The Stone Skeleton

Structural Engineering of Masonry Architecture

By: Jacques Heyman

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Paperback | 7 March 1997

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What is the time scale for the settlement and cracking of an old stone building? How do the elegant flying buttresses of a Gothic cathedral safely transfer thrust to the foundations? And what is the effect of wind on a stone spire, or bell-ringing on a church tower? These and many other questions pertinent to the upkeep of old stone structures are answered in this clear and authoritative guide. With a firm scientific basis, but without the use of complex mathematics, the author provides a thorough and intuitive understanding of masonry structures. The basis of masonry analysis is introduced in the first two chapters, after which individual structures -- including piers, pinnacles, towers, vaults and domes -- are considered in more detail.

This lucid and informative text will be of particular interest to structural engineers, practising architects and others involved in the renovation and care of old stone buildings.

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'... this book is a delight for the student of architecture, engineering, history, and art. Visually, this slim volume ... is elegant ... will appeal to a wide readership, both technical and artistic ... The book is clearly written, meticulously illustrated, and beautifully bound. The author's fascination and love of this subject is infectious.' M. A. Erki, Applied Mechanics Review Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Books 1996. '... one of the most fascinating books on structural engineering that this reviewer has read in recent years.' S. C. Anand, Choice '... many clear illustrations complement the scholarly text ... unites and updates much that has been published elsewhere. Excellent for structural engineers, whether students or practitioners.' New Scientist '... unravels the science behind piers, pinnacles, towers, vaults and domes.' Nature

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Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Structural criteria	p. 3
Modern analysis	p. 5
The elastic solution	p. 8
Plastic theory	p. 10
Structural Theory of Masonry	p. 12
The voussoir arch	p. 15
The geometrical factor of safety	p. 20
The master 'safe' theorem	p. 22
Settlement and cracking	p. 23
Time scale for settlement	p. 24
Models	p. 25
Domes	p. 27
The dome as a membrane	p. 28
Stresses in shells	p. 30
The uniform hemispherical dome	p. 31
Cracking of domes	p. 35
The minimum thickness of a hemispherical dome	p. 39
Incomplete hemispheres	p. 41
Segmental domes	p. 46
The Masonry Vault	p. 48
The barrel vault	p. 48
The cross-vault	p. 51
Vault thrusts	p. 55
Ungewitter's tables	p. 62
The pathology of the quadripartite vault	p. 66
Superimposed loads on vaulting	p. 71
The sexpartite vault	p. 73
The fan vault	p. 75
Some Structural Elements	p. 83
The wall	p. 83
The pier	p. 86
The pinnacle	p. 88
The flying buttress	p. 91
The tas de charge	p. 106
Towers and Bells	p. 109
The Campanile in Venice	p. 109
Collapses at Beauvais, 1284 and 1573	p. 111
The crossing tower	p. 118
The effects of bell-ringing	p. 121
Wind loads	p. 125
Spires	p. 127
The spire tip	p. 129
The spire as a conical shell	p. 131
The octagonal spire	p. 133
Leaning spires	p. 136
Timber spires	p. 137
Some Historical Notes	p. 139
Villard de Honnecourt(1)	p. 139
Before Villard	p. 141
Villard(2)	p. 143
The expertises at Milan	p. 143
The Renaissance	p. 150
Bibliography	p. 155
Index	p. 159
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