Jean Aubert (engineer)
Jean Aubert | |
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| Born | 2 July 1894 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 November 1984 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, École nationale des ponts et chaussées, University of Paris (Bachelor of law) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Engineer on river and canal works |
Jean Aubert was a French engineer. In 1961, he used the idea of the German engineer Julius Greve from the last century to describe a pente d'eau (English: water slope), which was a way of moving boats up the gradient of a canal without locks. The design consisted of a sloping channel, through which a wedge of water on which the boat was floating could be pushed up an incline. This concept was used in both the Montech water slope and the Fonserannes water slopes.