Art, Chapter 13 Architecture
tensile strength
the ability for a building material to withstand stretching
What is one advantage of reinforced-concrete construction?
An ability to be molded into nearly any shape or form
What structure feature reinforces and supports the outward thrusts of arches from the outside
Buttresses
cast iron
During the mid 19th century the experimental use of a building material allowed for breakthrough in the development of the skeleton-and-skin structure system
bay
In a vaulted church, each rectangular division of space, consisting of one groin vault,
The construction of the Eiffel Tower
Is a quintessential example of skeleton architecture
In a skeleton-and-skin system, what is the support structure of a building?
It is contained inside more fragile outer layers and is generally not visible,
Which types of materials are suitable in the construction of loas-bearing architecture
Stone, Brick, Adobe, Ice blicks
Adobe
Sun dried brick used as an architectural building material
barrel vault
an arch extended in depth
Rose window, Pointed arches, Flying buttresses
architectural elements are characteristic of Gothic style
Ancient Egypt
culture hypostyle halls were relatively dark with only the very too of the load-bearing walls pierced with small windows
The use of the bracket set and the stepped truss system in Eastern architecture
distributes the weight of the roof evenly across a series columns
In architecture an element in compression is being_______, an element in tension is being_____
pushed, pulled
controlled domes
rows of stones that extend over each other until the opening is bridged
Architrave, Frieze, Cornice
the three basic elements of an entablature, Greek temple
steel-frame
used in building skyscrapers, construction uses a metal cage to support a decorative exterior of another material such as glass, masonry, or stone