Entry Date:
September 28, 2005

Masonry Research Group (Masonry@MIT)

Principal Investigator John Ochsendorf

Project Website http://web.mit.edu/masonry/


The Masonry Research Group at MIT works to understand the history and technology of ancient masonry structures. Research topics include:

(*) Interactive Thrust Line Analysis for Masonry
(*) Dynamic Analysis of Un-reinforced Masonry Structures
(*) Stone Masonry Vault Prototype
(*) Guastavino.net
(*) Thrust Network Analysis: Exploring 3-D Equilibrium
(*) Soil-cement vaults in South Africa