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How to read a structure! • Start at the roof and follow the path of the gravitational loads downwards • Isolate individual structural elements and picture the way in which they transfer the loads to the elements that support them • In the particular case of arches identify how the lateral thrusts are transferred • Lateral loads must be accomodated too! Loads increase with each floor Hagia Sophia Westminster Victorian House Plan
