Fig. 10From: Architectural ruins: geoculture of the anatomy of buildings as illustrated by Casa Ippolito, MaltaMasonry lintels: a the lintel could be loaded without failure in tension up to a span ≤ 0.9 m; otherwise a relieving arch was introduced, b the stone above the lintel was notched, c depth of lintel increased by 50% the height of a building courseBack to article page