Question

What is the difference between a ribbed vault and a groin vault? a. Groin vaults are built on the sides, while rib vaults are on the ceiling. B. Groin vaults have more support than rib vaults. C. Rib vaults are groin vaults with extra stone ribbing. Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C.

Answer 1

Groin vaults have more support than rib vaults is the main difference between a ribbed vault and a groin vault.

What is groin vault?

• A barrel sepulture is essentially a tunnel, a long round superior that makes a tunnel.

• The perpendicular point of intersection of two tube burial chamber, called a groin vault.  

• These vaults used in Roman architecture.  

What is rib vaults?

• Sometimes, groin vaults may point or else of round, this means the barrel vaults are pointy and not fully round.

• The point of intersection of these two sharp barrel vaults forms what it's called a rib vault.

• Rib vaults typically applied in Gothic building. They are more cost-efficient considering weight carriage and behind the pillars on the ground and external flying buttresses instead of walls themselves.

Hence, Groin vaults have more support than rib vaults and are also good.

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