Counter-arch

The Enneüs Heerma Bridge showing the inverted counter arch in the middle[1]

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

  • Arcade (architecture)
  • Flying arch
  • Flying buttress
  • Inverted arch

References

  1. ^ Derwig, Jan. "Ijburg Bridge 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands". grimshaw.global. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "counter arch." McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2003. Answers.com, 7 September 2008.
  3. ^ 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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