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Construction of a ribbed vault at the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura in Madrid

Publicated to:Informes De La Construccion. 61 (515): 49-58 - 2009-01-01 61(515), DOI: 10.3989/ic.08.058

Authors: Palacios, J. C.; Martin, R.;

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Abstract

The Department of Construction in the Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid carried out a pedagogical experience of great interest. In the framework of a new discipline (Workshop on Gothic Art of Construction), the students built a ribbed vault. Gothic vaults are studied from several points of view, but the knowledge acquired in all these fields is never confronted with real practice. The aim of this pedagogical experience was to invert the terms, that is to rediscover and instil meaning into the theory through the physical experience of the construction. Along the process, the students were made conscious of the following aspects inherent to this type of construction: first of all, we planed to acquire historical knowledge of the object and its author; second, we took up its geometric study and the discovery of its spherical shape, and, third, we carried out the design of its life-size geometric lay out. In the next stage, we proceeded to carve the different parts of the vault, to pass on to build the centering which, once finished, enabled us to tackle the assembly of the vault. Finally, we removed the timber framework of the vault. This article deals with this whole process. The students who carried out the experiment of building a real vault can attest how to upgrade theoretical knowledge through actual experience is the best way to learn.

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Informes De La Construccion due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2009, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Architecture. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Construction & Building Technology.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-01:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 4
  • OpenCitations: 6

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-01:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 1.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (PALACIOS GONZALO, JOSE CARLOS) .