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The significant load on a large glazed window arises from the pressure or suction of wind. The masonry in a rose window resists this loading by developing flat-arch action, and thrusts with considerable force against the surrounding walls. Thus connexions at the periphery must be firm, and the masonry of the window itself must be of a satisfactory geometrical form to accommodate any irregularities which may develop at the boundary.
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Heyman, J. (2002). Rose Windows. In: Drew, H.R., Pellegrino, S. (eds) New Approaches to Structural Mechanics, Shells and Biological Structures. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 104. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9930-6_10
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