Sharanam Vault - 15 Meter Span Conical Vault

This video documents the construction of a conical vault at the Sri Aurobindo Society's Sharanam Phase II campus in Pondicherry. The vault varies in span from 6.61m to 15m, varies in rise from 1.5m to 2.5m, and varies in thickness from 24cm at the base to 17.7cm at the crown.
Design, structural design and construction: Auroville Earth Institute
Additional structural consultancy: Mahesh Varma (Nandadeep Designers and Valuers)
Video: Vimal Bjojraj (Auroville Consulting)

[@davidelliott5843]

Is this how the C19th British built their railway arches? Usually we see bricks along the span but some have have the first layer bricks set at 45 degrees to the span.

[@swisshomeskeyfounjamalissa3004]

Simply beautiful

[@nobreighner]

I am impressed.

[@bjornsulzbach1820]

excellent !!!

[@nourredinekebaili]

Fascinating, I like very much.

[@chinnivallesiful]

simply outstanding...perfectly fininshed

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Is main Kon sa chemical use hua ha?

[@wilsonlara8914]

PERFECT

[@iFromBelgium]

How doesn’t it fall apart? How much compression can it withstand? And how many hours for the next layer?

[@viorellaleo]

bravo

[@atulsadanand]

What is the mortar used for the construction?

[@arshkania8610]

The construction technique which is used here is Nubian or something else? I am designing a similar vault in my design so wanted to know.
Arsh Kania from CEPT University, 3rd Year.

[@archbharat]

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[@yashvantmakwana6129]

Good

[@zafarjoiya]

Good g

[@pitarpitar2]

What is this

[@garysantos7053]

Too bad Filippo Brunelleschi didn’t know about these guys.
Filippo Brunelleschi is most famous for designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral completed by 1436, a feat of engineering that had not been accomplished since antiquity, as well as the development of the mathematical technique of linear perspective in the art which governed pictorial depictions of space until the late 19th century and influenced the rise of modern science.

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Hey can you please provide contact details of these workers in dire need of such artisans in Maharashtra.

[@manahamasifma3180]

Its amazing job but doesn't look earth quick safe.

[@LotusDreaming]

Similar arches in the Catalan have survived earthquakes that have torn down more modern building and some of them are over a thousand years old.

[@gilberttigere5116]

Now I want to build a school this way in rural Africa nomore blown away roofs

[@crash6674]

when dat earthquake hits

[@aurovilleearthinstitute4331]

Sharanam: Case Study of a 15 Meter Span Earthen Conical Vault
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352012418301425?via%3Dihub

[@aurovilleearthinstitute4331]

There are other asymmetrical loads which are more critical in this area than earthquake.

[@wyo112]

the reason why so many people die when an earthquake hits those places...

[@aurovilleearthinstitute4331]

Sharanam: Case Study of a 15 Meter Span Earthen Conical Vault
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352012418301425?via%3Dihub

[@galyaretka]

@@aurovilleearthinstitute4331 Hello! Incredible video! Would you mind if I feature it on UA-cam with a credit?

[@SharkFishSF]

Autocad frame structures are for uneducated people. Arches like this use natural tension and have lasted for countless centuries. Please open your mind and visit some of these buildings that still stand strong.