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The catenary and the line of thrust as a means for shaping arches and vaults
Robert Hooke discovered in around 1660 that the shape of a stable masonry arch (working in pure compression) can be determined by hanging a chain (i.e. pure tension) and inverting the form – a catenary – so found. This method of design was first used by Hooke and Wren in the design of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the 1670s and used by many others in the 19th century. The culmination of this method of form finding was the masonry vault of the Colònia Güell in Barcelona designed by Gaudí.
The catenary and the line of thrust as a means for shaping arches and vaults
Robert Hooke discovered in around 1660 that the shape of a stable masonry arch (working in pure compression) can be determined by hanging a chain (i.e. pure tension) and inverting the form – a catenary – so found. This method of design was first used by Hooke and Wren in the design of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the 1670s and used by many others in the 19th century. The culmination of this method of form finding was the masonry vault of the Colònia Güell in Barcelona designed by Gaudí.
The catenary and the line of thrust as a means for shaping arches and vaults
Addis, Bill (editor) / Graefe, Rainer (author)
PHYSICAL MODELS ; 79-126
2020-10-19
48 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Masonry construction , Bridge , History , Arch , Physical model , Catenary , Vault , Form‐finding model , Cathedral
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