Abstract: An arch is a basic structural form and has been used extensively in antiquity to create openings, doorways, vaulting, buttressing, bridges, and aqueducts. Most arches are built with masonry, especially those in the past. ...

Abstract: The membrane solution for the parabolic dome, or paraboloid, has been recently developed. This solution encompasses equations for both meridian and hoop stresses, for the case of gravity load and uniform shell wall thickness. ...