Talk:Plaza del Vapor, Havana

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Floor plan[edit]

Anybody w/ knowledge of the floor plan-section of the Plaza del Vapor? How did the circulation work, at what level was the courtyard (vertically) located, how deep were the vendor's stalls, how many stairs and their locations to the residences, etc? It appears the stalls were shallow (15 feet?) and what were those balconies above? If you have ANY INFORMATION regarding the building I woul really appreciate if you could contact me. Thank you. ovA_165443 (talk) 14:26, 22 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Floor plan[edit]

If you are familiar with the Plaza del Vapor, please get in touch with me as I am particularly interested in the layout of the building: interior circulation (stairs, halls, etc), size of apartments, the connection between the commercial and residential, etc. You can either contact me through Wikipedia or my personal email: architecture10009@gmail.com I am also interested in the types of businesses that were in the Plaza. Thank you! ovA_165443 (talk) 20:33, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Losas de barra[edit]

Maybe these 'losas de barra' needs some more explanation. They work in the same way as a vault from bricks. All the forces that occur are reduced to compressive forces. That's why there is no reinforcing needed. To keep all the compressive forces within the cross section of the slab, it's important that the supporting metal beams are held in place. That's done by metal pullers between the beams ('tirante'). Those losas de barra are half a meter wide and their weight is approximately 35kg. That can easily be handled by two men. They are cheap. But there is one problem: as soon as the 'tirante' is corroded by rust, the beams start moving, leading to the breaking of the slabs and subsequent collapse. For the pullers are not encapsulated with concrete, they will rust away fairly quickly. This limits the lifespan of this type of construction. RenaatPeeters (talk) 13:23, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]