ARCUATED

STRUCTURES
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 ARCUATED
STRUCTURES
•Arcuated Structures are the erected
using arches ( which are the main load
taking component ) , rather than columns
and lintels
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STRUCTU
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These are basically of three types

1.ARCHES
2.VAULTS
3.DOMES
ARCHES
•a curved member that is used to span
an opening and to support loads from
above
•Arch construction depends essentially
on the wedge. If a series of wedge-
shaped blocks—i.e., ones in which the
upper edge is wider than the lower
edge—are set flank to flank in the
manner shown in the figure, the result
is an arch. These blocks are called 
voussoirs. 
ARCHES
•Each voussoir must be precisely cut
so that it presses firmly against the
surface of neighbouring blocks and
conducts loads uniformly.
•The central voussoir is called the 
keystone. This stone generally takes
more load and act as a holding block
for the arch
•The curve in an arch may be
semicircular, segmental (consisting of
less than one-half of a circle), or
pointed (two intersecting arcs of a
circle); noncircular curves can also be
used successfully.
 Load transfer of an Arch
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 How are arches better than horizontal beams and lintels

In masonry construction, arches have several great advantages over horizontal beams, or lintels. They
can span much wider openings because they can be made from small, easily carried blocks of brick or
stone, as opposed to a massive, monolithic stone lintel. An arch can also carry a much greater load than
a horizontal beam can support
Hence, the vertical supports, or posts, upon which an arch rests must be massive enough to buttress the
thrust and conduct it into the foundation.
 Classification of Arches
GEOMETRY NO. OF CENTRES MATERIAL USED

The shape of the The different no of Based on the

curved part of the centres to the materials used to
arch decides its type curved surface of build the arch
the arch
 Material used in arches
The traditional arches used mainly three materials which were :
1.Stone

2. Brick

3.concrete
 Famous
structures
with use of
arches
 Alcántara
Bridge
Location :  Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain
Materials used : ROMAN Stone
 Torino Porta
Nuova railway
station
Location :   railway station of Turin, northern Italy
Materials used : it has a full timber roof
And the building is made up of stone
 Roman
Aqueducts:
Aqueduct of Segovia
Location :   Segovia, Spain
Materials used :unmortared, brick-like granite
blocks
Vaults
 It
is a self-supporting arched form,
usually of stone or brick, serving to
cover a space with a ceiling or roof.
Types of vaults
1. Barrel vault :  barrel vault is the simplest form of
a vault and resembles a barrel or tunnel cut
lengthwise in half. The effect is that of a structure
composed of continuous semicircular or pointed
sections
Load transfer of a barrel vault

The load is transferred from the central ridge

towards the semi-circular part to the ground
vertically and towards outside through the walls
 Types of vaults
2. Groin vaults : When two semicircular barrel vaults of
the same diameter cross one another their intersection (a
true ellipse) is known as a groin vault, down which the
thrust of the vault is carried to the cross walls
Types of vaults
 rib vault is an architectural feature used to cover a large
interior space in a building, usually the nave of a church or
cathedral, in which the surface of the vault is divided into
webs by a framework of diagonal arched ribs
ARCUATED STRUCTURE CONTAINING VAULTS
 The Roman
Colosseum
Location: rome, Italy
Material used:  travertine limestone, tuff, and brick-
faced concrete
 HOUSE OF MANY VAULTS
Location :  LEBANON - NIHA
Materials used :
 Wild Coast Tented Lodge
Location :  Sri Lanka
Materials used : local materials such as stone,
quartz and mud brick are paired with a rich
palette of copper, brass, terrazzo, wood, bamboo 
 Six Vaults Pavilion

Location :  HOOGLEDE, BELGIUM
Materials used : cocrete
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