Vaults
Vaults
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Vaults
A vault, in architecture, is an
arch-shaped structure, usually
of masonry, used as the ceiling
of room or other enclosed
space,
as the roof of a building, or as
the support for a ceiling or roof.
Masonry vaults are usually
composed of wedge-shaped
pieces called voussoirs, which
are held in
place, like the stones of an arch,
by the pressure of the
neighboring pieces. Because of
the combined
pressure of its components, any
arch exerts an outward pressure
at its base,
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TYPES OF VAULTS
3. Rib vault
4. Fan vault
BARREL VAULTS
BARREL VAULT
•Formed by an extension of arch as an
unbroken series passed together one behind
another.
Characteristics
•It is known as wagon or tunnel vault.
•Circular in shape and semi cylindrical in
appearance.
•Series of arches placed side by side is known
as barrel roof.
•It is the simplest form of vault.
•It is best for roofing purpose.
•Length is greater than a diameter
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Characteristics
Definition
The intersection of two or three barrel vaults produces
a rib vault or ribbed vault .
Characteristics
A Fan vault is a form of vault in which the ribs are all of the same curve and spaced
equidistantly, in a manner resembling a fan
FAN VAULT
FAN VAULT
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The bricks with mortar are arranged from the edge of the vault until it reach
at the thrust of the vault
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