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. Examples of arches have been derived from Western Europe, Middle East and Asia; there are also examples of arches in Polish architecture, not well known in the United States.
A selection of modern constructions illustrates actual trends in arch applications in contemporary architecture. / M. Arch.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/87623 |
| Date | January 1982 |
| Creators | Starczewski, Jerzy Andrzej |
| Contributors | Architecture |
| Publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | v, 205 leaves, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 9656496 |
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