The Arch Never Sleeps - for iPod/iPhone Podcast
1) The Arch Never Sleeps
A short introduction to this album.
2) Transcript -- The Arch Never Sleeps
A short introduction to this album.
3) Introduction to Ely and Chartres Cathedral
A brief history of these two stunning Cathedrals, looking at their architecture and engineering.
4) Transcript -- Introduction to Ely and Chartres Cathedral
A brief history of these two stunning Cathedrals, looking at their architecture and engineering.
5) Stone
John Trapp looks at stone as a building material, especially it's use in building the Parthenon in Greece.
6) Transcript -- Stone
John Trapp looks at stone as a building material, especially it's use in building the Parthenon in Greece.
7) The Arch
Using models, Professor Francis Evans explains how arches stay standing. John Trapp and Professor Jacques Heyman look at the arches at Ely Cathedral.
8) Transcript -- The Arch
Using models, Professor Francis Evans explains how arches stay standing. John Trapp and Professor Jacques Heyman look at the arches at Ely Cathedral.
9) Lines of Thrust
Professor Francis Evans uses a physical model to show the line of thrust in an arch, and how changes in force affects it's stability.
10) Transcript -- Lines of Thrust
Professor Francis Evans uses a physical model to show the line of thrust in an arch, and how changes in force affects it's stability.
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