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Rib vault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Groin vault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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First and foremost they developed a ribbed vault, in which arching and intersecting stone ribs support a vaulted ceiling surface that is composed of mere thin stone panels. This greatly reduced the weight (and thus the outward thrust) of the ceiling vault, and since the vault’s weight was now...
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Ribbed groin vaults (or just rib vaults) replace barrel vaults allowing the addition of clerestory windows; Rib vaults are groin vaults reinforced with extra stone ribbing. These vaults at St. Etienne are some of the earliest ... The vaults may be described as sexpartite vaults as there are 6 elements to each rib vault...
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; Vault: An arched structure of stone, brick, or reinforced concrete, ... Geometric construction is expressly shown in ribbed vaults, which are additionally accented with the color and texture. Ribs in late-Gothic vaults get thickened and create nets or completely 'get lost' in the complex crystal vaults.
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Hi craftsmen, I'm doing a pretty cool project right now. I'ts a 12x12 inside dem. wine cellar with a ribbed groin vault ceiling.... all brick ceiling and all.I'm using thin brick over 6" c.m.u. ... wine cellar with a ribbed groin vault ceiling.... all brick ceiling and all.I'm using thin brick over 6" c.m.u. for the walls...
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(KudoZ) Catalan to English translation of volta de creueria estrellada: stellar vault / star-shaped groined vault [Church Architecture - Architecture (Tech/Engineering)]. ... Explanation: volta de creueria = groined or ribbed vault. A stellar vault is one with the ribs, liernes and tiercerons arranged in a star-shaped...
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