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Definition of Segmental arch
1. Noun. A shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Segmental Arch
Literary usage of Segmental arch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Masonry Construction by Ira Osborn Baker (1914)
"The segmental arch gave the greatest waterway for a given quantity of arch masonry;
... Theoretically, the segmental arch should be the thicker; ..."
2. A Treatise on Masonry Construction by Ira Osborn Baker (1889)
"For the same span, the segmental arch requires a shorter in- trados (the inside
curve of a section of the arch perpendicular to its axis). ..."
3. Gothic Architecture in England: An Analysis of the Origin & Development of by Francis Bond (1906)
"A segmental arch (258.3) might be employed ; as over Southwell doorway. Or a
pointed segmental arch (258.10) might be used. But both of these give an ugly ..."
4. A Manual of Elementary Geometrical Drawing, Involving Three Dimensions by Samuel Edward Warren (1865)
"A segmental arch is one whose curved edges, as aCc, are less than semicircles.
A brick segmental arch is usually built with the widths of the bricks placed ..."
5. Graphics for Engineers, Architects, and Builders: A Manual for Designers by Charles Ezra Greene (1879)
"segmental arch ; Value of «/0. — If the arch is seg- mental, that is, less than
a semicircle, we shall use the following notation : Let the angle NOB, Fig. ..."
6. Graphics for Engineers, Architects, and Builders: A Manual for Designers by Charles Ezra Greene (1879)
"segmental arch; Value of y0. — If the arch is seg- mental, that is, less than a
semicircle, we shall use the following notation: Let the angle NOB, Fig. ..."
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