[EN] The squinches is a very versatile construction type in the field of stonework. It is defined in its most elementary case as the covering of a triangular area with a conical surface, but, nevertheless, there are an ...

Las investigaciones realizadas tras la excavación del que denominamos Palacio de Oriente de La Blanca han permitido encontrar, en una de sus estancias, una bóveda que conserva un setenta y cinco por ciento de su plementería ...

[EN] Studying Maya architecture from a constructive perspective reveals new insights into the ancient building techniques and processes. Gaining deep knowledge of these structures is key to assessing the current conservation ...

[EN] The main objective of this Final Master's Project is to evaluate the damage degree of the structure of the San Lorenzo church in Castell de Cabres (Castellón). In this document, all the phases of the study of an ancient ...

[EN] Over more than ten centuries, Maya vaults had great technical developments that allowed to achieve constructive and structural advanced systems and increasingly improved forms. One of the key factors to consider when ...

[EN] Exploring the most recent contributions of contemporary engineers that may be of interest to current debates in modern architecture. For this purpose, the shape of the arch is chosen as the common thread that links ...

[ES] La conservación del Patrimonio Arquitectónico es, en la actualidad, una actividad clave en el ejercicio de la profesión. La historia de los pueblos se nos presenta siempre a través de sus permanencias arquitectónicas ...

The behavior of buried masonry arches is studied in this article using the Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA), a numerical method that allows for the physical simulation of the intrinsic structure dis- continuities ...

[EN] This article focuses on analysing and modelling geometrically a complex vault typology known as single-row spherical dome, which was defined in several classic stereotomy treatises. The peculiarity of this kind of ...