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Removing a Tetrapod armour unit from its mould in North Africa, circa 1955
Khashm el Girba dam - Sudan, 1960-1964

The company was also fast establishing itself as an expert in the field of fluid
mechanics, with an ability to tackle a whole host of subjects - wind turbine design,
seawater desalination, hydraulic transport and sorting of materials, wastewater
treatment and heat transfer systems, to name but a few.

Between 1956 and 1972, Sogreah filed 95 patents, also setting up a fully-equipped
computation centre from which it began developing mathematical models to simulate
flood propagation in major rivers such as the Senegal and the Mekong (1962). It was
thus now becoming a world-leading expert in water engineering.

Wind turbine prototype, Saint-Nizier - France, 1956

Jacques Gaillard
Chairman and CEO of Sogreah until 2010 I Artelia co-founder
Member of the Board of Directors

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