Arches:
An arch maybe defined as the mechanical arrangement of wedge-shaped blocks of stones or bricks mutually supporting each other and supported at the end by piers or abutments. The function of an arch is to carry the weight of the structure above the opening. They can be of different shapes:
An arch maybe defined as the mechanical arrangement of wedge-shaped blocks of stones or bricks mutually supporting each other and supported at the end by piers or abutments. The function of an arch is to carry the weight of the structure above the opening. They can be of different shapes:
- Semi-circular
- Segmental
- Horse Shoe
- Slited
- Equateral
- Isoceles
- Venetian
- Florentine
- Ellpitical,etc.
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| Arches-Acc. to shape and centering |
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| Arches-One Centered |
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Arches-Two,Three and Four CenteredDecorative Brick Work: |
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