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Post: the beauty of masonry: the self-carrying vaults of eladio dieste
| Post: the beauty of masonry: the self-carrying vaults of eladio dieste yesterday at the UT SoA, a lecture was given by Stanford Anderson about Eladio Dieste, an architect/engineer/builder from Uruguay. Diestes design signature was his development of a masonry brick vaulting technique that allowed the vaults to be one brick thin while simultaneously spanning extremely large distances (in one instance up to 105 between column supports) as well as extremely long cantilevers. this was done through the use of cable reinforcement and a layer of mortar (not visible to the eye). the cable was merely reinforcement the strength of the vaults lay in their catenary curves.
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| There are a lot of people are enticed to travel around Uruguay. I am one of them and I look forward to taking a trip in there. I heard that Atlántida is a nice place to stay. I am quite adventurous and I would love to learn about adventurous places in Atlántida. I want to spend a great time in there. Any suggestions will greatly be appreciated. Thank you. |
| I have to say that traveling in Uruguay is great especially if you are after for a good nature trip and adventure. I have been reading some good write ups about this country, particularly Atlantida. With its natural beauty, I am not surprised to find out that more and more tourists are visiting the place. It is indeed a great place to be for people seeking refuge from the busy city life. |
| I think I will have lots of good time in this part of the globe. I would want to take a break from my very busy working schedule with lots of paper works to be passed everyday. I need this vacation and so I will have to go to Uruguay. I am sure to try going to Atlantida as well. Thanks for sharing in here guys and have a great day to all. |
| This article does not fit in this forum. Anyway, I do believe that there is art in masonry. The way you improve your craft as you help in putting together a building or a house is awesome. I'm just curious if all these improvements in masonry have any structural benefits or are they purely for aesthetic purposes only? nowadays, it is a must to build really durable structures to make them earthquake and storm proof. |
| Hi there! Me and my friends are planning to have a vacation in some far places in the world and these forum gave me an idea on where to go. I know someone who have just gone to Uruguay. Not only the beautiful nature gives her reasons to be there , but the masonry as well. Ahe artistic way of arranging the houses really catches her attention. Hope our plans would be finalizes as soon as possible. Thank you so much and have a great day to all of you guys! |
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