Types ofArches

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ass
if
ic
ati
onBas
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hape B C

Fl
atAr
ch
1
.Fo
rfl
atarc
h,thei
ntr
adosi
sappar
ent
lyf
l
atanditac
tsasabas
eof
e
quil
ate
ral
tri
angl
ewhichwasf
ormedbytheho
riz
ont
alangl
eof60 A
byske
wbacks.

2.
Eventhought
heintr
adosi
sf
latbuti
tisgi
venthatas
li
ghtri
seo
fca-
mberofabout1
0to15mm perme t
erwidthofo
pe ni
ngisal
l
owedfo
r
s
malls
ettl
ement
s.
Extr
adosi
sal
sohori
zontal
andflat
.
3
.Thes
efl
atar
che
sar
ege
ner
all
yus
edf
orl
i
ghtl
oads
,andf
ors
pansup
to1
.5
m. Fl
atAr
ch

S
egme
ntal
Arc
h
1
.Thi
si
sthebas
i
ctypeofar
chuse
dfo
rbui
l
dingsi
nwhi
chCe
ntr
eof
ar
chli
esbel
owthes
pri
ngi
ngli
ne.

2.I
nsegment
alar
ch,
thet
hrus
tTr
ans
fer
redi
ninc
li
neddi
re
cti
ont
othe c
abutment
.
3
.Thesegmental
arc
hisoneoft
hes
tr
onge
star
che
sbe
caus
eiti
sabl
e
t
ores
is
tthrus
t.
Topre
ventfai
l
ure
,

4
.Asegmental
archmusthaveari
s
ethati
sequal
toatl
eas
t
o
ne-
eight
hthewidtho
fthespan
S
egme
ntal
Arc
h

S
emi
-Ci
rc
ularAr
ch
c
1
.Theshapeo farc
hcurvel
ooksli
kese
mi-c
ir
cl
eandthethr
ust
t
ransf
err
edtot heabut
me nt
sisper
fec
tl
yvert
ic
aldi
re
cti
ons
inc
e
skewbackishori
zont
al.

2
.As
tr
ongs
tr
uct
ure
,th
isar
chi
sof
tenf
oun
dinbr
i
dge
san
daque
duc
ts
.
3
.Int
hist
ypeo
far
ch,
theCe
ntr
eli
ese
xac
tl
yont
hes
pri
ngi
ngl
i
ne.

S
emi
-Ci
rc
ularAr
ch
Poi
nte
dAr
ch
1.
Apo i
nte
darchi
sanar
chwaywi
thcurve
dsi
dest
hatme
etata
poi
nt,
rat
hert
hanasmoot
hsemi
-c
ir
cularc
urv
e.

2.Thisde
si
gnwasf i
rs
tusedi
nme di
evalI
sl
amicarc
hit
ect
ure,whe
re
engineer
sreali
zedi
tconc
ent
rat
edthestr
esso
fthebuil
di
ngand
all
owe dfortal
le
rarc
hes,
thi
nne
rwalls
,andmuc hmoreint
eri
ors
pac
e.
3.Thepur pos
eo fanarchist
odis
tri
butethewe i
ghtofacei
l
ingor
supers
tructureoutwards
,rat
herthanstr
aightdown.Thi
sl
etsbuil
der
s
rel
yo nfewe rsuppor
tsli
kecol
umnso rwall
s,andall
owsf
ormo res
pac i
ousinter
iors
.
4.
As i
ngl
earc
hcanbeuse
dfo
rawi ndowo rwal
l,
whi
leanel
ongat
edarc
hcanf
orm anenti
rehall
way,
cal
l
edav
aul
t.

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