Dome Frames Made of Arches

number of arches

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

arch height

tilt

distance

width

frequency

wall

Arches are placed along the edges of a regular polygon. You can vary the radial distance, height, and the leaning angle of the arches to produce symmetrical frames that can be the conceptual geometrical design of building structures such as domes.

External Links

Catenary (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Sándor Kabai

"Dome Frames Made of Arches"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/DomeFramesMadeOfArches/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: May 15, 2008