Re: [CR]Epitome Of Bilaminated Frames

(Example: History:Norris Lockley)

From: "Olof Stroh" <olof@stroh.nu>
To: <samclingo@hotmail.com>, "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>
References: <20040522.153706.2400.17.richardsachs@juno.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Epitome Of Bilaminated Frames
Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 22:08:39 +0200
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

When you are building vaults with brick (or stone) and mortar there is a considerable press outwards that would - if not at the first wind, but certainly after a not too long time - make the vault collapse. To secure them the medival builders built buttresses - both standing and flying - pinnacles and turrets who by their sheer mass altered the resultants of powers from horisontal to vertical (more or less!).

Both richly decorated and plain constructions were used, the decoration not being essential for the technical purpose. What could be done - technically - with a massive plain wall in the 12th century was done with lots of decorative splendour two centuries later. But of course, if you get a prominent feature in a decorating age you decorate it!

There was a purpose, but it´s still a question of style and fashion.

Olof Stroh Uppsala Sweden who got his academic education in medieval archaeology


----- Original Message -----
From: Richard M Sachs
To: samclingo@hotmail.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Epitome Of Bilaminated Frames



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> churches in England , are placed ontop of the flying butteries
> as ballas to add weight or the building would fail in wind."
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> is there an engineer that can corroborate this?
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> Chester, CT
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> On Sat, 22 May 2004 16:49:23 +0000 "sam Lingo" <samclingo@hotmail.com>
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> I have a question,would not fancy cut lugs cut down on the time needed to
> heat the lug enough for the brass to flow evenly by alowing it to flow
> from a deeper part of the lug than just the front?Do not also the "fancy"
> cuts add some rap of lug around the tube and add strength?Seems like they
> would to this country boy.
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> Gargoyles are often used as gutter down spouts.
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> And some of the EXTERIOR DECORATIONS ,of very high built churches in
> England , are placed ontop of the flying butteries as ballas to add
> weight or the building would fail in wind.
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> I like Architect O'Neil Ford who's work includes the Hall at LaVillita in
> San Antonio inwhich he used the structure of a bicycle wheel(rim
> ,spokes,hud) as the roof when the building was built,he liked the bicycle
> and took several of his works from it.
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> last ---columbus supplied tubing to Marcel Breuer ,desinger of the
> tubular chair
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> sam lingo pleasanton tx