Masonry curved elements, such as arches, vaults and domes, are among the most widespread, and fascinating, world historical Architecture structural elements. Written historical records about the set of technical rules ...

Traditional materials (steel, concrete, timber and masonry) still dominate the building industry. However new materials are constantly being explored by engineers and scientists due to their numerous advantages offered. With ...

This dissertation presents continuum and discrete approaches to the statics of masonry vaults. The thrust surface concept is introduced within Heyman’s safe theorem and extends the funicular curve to the3D case. A variational ...