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In what way is the round arch an improvement over the post and lintel?
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∙ 13y ago
The arch's weight is transfered over instead of straight across.
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What is difference between a lintel and an arch?
Lintel is a horizontal structure constructed over the openings. While arches are architectural structures constructed for design are decorative purpose
What is a beam over a door or window?
a lintel, or a lintel beam.
What is a horizonal beam over a window or door?
a lintel, or a lintel beam.
How can you use lintel in a sentence?
The lintel hung on a nail above the archway of my door.They used an unfinished beam as a lintel over the window.
What is the beam over a door called?
Lintel : Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window.
Where is a lintel located?
A lintel is a supporting beam placed over doors windows or other openings in walls
What is a beam over a door called?
A "lintel."
How small of an opening should a lintel be put in?
It's not a question of opening size but a question of loading over the opening. No load, no lintel. If a 12 inch opening is capped with a 16" block, the block is the lintel. If an opening is between wall studs there is little need for anything that would be called a lintel. Anouther name for a lintel is a header. There is usually some kind of header over an opening. A lintel's size and integrity is determined by the load it will support.
What is a lintel made of?
Stone, metal or wood depending on need. A lintel is the part, not what it is made of.
What is a load-bearing horizontal component over a wall opening is called?
A lintel.
What is the name of the steel support goes over a brick opening.?
Lintel. Steel, concrete or stone.
What was the victory of the Arch of Titus?
The arch of Titus commemorates the victory over the city of Jerusalem and the victory in the Judean War.The arch of Titus commemorates the victory over the city of Jerusalem and the victory in the Judean War.The arch of Titus commemorates the victory over the city of Jerusalem and the victory in the Judean War.The arch of Titus commemorates the victory over the city of Jerusalem and the victory in the Judean War.The arch of Titus commemorates the victory over the city of Jerusalem and the victory in the Judean War.The arch of Titus commemorates the victory over the city of Jerusalem and the victory in the Judean War.The arch of Titus commemorates the victory over the city of Jerusalem and the victory in the Judean War.The arch of Titus commemorates the victory over the city of Jerusalem and the victory in the Judean War.The arch of Titus commemorates the victory over the city of Jerusalem and the victory in the Judean War.
