Catenary arch

Catenary Arch. A sprung arch having the shape of an inverted catenary (the shape assumed by a string suspended... [Pg.52]

Caterary arch = a sprung arch in the shape of an inverted catenary curve, used in early refractory brick kilns and the St. Louis arch, Gateway to the West. ... [Pg.132]

Klaus Dunkelberg, Institute of Lightweight Structures, IL31 Bamboo, 2005. The ideal curve of a selfweight arch is a catenary, a transcendental curve. A wand twisted at one end and tied to a neighbour takes up a parabolic profile. The armature of a mud hut must be sufficiently flexible for the shell to move towards its best shape as it is moulded up by hand. [Pg.211]

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