Arches in architecture

The idea of the arch as a compression member is presented. The statical work of the arch is illustrated with experiments on photoelastic models. The search for optimal shapes of arches is discussed. A study includes historical development of the arch from the Sumerian times up into the XX century....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Starczewski, Jerzy Andrzej
Other Authors: Architecture
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87623