A counter-arch is built adjacent to another arch to oppose its forces or help stabilize it.[2] The counter-arch can be used, for example, when constructing the flying buttress.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Derwig, Jan. "Ijburg Bridge 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands". grimshaw.global. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ "counter arch." McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2003. Answers.com, 7 September 2008.
- ↑ Curl 2006, p. 207.
Sources
- Curl, James Stevens (2006). "counter-arch". A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860678-9. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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