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What did flying buttress do?
A flying buttress is most strongly associated with Gothic church in architecture. The purpose is to resist the lateral forces pushing a wall outwards by redirecting them to the ground.
What are the Example of vectors used in everyday life?
flying planes, driving, measuring temperature, sailing
How many hours to fly 3956 miles?
How fast are you flying? If you are flying 100mph it will take 39.56 hours. Are you flying east or west. If you are flying east you will be flying back in time.
When was We Were Flying Kites created?
We Were Flying Kites was created in 2009.
Why is a flying kite good?
A non flying kite would defeat the purpose of it being a kite entirely.
What is a flying buttress called?
its called a flying buttress
What building material to flying buttress?
To build a flying buttress, brick, wood, stone, and limestone is needed.
Which of these is not a feature of Romanesque architecture?
A flying buttress is not a feature of Romanesque architecture.
Where can flying buttress be normally found?
A flying buttress is a form of buttressing most strongly associated with Gothic church architecture. Flying buttress systems compose of two parts including a massive vertical masonry block on the outside of a building and a segmental or quadrant arch bridging the gap between the buttress and the wall.
What did flying buttress do?
A flying buttress is most strongly associated with Gothic church in architecture. The purpose is to resist the lateral forces pushing a wall outwards by redirecting them to the ground.
An inclined member that carries the thrust of a building outward resembling scaffolding and used in Gothic architecture is called?
It's called a "buttress". If the entire base does not contact the ground, it is called a "flying buttress".
What is an arc-boutant?
An arc-boutant is an alternative term for a flying buttress - a buttress which stands apart from the structure that it supports and is connected to it by an arch.
What search terms would yield pages containg the words buttress or flying but not the phrase chartres cathedral?
The search term buttress flying -"Chartres Cathedral" would yield those pages.
What is the name for a protruding structure used to add support to an arch or wall?
Buttress
What were flying buttresses used for in the middle ages?
The purpose of any buttress, including flying, is to resist the lateral forces pushing a wall outwards (which may arise from stone vaulted ceilings or from wind-loading on roofs) by redirecting them to the ground.
What buttress mean?
projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building - Notre Dame has "flying Butresses" that support the walls or something that supports or strengthens <a buttress of the cause of peace>
What architectural feature was developed in Medieval Europe but is no longer in use?
The flying buttress. New building materials made them unnecessary.
