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	Vault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In architecture, a vault is an arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.
		In the early Romanesque period, a return to stone barrell vaults was seen for the first great cathedrals; their interiors were fairly dark.
		But with the reintroduction of the groin vault, more light could be brought into the buildings: instead of building groin vaults as the intersection of two barrell vaults, the master masons simply built one long line of groin vaults.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vault (896 words)

	Barrel vault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In architecture, a barrel vault is an extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a given distance.
		One mechanism to resist the lateral thrust was to create an intersection of two barrel vaults at right angles to form a groin vault.
		Barrel vaults were used extensively in Roman architecture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barrel_vault (177 words)

	BARREL - Definition
		A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.
		{Barrel bulk} (Com.), a measure equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight.
		{Barrel of the ear} (Anat.), the tympanum, or tympanic cavity.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/barrel (275 words)

	The Gothic Cathedral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The thrust of the barrel vault is strongest at the haunches of the arch and is, of course, continuous for its whole length.
		In the groined vault, however, the continuous thrust of the barrel vault is broken into individual thrusts which are concentrated along the lines of the intersections or groins of the vault, and brought down to a definite point at the four corners of the vault.
		For both barrel vaulting and groined vaulting, builders found it advantageous to mark the limits of the bay by spanning the area to be vaulted with arches of masonry, called ribs, that could be used as partial supports of the vaults themselves.
	mars.acnet.wnec.edu /~grempel/courses/wc1/lectures/26cathedral.html (1550 words)

	Architecture Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A barrel or tunnel vault, semicylindrical in cross section, is in effect a deep arch or an uninterrupted series of arches, one behind the other, over an oblong space.
		A quadrant vault is a half-barrel (tunnel) vault.
		A fan vault is a development of lierne vaulting characteristic of English Perpendicular Gothic, in which radiating ribs form a fan-like pattern.
	tudorhistory.org /glossaries/architecture/v.html (140 words)

	Tucson Airport Authority - Media Information - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Barrel vault architecture, finishes of Indian sandstone and brushed aluminum, colored glass windows, terrazzo flooring and a new color palette built around shades of desert marigold and blueberry create a distinctly modern, Southwestern character for the expanded terminal, which was last remodeled in 1985.
		Two large barrel vaults (there will be four when the ends of the building are completed in the next phase of the project) create a spine running the length of the terminal, establishing the project's design theme and defining the new space inside the building.
		"Barrel vault architecture was chosen for this project because it's a real departure from the rather dark, closed-in feel the terminal used to have due to the low ceilings and lack of natural light," said Suzanne McLean, Tucson Airport Authority's vice president of planning and development.
	www.tucsonairport.org /taa/releases/03oct/barrel_vault_architecture.html (1138 words)

	arch pre-1900 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Vault: A masonry roof or ceiling constructed on the principle of the arch.
		A barrel vault is a semicircular arch extended in depth, a continuous series of arches, one behind the other.
		A ribbed vault is a vault reinforced by masonry ribs.
	people.morehead-st.edu /fs/j.reis/arch_pre_1900.html (303 words)

	French Romanesque - Examples
		The nave is crowned by a round-arched barrel vault, with plain square ribs, supporting the roofing slabs direct, and the high triforium chamber has external windows which light the nave, for there is no clear-story.
		The nave vaulting illustrates the difficulties of spanning oblong compartments without the aid of the- pointed arch, where two bays are comprised under one vaulting compartment, which is approximately square, and so the height of the transverse, diagonal and wall ribs is nearly equal, resulting in a system known as " sexpartite " vaulting (pp.
		The thrust of this nave vault, one of the earliest, was counteracted by a semi-barrel vault over the triforium gallery; protected externally by a timber roof, and forming, as it were, a concealed flying buttress, which later in the thirteenth century was emphasised externally as a feature of the design.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles23/architecture-63.shtml (1263 words)

	Romanesque Architecture
		Barrel Vault with transverse arches connected to attached half columns that extend down to compound piers.
		The thrust of the nave vault is transmitted down the half barrel vaults in the gallery.
		Pointed arches appear in the nave arcade and the nave is roofed with a pointed barrel vault.
	employees.oneonta.edu /farberas/arth/arth212/romanesque_arch.html (380 words)

	* Barrel vault - (Home): Definition
		Barrel Vault - A vaulted ceiling of semi-circular shape, creating a dome-like appearance.
		Barrel vault: a building profile featuring a rounded profile to the roof on the short axis,...
		Flanking the barrel vault on each side is a section of flat ceiling.
	en.mimi.hu /home/barrel_vault.html (126 words)

	VAULT - Definition
		{Groined vault} (Arch.), a vault having groins, that is, one in which different cylindrical surfaces intersect one another, as distinguished from a barrel, or wagon, vault.
		To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court.
		Lucan vaulted upon Pegasus with all the heat and intrepidity of youth.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/vault (478 words)

	Kimbell Art Museum
		Each vault is roofed by 23 x 100 foot clear span cycloid shells of post-tensioned, poured in place, reinforced concrete with an as-cast surface.
		Height to the apex of a vault from the floor is twenty feet and the overall height from the lower level is forty feet.
		Consequently the "slits" at the top of the barrel shape should not be understood as a break in the integrity of a true barrel vault (this would compromise the force distribution of this arch shape).
	www.uoregon.edu /~struct/resources/case_studies/case_studies_shells/kahn_kimbell/kahn_kimbell.shtml (1815 words)

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		Barrel or tunnel vaults are inherently limited in span, and they exert lateral thrust.
		The second important invention was the groin vault, formed by the intersection of two identical barrel vaults over a square plan.
		The great advantage of the groin vault is that it can be placed on four piers (built to receive 45?thrust), leaving the sides of the square for windows or for continuity with adjoining spaces.
	www.bergen.org /AAST/Projects/Engineering_Graphics/_EG2001/pedi_corporation/rome.html (518 words)

	Arches and Vaults
		A vault is a ceiling of brick, stone, or concrete built in the principle of the arch.
		A tunnel vault, or barrel vault, is a tunnel-like, semi-cylindrical extension of an arch, which may be thought of as an unbroken series of arches pressed together, one behind the other.
		Groin vaults also allow a great saving in material and labor over the simple barrel vault; thrust is concentrated along the groins (the four diagonal edges formed along the points where the barrel vaults intersect), so the vault need only be abutted at its four corners.
	employees.oneonta.edu /farberas/arth/arth109/Arch_Vaults.html (556 words)

	Research - School of Engineering - University of Surrey
		A barrel vault with a diagonal pattern is often referred to as a 'lamella barrel vault'.
		The surface of the lamella barrel vault of Fig.
		A composite dome or barrel vault consists of a steel lattice framework with an incorporated reinforced concrete shell which is designed to interact with the lattice part structurally.
	www.surrey.ac.uk /eng/research/ems/ssrc/intro.htm (2789 words)

	vault -> History of Vaults on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The cross, or groined, vault is formed by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults, producing a surface that has arched openings for its four sides and concentration of load at the four corner points of the square or rectangle.
		The semicircular arch was universally employed in Romanesque vaulting throughout Europe, and the Roman cross vault was the type used for covering square or rectangular compartments.
		Some vaulting compartments or bays were divided by ribs into six segments and were known as sexpartite vaults, but the four-part vault generally prevailed.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/vault_HistoryofVaults.asp (786 words)

	FlyingConcrete - Vaults
		The older vaults (200 year +) that are still standing were all well constructed but many of the newer (100 year old) vaults were poorly built.
		With these vaults it is basically the shape of the roof which is the key to it's long life.
		These vaults are actually quite low (a half circle is 50%) and most of the barrel vaults I build are typically 30-35%.
	www.geocities.com /flyingconcrete/vaults.htm (1722 words)

	M-100 Bank Vault, Old Deloraine - Province of Manitoba \| General Page
		The fieldstone vault, used for the storage of valuables such as homestead deeds, is all that remains of Old Deloraine.
		The structure is comprised of a large barrel vault with high, rounded end walls.
		The freestanding bank vault is constructed from native granite fieldstone reinforced by mortar and iron rods.
	www.gov.mb.ca /chc/hrb/mun/m100.html (158 words)

	Online Dictionary for French English, Spanish English, Italian English, and more. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"; SYN: bbl.
		A barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled.
		A barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater.
	www.ultralingua.net /?service=ee&text=Barrel (323 words)

	Vault article - Vault Romans Roman baths Romanesque Durham Cathedral England Gothic - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Vault article - Vault Romans Roman baths Romanesque Durham Cathedral England Gothic - What-Means.com
		Vaulting makes it possible to roof over a comparatively large space using bricks or stone blocks.
		Vault article - Vault definition - what means Vault
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Vault (535 words)

	Search Results for barrel - Encyclopædia Britannica
		In this, the action and barrel were never locked rigidly together; the barrel did not move, nor was there a gas cylinder and...
		In the United States, crude oil is measured in barrels of 42 gallons each; the weight per barrel of API 30° light oil would be about 306 pounds.
		The barrels and the loading plate remained fixed, and a...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=barrel (572 words)

	Romanesque Revival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Barrel (or tunnel) vault - semi cylindrical in cross-section is, in effect, a deep arch or an uninterrupted series of arches, one behind the other, over an oblong space
		Ribbed vault - framework of ribs or arches under the intersections of the vaulting sections.
		Due to the great thrust exerted by the barrel vault, a clerestory was difficult to construct, and windows cut into the haunch of the vault would make it unstable.
	ah.bfn.org /a/archsty/rom (1525 words)

	VAULT FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Roman_baths were often built in just such an elaborate series of such groin vaults.
		(Technically speaking, this standard type of vault is called a quadripartite rib vault; with a slight variation, it became a Sexpartite_rib_vault which is divided by eight ribs into six parts.)
		Later Gothic architecture, particularly in England, saw even more elaborate vaults, such as Net_vaults and Fan_vaults.
	www.amysflowershop.com /?s=vault (845 words)

	JAIC 1977, Volume 17, Number 1, Article 2 (pp. 09 to 16)
		The May 6th earthquake destroyed the roof and weakened the nave walls and the barrel vault of the chancel.
		However, these measures proved insufficient to resist the September earthquakes: the barrel vault settled onto the counterform, the upper portion of the left nave wall collapsed, and the upper portion of the right nave wall leaned outwards at a precarious angle.
		It was decided that the frescoed barrel vault of the chancel could be preserved “in situ.” A metal roof was constructed to prevent the infiltration of water.
	aic.stanford.edu /jaic/articles/jaic17-01-002_3.html (786 words)

	THE CONSERVATION GLOSSARY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As romanesque evolved into gothic and the pointed arch, vault construction became very sophisticated and because of its fireproof potential, comparatively widespread.
		The main parts of ecclesiastical buildings, were of different heights and widths, meaning that ribs had to be of varying forms and eventually, vault construction progressed to involve a framework of ribs infilled with stone or brick.
		Barrel vault - the simplest vault, also called a wagon or tunnel vault.
	www.trp.dundee.ac.uk /research/glossary/vault.html (244 words)

	Architecture Design Handbook: Domes, Spirals and Vaults - Flat Seam Barrel Vault
		At their crowns, vaults are essentially flat; soldered seams are used in this area and for some distance down each side of the vault.
		Expansion battens are used to divide the length of the vault into areas not to exceed 30 feet in order to accommodate thermal movement.
		For steep-curved vaults, a two-component batten cover/apron should be used, see Detail C.
	www.copper.org /applications/architecture/arch_dhb/domes_spires_vaults/barrel_flat_seam.html (767 words)

	Architecture 170A Lecture - November 20 1997
		Vaulted church which illustrates the experimental nature of this period.
		Tied barrel vaults in westworks narthex chapel, groin vaults in narthex and side aisles, transverse barrel vaults in nave.
		Pilgrimage church plans] Vaulted ribbed barrel vaults buttressed by walls of side aisles.
	arch.ced.berkeley.edu /courses/arch170/past/97fall/11-20-97.html (229 words)

	Gimme Shelter, Page 51.
		We are trying to finish off the edges of the barrel vault - a multi step process we will detail over the next several installments.
		The glare from reflected sunlight obscures detail, but to seal this edge, we are folding over a layer of ordinary chicken wire in a 90 degree angle and molding it to fit over the corner where wall meets roof.
		The walls are smoother, the barrel vault structure has been added and we've started constructing a ferrocement shell over the barrel vault since the last time we posted a profile photo of The Augean Stables, a/k/a The Garage Mahal.
	www.texasmusicforge.com /gimmeshelter51.html (549 words)

	Plastic Barrel Vault Skylights - CrystaLite, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By adding the crisp light of sky and clouds to long spaces, barrel vault skylights provide a unique look and feel to commercial or residential projects.
		CrystaLite plastic barrel vaults exhibit excellent ultraviolet (UV) light resistance, offer the same insulating qualities as standard glass skylites and are virtually unbreakable.
		CrystaLite plastic barrel vaults are the cost effective solution for many residential and commercial applications.
	www.crystaliteinc.com /skylights/p-barrelvault.html (174 words)

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