smaller, cheaper variants possible. It argues iron or steel is practical while masonry is not, citing limits of mortar and the cautionary case of a very tall stone obelisk. Finally, it highlights scientific applications (astronomy, meteorology, physics, signaling) and proposes the tower as a lasting symbol of modern engineering. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cParis: E. Capiomont & V. Renault, 1885
653 _aTour Eiffel (Paris, France)
700 1 _aKoechlin, Maurice,
_d1856-1946
700 1 _aNouguier, É.
_q(Émile),
_d1840-1897
700 1 _aSauvestre, Stephen,
_d1847-1919
856 4 _uhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k854575s/f1.item
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77865
999 _c118585
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