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None at all. It seems the stairs are supported just by the mortar while being built. Very strong masonry.
November 25, 2024 at 12:34 PM
None at all. It seems the stairs are supported just by the mortar while being built. Very strong masonry.
It is amazing indeed
November 25, 2024 at 9:58 AM
It is amazing indeed
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Cheers.
November 24, 2024 at 5:45 PM
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Cheers.
6/ What did you think of the staircase in the videos? How do you think it stays up? It's difficult to wrap your head around, isn't it?!
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THE CATALAN VAULT - Mad'in Europe
By Andra Ritisan & Charlotte Pierre
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November 24, 2024 at 4:38 PM
6/ What did you think of the staircase in the videos? How do you think it stays up? It's difficult to wrap your head around, isn't it?!
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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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You can read this rather interesting post by NEH on the style of seemingly impossible masonry structures built by a significant but obscure builder. His name? Rafael Guastavino.
www.neh.gov/humanities/2...
You can read this rather interesting post by NEH on the style of seemingly impossible masonry structures built by a significant but obscure builder. His name? Rafael Guastavino.
www.neh.gov/humanities/2...
Vaulting Ambition
www.neh.gov
November 24, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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You can read this rather interesting post by NEH on the style of seemingly impossible masonry structures built by a significant but obscure builder. His name? Rafael Guastavino.
www.neh.gov/humanities/2...
You can read this rather interesting post by NEH on the style of seemingly impossible masonry structures built by a significant but obscure builder. His name? Rafael Guastavino.
www.neh.gov/humanities/2...
More research needs to be done to find more efficient and sustainable construction materials. Current construction practice and materials are beginning to look really outdated even by the slow pace of change in construction industry.
November 22, 2024 at 11:05 AM
More research needs to be done to find more efficient and sustainable construction materials. Current construction practice and materials are beginning to look really outdated even by the slow pace of change in construction industry.
This is true for most technical disciplines of construction sector. Structural engineers, architects... Everyone feels overworked and under compensated. Seems to be a recurring complain most places these days.
November 22, 2024 at 11:00 AM
This is true for most technical disciplines of construction sector. Structural engineers, architects... Everyone feels overworked and under compensated. Seems to be a recurring complain most places these days.
This is a fantastic approach to sustainable, economic solutions to combat the effects of climate change and construction material difficulties! Very pleasing to learn about!
November 22, 2024 at 10:58 AM
This is a fantastic approach to sustainable, economic solutions to combat the effects of climate change and construction material difficulties! Very pleasing to learn about!
Happy to help! Sharing insights helps build knowledge.
November 22, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Happy to help! Sharing insights helps build knowledge.
That's a CONCRETE reason to not like brutalist structures! 🤣
November 21, 2024 at 6:09 PM
That's a CONCRETE reason to not like brutalist structures! 🤣
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If you read this thread all the way, thanks for reading! Do you have any questions about structures? Is there something you'd want to learn about structures in the future! I'll try to post more here in the future!!
#Engineering #Buildings #Architecture #Structure #Design #Construction
If you read this thread all the way, thanks for reading! Do you have any questions about structures? Is there something you'd want to learn about structures in the future! I'll try to post more here in the future!!
#Engineering #Buildings #Architecture #Structure #Design #Construction
November 21, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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If you read this thread all the way, thanks for reading! Do you have any questions about structures? Is there something you'd want to learn about structures in the future! I'll try to post more here in the future!!
#Engineering #Buildings #Architecture #Structure #Design #Construction
If you read this thread all the way, thanks for reading! Do you have any questions about structures? Is there something you'd want to learn about structures in the future! I'll try to post more here in the future!!
#Engineering #Buildings #Architecture #Structure #Design #Construction
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A structure is designed! Of course there are many other minute details. Codes and laws and standards have to be adhered to. But once the professionals have worked together, the design requirements are fulfilled. And the substructure and superstructure are built based o the material design!
A structure is designed! Of course there are many other minute details. Codes and laws and standards have to be adhered to. But once the professionals have worked together, the design requirements are fulfilled. And the substructure and superstructure are built based o the material design!
November 21, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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A structure is designed! Of course there are many other minute details. Codes and laws and standards have to be adhered to. But once the professionals have worked together, the design requirements are fulfilled. And the substructure and superstructure are built based o the material design!
A structure is designed! Of course there are many other minute details. Codes and laws and standards have to be adhered to. But once the professionals have worked together, the design requirements are fulfilled. And the substructure and superstructure are built based o the material design!
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Based on the overall economy, the client's preference for materials, and construction requirements, material is chosen. It's usually concrete or steel these days for large structures.
Once the material is selected, the design process starts. The sizes and specifications are designed. And voila!
Based on the overall economy, the client's preference for materials, and construction requirements, material is chosen. It's usually concrete or steel these days for large structures.
Once the material is selected, the design process starts. The sizes and specifications are designed. And voila!
November 21, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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Based on the overall economy, the client's preference for materials, and construction requirements, material is chosen. It's usually concrete or steel these days for large structures.
Once the material is selected, the design process starts. The sizes and specifications are designed. And voila!
Based on the overall economy, the client's preference for materials, and construction requirements, material is chosen. It's usually concrete or steel these days for large structures.
Once the material is selected, the design process starts. The sizes and specifications are designed. And voila!
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A structure can be made of pretty much anything! It's for guaranteed degree of safety and palatable economy that we use the common materials like steel, concrete, timber, or even stones!
A structural engineer like me looks at the available construction materials and chooses a suitable one.
A structure can be made of pretty much anything! It's for guaranteed degree of safety and palatable economy that we use the common materials like steel, concrete, timber, or even stones!
A structural engineer like me looks at the available construction materials and chooses a suitable one.
November 21, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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A structure can be made of pretty much anything! It's for guaranteed degree of safety and palatable economy that we use the common materials like steel, concrete, timber, or even stones!
A structural engineer like me looks at the available construction materials and chooses a suitable one.
A structure can be made of pretty much anything! It's for guaranteed degree of safety and palatable economy that we use the common materials like steel, concrete, timber, or even stones!
A structural engineer like me looks at the available construction materials and chooses a suitable one.
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But what makes a structure stand firm? What makes buildings safe from earthquakes? What makes bridges able to hold the loads from huge trucks? What stops the tall radio towers and skyscrapers from falling over during a storm?
This is where the materials of the building and their design come in!
But what makes a structure stand firm? What makes buildings safe from earthquakes? What makes bridges able to hold the loads from huge trucks? What stops the tall radio towers and skyscrapers from falling over during a storm?
This is where the materials of the building and their design come in!
November 21, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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But what makes a structure stand firm? What makes buildings safe from earthquakes? What makes bridges able to hold the loads from huge trucks? What stops the tall radio towers and skyscrapers from falling over during a storm?
This is where the materials of the building and their design come in!
But what makes a structure stand firm? What makes buildings safe from earthquakes? What makes bridges able to hold the loads from huge trucks? What stops the tall radio towers and skyscrapers from falling over during a storm?
This is where the materials of the building and their design come in!
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These chair legs transmit all the loads from above to the floor where the chair is. The same concept applies to buildings and bridges or any other structure! The superstructure is what's above. Think of the floors in a building! The decks of bridges where you drive your car! A radio tower!
These chair legs transmit all the loads from above to the floor where the chair is. The same concept applies to buildings and bridges or any other structure! The superstructure is what's above. Think of the floors in a building! The decks of bridges where you drive your car! A radio tower!
November 21, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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These chair legs transmit all the loads from above to the floor where the chair is. The same concept applies to buildings and bridges or any other structure! The superstructure is what's above. Think of the floors in a building! The decks of bridges where you drive your car! A radio tower!
These chair legs transmit all the loads from above to the floor where the chair is. The same concept applies to buildings and bridges or any other structure! The superstructure is what's above. Think of the floors in a building! The decks of bridges where you drive your car! A radio tower!
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And that holder is the substructure. It takes the loads from the structure above and transmits those loads to soil below.
Think of a chair with its legs. 🪑 The seat and the back rest are the structure above (superstructure). Your weight and the chair weight is supported by the legs.
And that holder is the substructure. It takes the loads from the structure above and transmits those loads to soil below.
Think of a chair with its legs. 🪑 The seat and the back rest are the structure above (superstructure). Your weight and the chair weight is supported by the legs.
November 21, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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And that holder is the substructure. It takes the loads from the structure above and transmits those loads to soil below.
Think of a chair with its legs. 🪑 The seat and the back rest are the structure above (superstructure). Your weight and the chair weight is supported by the legs.
And that holder is the substructure. It takes the loads from the structure above and transmits those loads to soil below.
Think of a chair with its legs. 🪑 The seat and the back rest are the structure above (superstructure). Your weight and the chair weight is supported by the legs.
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Buildings rely on three main components: substructure, superstructure, and design of the materials. Think of it like a team: the substructure or foundations hold everything up! Literally! The load of the building or bridge or any other structure ultimately has to be supported somewhere below.
Buildings rely on three main components: substructure, superstructure, and design of the materials. Think of it like a team: the substructure or foundations hold everything up! Literally! The load of the building or bridge or any other structure ultimately has to be supported somewhere below.
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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Buildings rely on three main components: substructure, superstructure, and design of the materials. Think of it like a team: the substructure or foundations hold everything up! Literally! The load of the building or bridge or any other structure ultimately has to be supported somewhere below.
Buildings rely on three main components: substructure, superstructure, and design of the materials. Think of it like a team: the substructure or foundations hold everything up! Literally! The load of the building or bridge or any other structure ultimately has to be supported somewhere below.