corbel

Examples of corbel in the following topics:

• Mycenaean Architecture

  • Therefore, a corbeled (or corbel) arch is employed over doorways to relieve the weight on the lintel.
  • The corbel arch was often used by the Mycenaeans in conjunction with a relieving triangle, which was a triangular block of stone that fit into the recess of the corbeled arch and helped to redistribute weight from the lintel to the supporting walls.
  • This tomb and others like it are demonstrations of corbeled vaulting that covers an expansive open space.
  • The Treasure of Atreus and others tombs like it are demonstrations of corbeled vaulting that covers an expansive open space.
  • Describe the characteristics of Mycenaean architecture, such as their use of Cyclopean masonry and the corbel arch.

• Post-and-Lintel Construction

  • Post-and-lintel is one of the four ancient structural methods of building; the others are corbel, arch-and-vault, and truss.

• Architecture under the Sultanate of Delhi

  • It comprises several superposed flanged and cylindrical shafts, separated by balconies supported by Muqarnas corbels (an architectural ornamentation reminiscent of stalactites employed in traditional Islamic and Persian architecture).

• Arches, Vaults, and Domes

  • Corbel domes achieve their shape by extending each horizontal layer of stones inward slightly farther than the previous lower one, until they meet at the top.

• Architecture of the Early Roman Empire

  • Attached to the uppermost band are over two hundred corbels which supported the velarium, or a retractable awning to protect spectators from sun and rain.