Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues

Ine Wouters; Romain Wibaut

Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues

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In the 19th century iron and steel were worldwide applied to construct halls, markets, stations and bridges. Belgium, being an early industrialised country on the European mainland, was famous for its iron and steel construction workshops and the export of iron and steel structures. Yet, the majority of the early Belgian construction workshops is hardly studied. As company archives of Belgian construction workshops are seldom preserved, we studied trade
catalogues of Belgian workshops involved in the construction of iron and steel bridges and buildings in the 19th and early-20th centuries. By focusing on catalogues, we offer insight into the oeuvre of these companies on the one hand, and on the other hand, we provide a broader context for the individual built structures worldwide.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 12th international Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Structures
Editors	Pere Roca, Luca Pela, Climent Molins
Place of Publication	Barcelona
Publisher	International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
Pages	325-336
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	978-84-123222-0-0
Publication status	Published - Sep 2021
Event	12th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 29 Sep 2021 → 1 Oct 2021

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions.
Abbreviated title	SAHC 2020 (postponed to 2021)
Country	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	29/09/21 → 1/10/21

Keywords

Construction History
Iron Workshops
Construction Sector

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Wouters, I., & Wibaut, R. (2021). Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues. In P. Roca, L. Pela, & C. Molins (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th international Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Structures (pp. 325-336). International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE).

Wouters, Ine ; Wibaut, Romain. / Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues. Proceedings of the 12th international Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Structures. editor / Pere Roca ; Luca Pela ; Climent Molins. Barcelona : International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), 2021. pp. 325-336

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Wouters, I & Wibaut, R 2021, Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues. in P Roca, L Pela & C Molins (eds), Proceedings of the 12th international Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Structures. International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Barcelona, pp. 325-336, 12th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions., Barcelona, Spain, 29/09/21.

Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues. / Wouters, Ine; Wibaut, Romain.

Proceedings of the 12th international Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Structures. ed. / Pere Roca; Luca Pela; Climent Molins. Barcelona : International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), 2021. p. 325-336.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper

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Wouters I, Wibaut R. Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues. In Roca P, Pela L, Molins C, editors, Proceedings of the 12th international Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Structures. Barcelona: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE). 2021. p. 325-336

Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues

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FWOAL874: Hidden Innovation. Building church roofs in Belgium (1830s-1930s): construction technologies, architectural-historical contextualization, and present heritage challenges in international perspective.

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