Structural Engineer
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Loves designing structures. And talking about them.
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"They’d use plaster of Paris, put it on the edge of a brick, then hold it up where it needed to be for about five seconds, and the mortar would set enough so that it could support the weight of a single brick.”
(Picture from NEH article)
"They’d use plaster of Paris, put it on the edge of a brick, then hold it up where it needed to be for about five seconds, and the mortar would set enough so that it could support the weight of a single brick.”
(Picture from NEH article)
November 24, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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"They’d use plaster of Paris, put it on the edge of a brick, then hold it up where it needed to be for about five seconds, and the mortar would set enough so that it could support the weight of a single brick.”
(Picture from NEH article)
"They’d use plaster of Paris, put it on the edge of a brick, then hold it up where it needed to be for about five seconds, and the mortar would set enough so that it could support the weight of a single brick.”
(Picture from NEH article)
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"The masons could stand on a ladder or a platform, but they didn’t have to build a wooden frame to support their structure while it was being built—it almost seems miraculous. Their secret was using a thin brick and a very fast-setting mortar...
(Picture from NEH article)
"The masons could stand on a ladder or a platform, but they didn’t have to build a wooden frame to support their structure while it was being built—it almost seems miraculous. Their secret was using a thin brick and a very fast-setting mortar...
(Picture from NEH article)
November 24, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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"The masons could stand on a ladder or a platform, but they didn’t have to build a wooden frame to support their structure while it was being built—it almost seems miraculous. Their secret was using a thin brick and a very fast-setting mortar...
(Picture from NEH article)
"The masons could stand on a ladder or a platform, but they didn’t have to build a wooden frame to support their structure while it was being built—it almost seems miraculous. Their secret was using a thin brick and a very fast-setting mortar...
(Picture from NEH article)
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Here is what MIT professor John Ochsendorf, a structural engineer and archaeologist has to say about how Guastavino and his masons built their jaw dropping structures.
"The Guastavino craftsmen could start at the four walls of a room and build toward the center...
Here is what MIT professor John Ochsendorf, a structural engineer and archaeologist has to say about how Guastavino and his masons built their jaw dropping structures.
"The Guastavino craftsmen could start at the four walls of a room and build toward the center...
November 24, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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Here is what MIT professor John Ochsendorf, a structural engineer and archaeologist has to say about how Guastavino and his masons built their jaw dropping structures.
"The Guastavino craftsmen could start at the four walls of a room and build toward the center...
Here is what MIT professor John Ochsendorf, a structural engineer and archaeologist has to say about how Guastavino and his masons built their jaw dropping structures.
"The Guastavino craftsmen could start at the four walls of a room and build toward the center...
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I occasionally come across gems of structures that makes me sit back and admire what I'm seeing. Human creativity shines in different ways. For more reading,you can look up 'Catalan vault staircase" and "Guastavino vaulting technique". Very interesting to learn about.
I occasionally come across gems of structures that makes me sit back and admire what I'm seeing. Human creativity shines in different ways. For more reading,you can look up 'Catalan vault staircase" and "Guastavino vaulting technique". Very interesting to learn about.
November 24, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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I occasionally come across gems of structures that makes me sit back and admire what I'm seeing. Human creativity shines in different ways. For more reading,you can look up 'Catalan vault staircase" and "Guastavino vaulting technique". Very interesting to learn about.
I occasionally come across gems of structures that makes me sit back and admire what I'm seeing. Human creativity shines in different ways. For more reading,you can look up 'Catalan vault staircase" and "Guastavino vaulting technique". Very interesting to learn about.