NDLI: Early Greek temple design and roof construction

Please wait, while we are loading the content...

Early Greek temple design and roof construction

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Pierattini, A.
Copyright Year	2021
Description	Beginning in the 8th century BC, large temples appeared across the Greek world. In continental regions, this large size was achieved through length, resulting in narrow, elongated ground plans. In most of the Aegean islands, the temples had a more compact aspect ratio, with broader interiors. Several scholars have associated this difference to limitations in the span of thatched roofs, which were common in continental Greece. However, the nature of these limitations has not been investigated. Using modern structural theory and wind engineering studies, this paper examines how the aspect ratio of temple ground plans related to roof construction. It concludes that excessive width made steep thatched roofs susceptible to buckling and damage due to wind force, while width did not affect the stability of the flat roofs prevalent in the Aegean islands. Book Name: History of Construction Cultures
Related Links	https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.1201/9781003173434-104&type=chapterpdf
Ending Page	8
Page Count	6
Starting Page	3
DOI	10.1201/9781003173434-104
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2021-07-07
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: History of Construction Cultures Architecture Temples Roof Construction Structural Aegean Thatched
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in