Oval Domes: History, Geometry and Mechanics

Title: Oval Domes: History, Geometry and Mechanics
Creator(s): Huerta, Santiago
Date: 2008
Is Part Of: Nexus Network Journal
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Pages: 211-248
Language: eng
ISSN: 1522-4600
Short Title: Oval Domes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-007-0040-3
Zotero BiDiAr: https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/K66LNL2M/item-list
Abstract: An oval dome may be defined as a dome whose plan or profile (or both) has an oval form. The word “oval” comes from the Latin ovum, egg. The present paper contains an outline of the origin and application of the oval in historical architecture; a discussion of the spatial geometry of oval domes, that is, the different methods employed to lay them out; a brief exposition of the mechanics of oval arches and domes; and a final discussion of the role of geometry in oval arch and dome design.
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