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    This document discusses different types of vaults used in architecture. It describes vaults as structural members consisting of arranged arches forming ceilings or roofs. Barrel vaults are the simplest, being semicircular in shape. Groin vaults occur where two barrel vaults intersect, transmitting thrust to cross walls. Rib vaults use ribs to support masonry when barrel vaults are different diameters. Fan vaults resemble fans, with all ribs of the same curve spaced equidistantly. Dome vaults are like half spheres, distinct from barrel vaults which are extruded arches.

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    This document discusses different types of vaults used in architecture. It describes vaults as structural members consisting of arranged arches forming ceilings or roofs. Barrel vaults are the simplest, being semicircular in shape. Groin vaults occur where two barrel vaults intersect, transmitting thrust to cross walls. Rib vaults use ribs to support masonry when barrel vaults are different diameters. Fan vaults resemble fans, with all ribs of the same curve spaced equidistantly. Dome vaults are like half spheres, distinct from barrel vaults which are extruded arches.

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    This document discusses different types of vaults used in architecture. It describes vaults as structural members consisting of arranged arches forming ceilings or roofs. Barrel vaults are the simplest, being semicircular in shape. Groin vaults occur where two barrel vaults intersect, transmitting thrust to cross walls. Rib vaults use ribs to support masonry when barrel vaults are different diameters. Fan vaults resemble fans, with all ribs of the same curve spaced equidistantly. Dome vaults are like half spheres, distinct from barrel vaults which are extruded arches.

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    This document discusses different types of vaults used in architecture. It describes vaults as structural members consisting of arranged arches forming ceilings or roofs. Barrel vaults are the simplest, being semicircular in shape. Groin vaults occur where two barrel vaults intersect, transmitting thrust to cross walls. Rib vaults use ribs to support masonry when barrel vaults are different diameters. Fan vaults resemble fans, with all ribs of the same curve spaced equidistantly. Dome vaults are like half spheres, distinct from barrel vaults which are extruded arches.

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    The passage describes different types of vaults used in architecture including barrel vaults, groin vaults, dome vaults, rib vaults, and fan vaults.

    The types of vaults described are barrel vaults, groin vaults, dome vaults, rib vaults, and fan vaults.

    A dome vault is a structural element resembling a hollow half sphere, whereas a barrel vault is essentially an arch extruded into the third dimension.

    VAULTS

    A Vault is (architectural term) a structural member consisting


    of an arrangement of arches, usually forming a ceiling or roof.
    The parts of a vault exert lateral thrust that require a counter
    resistance. When vaults are built underground, the ground
    gives all the resistance required. However, when the vault is
    built above ground, various replacements are employed to
    supply the needed resistance.
    An example is the thicker walls used in the case of barrel are
    continuous vaults

    Types of vaults

    Dome vaults
    Barrel Vaults
    Groin Vaults
    Rib Vaults
    Fan Vaults

    Dome vaults
    A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles
    the hollow upper half of a sphere.

    The distinction between the vault and a dome vault is that a


    vault is essentially an arch which is extruded into the third
    dimension, whereas a dome is an arch revolved around its
    vertical axis.

    Barrel Vaults
    The simplest kind of vault is the barrel vault (also called a
    wagon or tunnel vault) which is generally semicircular in
    shape. The barrel vault is a continuous arch, the length being
    greater than its diameter. The effect is that of a structure
    composed of continuous semicircular or pointed sections.
    It was built of fired bricks cemented with clay mortar.

    Pointed barrel vaults

    Groin vaults
    When two semicircular barrel vaults of the same diameter cross
    one another their intersection (a true ellipse) is known as a
    groin, down which the thrust of the vault is carried to the cross
    walls; if a series of two or more barrel vaults intersect one
    another, the weight is carried on to the piers at their intersection
    and the thrust is transmitted to the outer cross walls.

    Vault from above


    Groin vault
    As the walls carrying these vaults were also built in concrete
    with occasional bond courses of brick, the whole structure was
    homogeneous.

    Rib vault
    Rib vault, a skeleton of arches or ribs on which the masonry
    could be laid, where the intersecting barrel vaults were not of
    the same diameter.
    The intersection of two or three barrel vaults produces a rib
    vault or ribbed vault when they are edged with an armature
    of piped masonry often carved in decorative patterns

    Fan vault
    A fan vault is a form of vault used in the Gothic style, in
    which the ribs are all of the same curve and spaced
    equidistantly, in a manner resembling a fan.
    The fan vault would seem to have owed its origin to the
    employment of centerings of one curve for all the ribs, instead
    of having separate centerings for the transverse, diagonal wall
    and intermediate ribs.
    It was facilitated also by the introduction of the four-centred
    arch, because the lower portion of the arch formed part of the
    fan, or conoid, and the upper part could be extended at pleasure
    with a greater radius across the vault.

    Fan vault

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