Barrel roof
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A barrel roof is a curved roof that, especially from below, is curved like a cut-away barrel. They have some advantages over dome roofs, especially being able to cover rectangular buildings.[1], due to their uniform cross-section.[2]
A specific form or barrel roof are barrel vaults.
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- ^ Billington, David P. (2006). Power, speed, and form: engineers and the making of the twentieth century. Princeton University Press. pp. 197. ISBN 0691102929. http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=wpZ_vTxB3pUC&pg=PA197&lpg=PA197&dq=%22barrel+roofs+are%22&source=bl&ots=ha5SAdru-T&sig=2b-KM1Mlg8bIxePhvAtTH27zkWU&hl=en&ei=hjD6S-7wM6HcMaidzMMF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22barrel%20roofs%20are%22&f=false.
- ^ "Glossary of Architectural Terms - Barrel roof". Archiseek. http://www.archiseek.com/guides/glossary/b.html. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
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