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Vaults are among the oldest known engineering structures, and have escorted the history of architecture through thousands of years. Nowadays, construction industry rarely uses them, and doesn’t consider them as a general option to be used for floorslab structures, although they offer several opportunities. The presentation aims to re-introduce vaults into everyday usage, emphasizing their efficient shape, building technology and aesthetic values.
The following aspects are featured in the paper: 
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<list-item>-mathematical definition of vaults,</list-item>
<list-item>-main technical terms considering vault constructions,</list-item>
<list-item>-main features of the statics of vaults,</list-item>
<list-item>-connection of the force-trajectory and the central core,</list-item>
<list-item>-importance of shape for ideal material distribution,</list-item>
<list-item>-a proposal for a contemporary floorslab structure featuring beams and narrow vaultzones,</list-item>
<list-item>-pros and cons of the proposed floorslab structure</list-item>
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Vaults are among the oldest known engineering structures, and have escorted the history of architecture through thousands of years. Nowadays, construction industry rarely uses them, and doesn’t consider them as a general option to be used for floorslab structures, although they offer several opportunities. The presentation aims to re-introduce vaults into everyday usage, emphasizing their efficient shape, building technology and aesthetic values.
The following aspects are featured in the paper: 

-mathematical definition of vaults,
-main technical terms considering vault constructions,
-main features of the statics of vaults,
-connection of the force-trajectory and the central core,
-importance of shape for ideal material distribution,
-a proposal for a contemporary floorslab structure featuring beams and narrow vaultzones,
-pros and cons of the proposed floorslab structure

A Proposal for Utilization of Vaults as Floor-slab Structures in Contemporary Architecture

Department of Construction Technology and Management

YBL Journal of Built Environment

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Vaults are among the oldest known engineering structures, and have escorted the history of architecture through thousands of years. Nowadays, construction...

A Proposal for Utilization of Vaults as Floor-slab Structures in Contemporary Architecture

Published Online: Jun 22, 2024

Page range: 141 - 151

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbe-2024-0014

Keywords
Vaults, Concrete, Non-reinforced concrete, Prefabrication, Ecological structures, Vault slabs

© 2024 Daniel Badik-Szabó, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

A Proposal for Utilization of Vaults as Floor-slab Structures in Contemporary Architecture

Published Online: Jun 22, 2024

Page range: 141 - 151

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbe-2024-0014

KeywordsVaults, Concrete, Non-reinforced concrete, Prefabrication, Ecological structures, Vault slabs

© 2024 Daniel Badik-Szabó, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Vaults, Concrete, Non-reinforced concrete, Prefabrication, Ecological structures, Vault slabs