Flying buttress

A taxiway shoulder is a prepared area adjacent to the edge of a paved taxiway provided to minimize foreign object damage to aeroplanes, and to buttress the full strength pavement. Provision of apron shoulders is recommended as good practice but is left to the discretion of the individual aerodrome operators. We know that shoulders act as joint parts on the body. There is a daily expression called…

One of the most interesting things about architecture is how the cultural ideas of a certain time period shape architectural form. Culture reflects the ideals and the entire way of life of a group of people. As cultural ideas change over time, so do the buildings that go with it. While there are broad periods where many cultures had a set of shared beliefs, each region had its own twist on the physical interpretation of those values. Romanesque architecture emerged from a time of religion…

American hostage Warren Weinstein was killed by a US drone strike in Pakistan. Despite the fact Warren was affiliated with the terrorist group al-Qaeda, his death highlighted on going questions regarding the use of drones as weapons. Drones are unmanned flying machines usually controlled by remote pilots. During the 21st century, United States has been using these machines and utilizing them in military air strikes. Drones have propped criticism worldwide over the ethical implications of their…

villagers now believed that the Virgin Mary intentionally got the old church out of the way to make room for Chartres Cathedral in France. By this time, architecture had transformed to a more Gothic style. The innovations of the pointed arch, the flying buttress, and the ribbed vault all worked together to redirect the stress line to the ground, which allowed Gothic engineers to open the walls of the church and capture light through stained…

People are always changing. Our ideas and theology of the world is ever evolving. Some periods had more development than others. Buildings are often a continuum of the change. It makes sense considering for many they make the physical boundaries of our world. Churches in medieval times changed dramatically between 1150 and 1550, the style changed from Romanesque to Gothic. The reasons for this can be divided into three categories, Social, Technological, and Theological. Churches needed to be…