intrados

noun

intrados

noun

Etymology From French, from Latin intra (“within”) + French dos (“back”) (from Latin dostrum).

1

Architecture The inner curve of an arch or vault.

  • * Application of stitching bars to intrados (inner arch) though cracked voussoirs, grout and apply crack injection to seal.2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival: Ribblehead Viaduct repairs”, in Rail, page 27:
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extrados

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