In hot climates, the improvement of comfort by passive solar techniques is a very important issue. In many parts of the world such as the Middle East, vault roofs are widely used in construction. The solar and energy ...

The vaulted canopy roof (VCR) is a widespread structure used in vast areas of South America, especially in parts of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Information about the aerodynamics of VCRs is scarce in the literature, ...

The recommendations of the Argentinean code of practice CIRSOC 102 concerning wind loads on enclosed buildings with curved roofs are identical to those of ASCE 7, which are based on results published in 1914. Significant ...

The recommendations of the Argentinean code of practice CIRSOC 102 concerning wind loads on enclosed buildings with curved roofs are identical to those of ASCE 7, which are based on results published in 1914. Significant ...

This research thesis aims to analyze the constructive system of vaulted roof in modern works between the years 1960 and 1980, however, during the research process that period of time was extended to 1947 – 1963, so that ...

This research is based on the study of three relevant works by the architect Marcelo Rodríguez Palacios, this being the pioneer of modern architecture in the city of Loja; These works, product of this research, refer to ...

An analysis of the current state of the churches in Ibarra, rebuilt from the year 1868 after the earthquake and the ones build after takes place, is conducted in order to determine the evolution in terms of parameters ...

The up-to-date plastic surgeon should consider using augmentation rhinoplasty with relative frequency. In selected cases, for improving the face integrally, it is desirable to augment the paranasal area. In the author's ...

En este trabajo se estudiaron los templos conventuales mexicanos construidos en el siglo xvi, techados totalmente con bóvedas de nervaduras. El objetivo consistió en identificar sus características geométricas y el origen ...