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DICTIONARY OF
BUILDING AND
CIVIL ENGINEERING
DICTIONNAIRE DU
BÂTIMENT ET DU
GÉNIE CIVIL

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Don Montague is a Chartered Engineer (MICE, MIMechE) with experience in many fields of engineering,
building and construction. He read Engineering Science at Oxford (MA) and then did pioneering work on
machine design using the early DEUCE digital computer in the 1960s. Subsequently he worked in the public
service in timber research (AJWSc), became deeply involved in environmental conservation and began a love
affair with the practice of building.
In 1971 he joined Ove Arup & Partners and spent his first five years with them co-ordinating multi-
disciplinary building design teams. After a period running his own structural component firm he rejoined
Arups and became responsible for their engineering specifications, design guides and feedback notes. He has
published articles on a wide range of topics, from environmental conservation to structural components, and
integrated design to maintenance of building services. He retired as Technical Director of Arups in 1991.
A life-long interest in the French language and life led him and his wife to move to France, where he is
now as busy as ever working for himself with local French building professionals.
L’AUTEUR
Don Montague est un ingénieur (MICE, MIMechE) dont l’expérience couvre de nombreux domaines du
génie, du bâtiment et de la construction. Après avoir fait ses études d’ingénieur à Oxford (MA), il entreprit des
travaux innovateurs sur la conception des machines en faisant appel à l’ordinateur numérique DEUCE dans
les années 1960. Par la suite, il travailla dans le secteur public dans la recherche sur le bois (AJWSc). Il devint
alors un fervent défenseur de la protection de l’environnement et se passionna pour le bâtiment.
En 1971, il entra chez Ove Arup & Partners où il fut pendant cinq ans responsable de la coordination des
équipes multidisciplinaires de conception du bâtiment. Ayant quitté Arup pour diriger sa propre société de
pièces de génie civil, il entra à nouveau dans cette société en tant que responsable des cahiers des charges,
des guides de conception et de l’information en retour. Il publia des articles sur de très nombreux sujets
allant de la protection de l’environnement aux pièces de génie civil en passant par la conception intégrée
et les services de maintenance des bâtiments. Lorsqu’il prit sa retraite en 1991, il était Directeur technique
d’Arup.
S’étant toujours intéressé à la langue et au mode de vie français, il vit désormais en France avec son épouse.
Il est plus occupé que jamais et travaille en indépendant avec des professionnels français du bâtiment.

DICTIONARY OF
BUILDING AND
CIVIL ENGINEERING
DICTIONNAIRE DU
BÂTIMENT ET DU
GÉNIE CIVIL
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