| Chapter 1 |
Introduction |
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Prologue; Persia and Iran; General Background |
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| Chapter 2 |
Ars sine scientia nihil: knowledge in
Persian architecture |
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| Chapter 3 |
Construction materials of historical structures |
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Introduction; Stone; Brick; Wood; Metal;
Mortar |
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| Chapter 4 |
Architectural and structural features
of Persian historical buildings |
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Introduction; First phases of architecture
and building (until 560 B.C.); Some basements and columns, majestic complexes
(560 - 330 B.C.); Dome on squinches, vaulted structures (330 B.C. - 224
A.D.); Transverse arch and vault, base isolation (224 - 642 A.D.); Structures
of exceeding beauty (642 - 1000 A.D.); The perfect dome, the double-shell
dome (1000-1157 A.D.); Verticality, attenuation, magnificence (1218 - 1334
A.D.); Refinement (1314 - 1502 A.D.); Culmination, town planning, Isfahan
(1491 - 1722 A.D.); Decline of efflorescence; Future prospects. |
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| Chapter 5 |
Arches |
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Introduction; Arch profiles
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| Chapter 6 |
Vaults |
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Introduction; Construction methods;
Structural systems |
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| Chapter 7 |
Domes |
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Introduction; Construction methods;
Structural systems; Substructure; Structural analysis of Iranian domes;
Plastic analysis of spherical domes. |
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| Chapter 8 |
Minarets |
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Introduction; Historical development;
Structural systems; Construction materials; Structural analysis of the Sin
minaret; The Minar Junban, the Shaking Minarets, culmination of structural
dynamics. |
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| Chapter 9 |
Water-works |
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Introduction; Hydrography of Iran; Qanats;
Bridges; Dams; Cisterns |
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| Chapter 10 |
Maintenance comments on the wooden structure
of the Ali Qapu building |
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Introduction; Description of the building;
Maintenance of the masonry section; Description of the wooden structure;
Structural analysis of the wooden structure; Maintenance comments on the
wooden structure. |
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| Chapter 11 |
Proposal for future research into historical
structures |
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Introduction; Construction materials;
Vaults; Domes; Minarets; Water-works; Other subjects; Epilogue |