El sistema estructural de los edificios abovedados mayas

[EN] Ancient Maya vaulted structures are based on the construction principle of corbeling. However, most Maya vaults do not work structurally as horizontal joint vaults. Over more than ten centuries, the Maya developed the stonemasonry technique, designed specialized stone vaults, improved lime mort...

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Author: Gilabert Sansalvador, Laura|||0000-0001-7890-5334
Format: article
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/222884
Online Access:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/222884
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Bóveda
Construcción
Cantería
Vault
Construction
Stonework
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Summary:[EN] Ancient Maya vaulted structures are based on the construction principle of corbeling. However, most Maya vaults do not work structurally as horizontal joint vaults. Over more than ten centuries, the Maya developed the stonemasonry technique, designed specialized stone vaults, improved lime mortars, and achieved advanced vaulting solutions that allowed them to roof wider spaces and improve the shape and flatness of the inside surfaces. Using field data from 200 vaulted buildings from the Maya Lowlands, this paper analyzes the geometric and formal variables that determine the structural design of this architecture.