DomesBricksandMore

In case a pyramid does not work. Or a structure needs to last a little longer. Or a hill needs to be built. How bout a dome?

Here are some websites to look at: http://isha.sadhguru.org/blog/inside-isha/isha-yoga-center/a-labor-of-love-the-dhyanalinga-dome/ Talks about why not to use cement. Talks about how to make bricks. The trick to solid bricks is testing it under water for 24 hours, melted bricks are not durable. Talks about how to make a dome. The trick to building one layer is to have a layer built all at once.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/great-cathedral-mystery.html The trick to positioning the bricks in a dome, is to have ropes from a center on the floor. The trick to make the bricks slope is a herring bone pattern of layering the bricks. The video actually showed a sample of how reseachers think they builted it on TV.

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