Oral Presentation

Torres Luis 06-40382Rondon Alejandro 08-10999

Universidad Simón Bolívar- Sede Sartenejas Departamento de Diseño, Arquitectura y Artes Pláticas Ingles para arquitectos y urbanista II

Arch Structure capable of spanning a

space while supporting significant weight.

Systematic use started with the Ancient Romans.

The arch became an important technique in cathedral building and is still used today in some modern structures such as bridges.

History The arch appeared in Mesopotamia, Indus Valley civilization,

Egypt, Assyria,Etruria

Were known by a number of civilizations in the Ancient Near East, the Levant, and Mexico but their use was infrequent and mostly confined to underground structures

The ancient Romans learned the arch from the Greeks and Etruscans. refined it and were the first builders to tap its full potential for above ground buildings

They also introduced the triumphal arch as a military monument.

Advantages of the arch, the vault and the dome.

Construction

round arch

segmental arch

equilateral pointed arch

horseshoe arch

Tudor arch

catenary arch

ogee arch

Technical aspects

Other types

blind archdome

natural archestriumphal arch

vault

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