corbel

(noun)

A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

Related Terms

  • ashlar
  • citadel
  • post-and-lintel
  • vault
  • truss
  • cyclopean masonry
  • megaron
  • anthropomorphic
  • iconoclastic
  • lintel

Examples of corbel in the following topics:

  • Mycenaean Architecture

    • Therefore, a corbeled (or corbel) arch is employed over doorways to relieve the weight on the lintel.
    • The corbel arch was often used by the Mycenaeans in conjunction with a relieving triangle, which was a triangular block of stone that fit into the recess of the corbeled arch and helped to redistribute weight from the lintel to the supporting walls.
    • This tomb and others like it are demonstrations of corbeled vaulting that covers an expansive open space.
    • The Treasure of Atreus and others tombs like it are demonstrations of corbeled vaulting that covers an expansive open space.
    • Describe the characteristics of Mycenaean architecture, such as their use of Cyclopean masonry and the corbel arch.
  • Post-and-Lintel Construction

    • Post-and-lintel is one of the four ancient structural methods of building; the others are corbel, arch-and-vault, and truss.
  • Architecture under the Sultanate of Delhi

    • It comprises several superposed flanged and cylindrical shafts, separated by balconies supported by Muqarnas corbels (an architectural ornamentation reminiscent of stalactites employed in traditional Islamic and Persian architecture).
  • Arches, Vaults, and Domes

    • Corbel domes achieve their shape by extending each horizontal layer of stones inward slightly farther than the previous lower one, until they meet at the top.
  • Architecture of the Early Roman Empire

    • Attached to the uppermost band are over two hundred corbels which supported the velarium, or a retractable awning to protect spectators from sun and rain.
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