Friday, May 1, 2009

Glass

A flying buttress was constructed from glass bottles.
These bottles were stuck by an appropriate adhesive. The arch is a funicular in shape( pure compression). A string was suspended from two points and weights were tied to it.

The string being suspended.


study model


Before removal of the form-work.

After the removal of the form-work.


The team which conceived and executed the arch.
top: Sujan umaraniya
bottom-left : Jayashree Bardhan
bottom-right : Pranav Gajjar





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