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PRONUNCIATION OF BARREL VAULT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARREL VAULT

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Barrel vault is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BARREL VAULT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

barrel vault

Barrel vault

A barrel vault, also known as a tunnel vault or a wagon vault, is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve along a given distance. The curves are typically circular in shape, lending a semi-cylindrical appearance to the total design. The barrel vault is the simplest form of a vault: effectively a series of arches placed side by side, i.e., one after another. It is a form of barrel roof. As with all arch-based constructions, there is an outward thrust generated against the walls underneath a barrel vault. There are several mechanisms for absorbing this thrust. One is, of course, to make the walls exceedingly thick and strong - this is a primitive and sometimes unacceptable method. A more elegant method is to build two or more vaults parallel to each other; the forces of their outward thrusts will thus negate each other. This method was most often used in construction of churches, where several vaulted naves ran parallel down the length of the building. However, the outer walls of the outermost vault would still have to be quite strong or reinforced by buttressing.

Definition of barrel vault in the English dictionary

The definition of barrel vault in the dictionary is a vault in the form of a half cylinder Also called: wagon vault, tunnel vault.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARREL VAULT

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barrel-shaped
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BARREL VAULT

assault
at fault
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by default
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envault
fault
Foucault
gault
judgment by default
pole vault
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sexual assault
the pole vault
to a fault
tunnel vault
underpitch vault
vault
wagon vault

Synonyms and antonyms of barrel vault in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «barrel vault» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARREL VAULT

Find out the translation of barrel vault to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of barrel vault from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barrel vault» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

桶形穹窿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bóveda de cañón
570 millions of speakers

English

barrel vault
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैरल वॉल्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

برميل قبو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цилиндрический свод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abóbada de berço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যারেল খিলান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voûte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peti besi tong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tonnengewölbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バレルボールト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배럴 볼트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tong sampah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thùng hầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பீப்பாய் வால்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅरल घर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Namlu kubbesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

volta a botte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sklepienie kolebkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

циліндричний звід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

baril bolta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρέλι θόλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vat kluis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tunnvalv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tønnehvelv
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARREL VAULT»

The term «barrel vault» is normally little used and occupies the 115.060 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARREL VAULT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barrel vault

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARREL VAULT»

Discover the use of barrel vault in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barrel vault and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, |
(a) barrel vault, (b) groin vault, (c) fenestrated sequence of groin vaults, (d) hemispherical dome with oculus (Iohn Burge). Concrete domes and vaults of varying designs enabled Roman builders to revolutionize the history of architecture by ...
Fred Kleiner, 2013
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Analysis, Design and Construction of Steel Space Frames
... (stone, timber and brick) that had reasonable compressive strength. The masonry vault is thus the forerunner of the modern steel braced barrel vault. The evolution of the braced barrel vault has been documented in detail by Makowski [ 7.1].
G. S. Ramaswamy, Mick Eekhout, G. R. Suresh, 2002
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Enhanced Boiling Heat Transfer
Barrel vault installation. by pump sumps. The granular soils encountered to date have been relatively free draining and responded well to gravity dewatering. Once dewatered, the standup time is sufficient to continue SEM tunneling. Figure 10.
Raghu N. Singh, Ajoy K. Ghose, 1990
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Analysis, Design and Construction of Braced Barrel Vaults
In a further analysis Prynne also considered a transversely stiffened barrel vault. The introduction of hipped ends to the barrel vault substantially increased the axial forces and transverse end moments adjacent to the hipped end, and resulted ...
Z.S. Makowski, 1986
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Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome: Innovations ...
... Other vaulted buildings in Rome employed permanent supports in the form of travertine or marble corbels. The clearest example occurs in a barrel vault along the front of the Nymphaeum Alexandri located in Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele.
Lynne C. Lancaster, 2005
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A World History of Architecture
They reduced the clear span required of their barrel vaults to the width of each bay, which was less than the nave width; they countered the thrust of each barrel vault with that of its neighbor, ultimately anchoring the sequence with the mass of  ...
Marian Moffett, Michael W. Fazio, Lawrence Wodehouse, 2003
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Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction
... !101 annular vault. barrel vault. !25 cambered vault, see segmental barrel vault. !25 cloister vault. !25,!26 conical vault. corbelled vault. !65 coved vault. !25 cradle vault, see barrel vault. !25 cross vault, see groin vault. !25 cylindrical vault, see ...
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2008
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Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary
The book is illustrated with stunning drawings that provide a visual as well as a textual definition of both key concepts and subtle differences in meaning.
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2012
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The Colosseum
A barrel vault is a long, tunnel-shaped ceiling over a corridor. A barrel vault transfers weight away from the middle of the ceiling into the haunches, or side walls, of the vault. For this reason, a vaulted ceiling does not need to be supported in the ...
Lesley A. DuTemple, 2003
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Mesh Free Methods: Moving Beyond the Finite Element Method
V. □a c Z 0.92 Simoetal., 1989 EFG-Krysl and Belytschko, 1996b EFG(Quadratic) EFG(Quartic) 4 8 12 Number of elements/side FIGURE 12.18 Convergence of vertical displacement at point B in the barrel vault roof. The MLS shape functions  ...
G.R. Liu, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARREL VAULT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barrel vault is used in the context of the following news items.
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Baroque by the riverside
The barrel vault is decorated with impressive stucco work, while the chapel dedicated to Francis Xavier, on the southern wall, is in early rococo ... «Hindu Business Line, Jun 15»
2
Summer Reading Program offers a measure of forgiveness
Now if we only had a pool under the barrel vault, but water, you know, plays havoc with paper. Thank you for reading 5 free articles on our site. «Central Kentucky News, Jun 15»
3
Peter Stutchbury, architecture's gold medal winner, lives in a tent
Another contemporary, Phil Pollard, lived across the road, watching the rammed-earth walls, terrazzo floor and barrel vault roof take shape. «The Australian, Jun 15»
4
Western Lakes Film Festival coming to Whitehaven
“It's a nice venue, it's a barrel vault that they use for events so its quite atmospheric and by the time we put speakers down, it'll be a little bit ... «Cumbria Live, Jun 15»
5
24-Hour Vegas: 8 New Reasons to Love Downtown
... you gear up and are shot zipline style over the entire Fremont Street Experience--a barrel vault canopy and pedestrian mall featuring gaming, ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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Burger Friday: Under the skies at Union Rooftop
The drama is all in the roof, a 28-foot-high glass-and-steel barrel vault. It's a greenhouse in the sky, rain or snow or shine, with downtown's ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»
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Enjoying Steak Dinner at Osteria dell'Acquacheta
It's a long room with communal tables under a medieval barrel vault. In the back, like the engine of a steam train, a fire roars behind a huge ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
8
Gun Review: Ruger Charger Takedown pistol (VIDEO)
Other features, like the factory picatinny rail, 15-round BX magazine, extended magazine release, and threaded barrel vault the new ahead of ... «Guns.com, May 15»
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Summerwood's serenity popular with buyers
Floor plans include the two-story Hepton with a must-see finished lower level; the 11/2-story Shelby EX, which includes a barrel vault that ... «Kansas City Star, May 15»
10
Holiday brought history to life
... history of the 12-century attraction with the help of a castle ranger who took us down into the creepy bottle, barrel vault and middle dungeons. «Mansfield Chad, May 15»

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