Early Iron Roofs in Belgian Churches (1845-60)

Romain Wibaut; Ine Wouters; Thomas Coomans

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_10

Early Iron Roofs in Belgian Churches (1845-60)

Romain Wibaut, Ine Wouters, Thomas Coomans

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Abstract

This paper sets out to assess the early age of iron roof construction in Belgian churches and its evolution through an in-depth analysis of a selection of cases situated in Belgium, an early-industrialised country with a fast-developing iron industry. The study is based on fieldwork, archive and literature study of three early iron trusses in churches in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent. By providing renewed insight into the early use of iron and the evolution of the construction principles in churches, this study intends to encourage researchers, architects or heritage assessors to consider the roof construction of churches with greater care.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions
Subtitle of host publication	An Interdisciplinary Approach
Editors	R. Aguilar, D. Torrealva, S. Moreira, M. Pando, L.F. Ramos
Publisher	Springer, Cham
Pages	105-115
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-99441-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-99440-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_10
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Event	11th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions: An interdisciplinary approach - JW Marriott Hotel, Cusco, Peru Duration: 10 Sept 2018 → 13 Oct 2018 Conference number: 11 http://sahc2018.com

Publication series

Name	RILEM Bookseries
Volume	18

Conference

Conference	11th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions
Abbreviated title	SAHC
Country/Territory	Peru
City	Cusco
Period	10/09/18 → 13/10/18
Internet address	http://sahc2018.com

Keywords

19 century
Belgium
Church construction
Iron
Roof construction
Construction History

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Wibaut, R, Wouters, I & Coomans, T 2019, Early Iron Roofs in Belgian Churches (1845-60). in R Aguilar, D Torrealva, S Moreira, M Pando & LF Ramos (eds), Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions: An Interdisciplinary Approach. RILEM Bookseries, vol. 18, Springer, Cham, pp. 105-115, 11th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, Cusco, Peru, 10/09/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_10

Early Iron Roofs in Belgian Churches (1845-60). / Wibaut, Romain; Wouters, Ine; Coomans, Thomas.
Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions: An Interdisciplinary Approach. ed. / R. Aguilar; D. Torrealva; S. Moreira; M. Pando; L.F. Ramos. Springer, Cham, 2019. p. 105-115 (RILEM Bookseries; Vol. 18).

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Early Iron Roofs in Belgian Churches (1845-60)

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FWOAL874: Hidden Innovation. Building church roofs in Belgium (1830s-1930s): construction technologies, architectural-historical contextualization, and present heritage challenges in international perspective.

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Early Iron Roofs in Belgian Churches (1845-60)

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FWOAL874: Hidden Innovation. Building church roofs in Belgium (1830s-1930s): construction technologies, architectural-historical contextualization, and present heritage challenges in international perspective.

BRGEOZ344: Documentatie van de kerkkappen in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (1830-1930)

SRP23: SRP (Groeiers): Construction history

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