Building with Vaulted Structures
Three programmes of two-week long training courses are regularly scheduled every year at Auroville.
First week: AVD Theory
The first week is theoretical and approaches the stability study of vaulted structures. This week is only for engineers, architects or students. Courses given are:
- Symbolism & historical development - Terminology & Typology - Basic structural principles (PPT)- Diversity of arches (PPT)- Diversity of vaults and domes (PPT)- Vaults and domes from earth (Video)- Evaluation of the stability of domes - Neutralisation of the thrust (PPT)- Various details about AVD (acoustics, formulas) (PPT and exercices)- Catenary method (theory and practice)- Funicular method (theory and practice)- Optimisation method (theory and practice)Half of the week is spent to study a vault / dome section as a personal work, with teacher´s oversight and feedback.
At the end of each day, we give a case study:- Gaudi works in Barcelona (PPT)- AVD in Iran (PPT)- Dome of the Dhyanalinga temple (PPT)- Vaults of the Earth Institute Training Centre (PPT)- Equilateral vault - Bucket pointed vault (PPT)- Equilateral groined vault - Semicircular vault (PPT)- Segmental groined dome - Gayatri dome (PPT)
Second week: AVD Masonry
The second week is practical and trainees are building various arches, vaults and domes. This course welcomes all skills: engineers or architects, technicians or supervisors, masons or students and laymen.
First week on theory and stability study of vaulted structures
Second week on building vaulted structures
Theoretical class for stability study
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Stabilised study by students, with the catenary method
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Catenary study of a vault
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Stabilised study with the funicular method
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Stabilised study with the funicular method
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Stability study by students
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Second week on building vaulted structures
Building various types of arches
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Building various types of arches
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Semicircular and segmental arches
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Enjoying the strength of a segmental arch
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Enjoying the strength of a segmental arch
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Building a corbelling segmental vault with the Nubian technique
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Building various domes
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Building a hemispherical dome
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Building a hemispherical dome
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Building a pointed dome
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Building a segmental dome
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Building a conical dome
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Building a cloister arch dome
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Building a squinche dome
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Building various domes
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Building on site a pointed octagonal dome
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Building on site a segmental - conical vault
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Building on site a segmental vault
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Building various types of arches
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Testing a segmental arch
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Testing the strength of a pointed arch
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