Architectural vaults

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What is the name of this vault?

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  • A.
    Cloister vault
  • B.
    Barrel vault
  • C.
    Fan vault
  • D.
    Rib vault
• 2.
  Do you know the name of this type of vault?

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  • A.
    Cloister vault
  • B.
    Mirror vault
  • C.
    Rib vault
  • D.
    Fan vault
• 3.
  A dome is:

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  • A.
    generated by translating a column
  • B.
    generated by rotating a rectangle about one of its sides
  • C.
    an arch rotated around its central vertical axis
  • D.
    the section of a cone
• 4.
  A groin vault is produced by the intersection of:

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  • A.
    two domes
  • B.
    two cloister vaults
  • C.
    two arches
  • D.
    two barrel vaults
• 5.
  This type of vault is used in the contemporary architecture, do you know its name?

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  • A.
    groin vault
  • B.
    rib vault
  • C.
    hyperbolic paraboloid
  • D.
    net vault

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