| Sir Thomas Bouch | |
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| Personal information | |
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| Name | Sir Thomas Bouch |
| Birth date | February 25, 1822 |
| Birth place | Thursby, Cumbria, England |
| Date of death | 30 October 1880 (aged 58) |
| Place of death | Moffat, Scotland |
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| Engineering Discipline | Civil engineer Structural engineer |
| Significant projects | Waverley Station, Tay Rail Bridge |
Sir Thomas Bouch (pronounced /ˈbaʊtʃ/) (25 February 1822 - 30 October 1880) was a railway engineer in Victorian Britain. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Thursby is a village near Carlisle in north-western England. West of Thursby is the church of St Andrews, built in 1846. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Moffat is a former Burgh and Spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions Structural engineers analyze design plan and research structural components and Structural systems Their work takes account mainly of technical economic and environmental Edinburgh Waverley railway station, commonly referred to as just " Waverley " locally is the main Railway station in the Scottish capital The Tay Bridge (sometimes unofficially the Tay Rail Bridge) is a Railway Bridge approximately two and a quarter miles (three and a half kilometres Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927
He was born in Thursby, Cumbria, England and lived in Edinburgh. Thursby is a village near Carlisle in north-western England. West of Thursby is the church of St Andrews, built in 1846. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. He helped develop the caisson and the roll-on/roll-off train ferry. In Geotechnical engineering, a caisson is a retaining watertight structure used for example to work on the foundations of a Bridge pier, See also Merchant ship A train ferry is a Ship designed to carry railway vehicles He worked initially for the North British Railway and helped design parts of Waverley Station in Edinburgh. The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923 Edinburgh Waverley railway station, commonly referred to as just " Waverley " locally is the main Railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. He set up as an independent consultant, during which time he built a rail line to St Andrews in Fife. St Andrews (Cill Rìmhinn is a Town and former Royal burgh on the east coast of Fife, Scotland. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland The railway suffered numerous mishaps owing to poor quality engineering, such as the use of old rail lines. He also built a number of railway bridges, at Belah and Deepdale on an important cross-Pennines route (now defunct), but which survived until the era of Dr Beeching in the 1960s. For the Biblical character see List of minor Biblical figures#Belah. Deepdale is a Stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F Richard Beeching Baron Beeching ( 21 April 1913 - 23 March 1985) commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British
Tay Bridge
He designed the first Tay Rail Bridge whilst working for the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. The Tay Bridge (sometimes unofficially the Tay Rail Bridge) is a Railway Bridge approximately two and a quarter miles (three and a half kilometres The Edinburgh and Northern Railway was a Scottish railway company Queen Victoria travelled over it at the official opening in 1878, and she awarded him a knighthood in recognition of his achievement in 1879. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. However, the bridge collapsed on December 28, 1879 when it was hit by strong side winds. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A train was travelling over it at the time, and 75 people died.
The subsequent public inquiry revealed that the railway company sacrificed safety and durability to save costs. Sloppy working practices such as poor smelting and the re-use of girders dropped into the sea during construction were factors in the bridge's collapse. Chemical reduction, or smelting, is a form of Extractive metallurgy. A girder is a support beam used in Construction. Girders often have an I beam cross section for strength but may also have a box shape Z shape
The inquiry concluded that the bridge was "badly designed, badly built, and badly maintained". All of the high girders section fell during the accident, and analysis of the archives has shown that the design of cast iron columns with integral lugs holding the tie bars was a critical mistake. Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but identifies a large group of Ferrous Alloys which solidify with a Eutectic. The lugs were composed of cast iron, which is brittle under tension. Many other bridges had been built to a similar design using cast iron columns and wrought iron tie bars, but none used this design detail. QtubIronPillarJPG|thumb|right| Iron pillar at Delhi India containing 98% wrought iron]] Wrought iron is commercially pure Iron. Gustav Eiffel built many such bridges in France in the 1860s, some surviving and still carrying railway traffic. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel ( December 15, 1832 &ndash December 27, 1923; in French efɛl in English usually ˈaɪfəl was a French
As the engineer, Thomas Bouch was blamed for the collapse of the Tay bridge, his assistant Charles Meik, having merely left an impression that he "was aptly named", implying that he had no great influence over the design and construction. Charles Meik (born? - 1923 was an English Engineer and part of a minor engineering dynasty
After the inquiry, Bouch rapidly removed and reinforced similar lugs on the new bridge he had built at Montrose (Angus), but after another inspection, the bridge was demolished and replaced. Montrose is a coastal Resort town and former Royal burgh in Angus, Scotland.
The remains of the original Tay bridge were demolished and replaced by an entirely new design by William Henry Barlow and his son Crawford Barlow. William Henry Barlow (1812-1902 was an English Civil engineer of the 19th century particularly associated with Railway engineering projects Some of the wrought iron girders were re-used in the new double track bridge by cutting them in half and re-welding to form wider structures for the track. QtubIronPillarJPG|thumb|right| Iron pillar at Delhi India containing 98% wrought iron]] Wrought iron is commercially pure Iron. The brick and masonry piers from the old bridge were left as breakwaters for the new piers, which were monocoques of wrought iron and steel. Monocoque, from the French for single ( mono) and shell ( coque) is a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object's external Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0
Forth Bridge
Bouch's design for the Forth Bridge had been accepted and the foundation stone laid, but the project was cancelled due to the Tay Bridge Disaster. For the nearby road bridge see Forth Road Bridge. The Forth Bridge is a cantilever Railway Bridge over the An entirely different design was proposed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler. Sir Benjamin Baker, KCB, KCMG, FRS ( 31 March 1840 - 19 May 1907) was an eminent British Sir John Fowler 1st Baronet KCMG ( 15 July 1817 &ndash 10 November 1898) was a Railway Engineer in It was to be a cantilever bridge, not a suspension bridge as proposed by Bouch. The bridge was completed in 1890.
Thomas Bouch retired to Moffat, his health deteriorated, and he died a few months after the public inquiry into the disaster finished. Moffat is a former Burgh and Spa town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, lying on the River Annan, with a population of around He is buried in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. Dean Cemetery is a famous Cemetery in Dean Village in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow.
References
- Shipway, J S, The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press (2004)
- Lewis, Peter R, Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay, Tempus (2004).
- Rapley, John, Thomas Bouch: The Builder of the Tay Bridge, Tempus (2007)
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Bouch, Thomas |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | railway engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thursby, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | 30 October 1880 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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