A bracket is an architectural element: a structural or decorative member. It can be made of wood, stone, plaster, metal, or other media. It projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to "...strengthen an angle".[1][2] A corbel or console are types of brackets.[3]
A classically detailed bracket at the chapel of Greenwich Hospital, London
Bracket for a shelf or hanging items
In mechanical engineering a bracket is any intermediate component for fixing one part to another, usually larger, part. What makes a bracket a bracket is that it is intermediate between the two and fixes the one to the other. Brackets vary widely in shape, but a prototypical bracket is the L-shaped metal piece that attaches a shelf (the smaller component) to a wall (the larger component): its vertical arm is fixed to one (usually large) element, and its horizontal arm protrudes outwards and holds another (usually small) element. This shelf bracket is effectively the same as the architectural bracket: a vertical arm mounted on the wall, and a horizontal arm projecting outwards for another element to be attached on top of it or below it. To enable the outstretched arm to support a greater weight, a bracket will often have a third arm running diagonally between the horizontal and vertical arms, or the bracket may be a solid triangle. By extension almost any object that performs this function of attaching one part to another (usually larger) component is also called a bracket, even though it may not be obviously L-shaped. Common examples that are often not really L-shaped at all but attach a smaller component to a larger and are still called brackets are the components that attach a bicycle lamp to a bicycle, and the rings that attach pipes to walls.
Brackets are used in traditional timber framing, including the support of a jettied floor which can be carved. Magdalene Street, Cambridge, England. Sixteenth century
Brackets can support many architectural items, including a wall, balcony, parapets, eaves, the spring of an arch, beams, pergola roof, window box, or a shelf. The term is also used to describe a shelf designed to hold a statue.
In adjustable shelving systems, the bracket may be in two parts, with the load-bearing horizontal support fitting into a wall-mounted slotted vertical metal strip.
Brackets also are an element in the systems used to mount modern facade cladding systems onto the outside of contemporary buildings, as well as interior panels.
Architectural sculptures
Brackets are often in the form of architectural sculptures with reliefs of objects and scrolls. Depending on their material, decorated ones can be carved, cast, or molded. They can be of cast stone or resin-foam materials with faux finishes for use on new buildings in historic revival styles of architecture.
Some brackets and corbels are only ornamental, and serve no actual supporting purpose.[4][5]
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^Poppeliers, John C. (1983). What Style Is It?. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 106. ISBN0-471-14434-7.
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bracket, architecture, bracket, architectural, element, structural, decorative, member, made, wood, stone, plaster, metal, other, media, projects, from, wall, usually, carry, weight, sometimes, strengthen, angle, corbel, console, types, brackets, classically, . A bracket is an architectural element a structural or decorative member It can be made of wood stone plaster metal or other media It projects from a wall usually to carry weight and sometimes to strengthen an angle 1 2 A corbel or console are types of brackets 3 A classically detailed bracket at the chapel of Greenwich Hospital London Bracket for a shelf or hanging items In mechanical engineering a bracket is any intermediate component for fixing one part to another usually larger part What makes a bracket a bracket is that it is intermediate between the two and fixes the one to the other Brackets vary widely in shape but a prototypical bracket is the L shaped metal piece that attaches a shelf the smaller component to a wall the larger component its vertical arm is fixed to one usually large element and its horizontal arm protrudes outwards and holds another usually small element This shelf bracket is effectively the same as the architectural bracket a vertical arm mounted on the wall and a horizontal arm projecting outwards for another element to be attached on top of it or below it To enable the outstretched arm to support a greater weight a bracket will often have a third arm running diagonally between the horizontal and vertical arms or the bracket may be a solid triangle By extension almost any object that performs this function of attaching one part to another usually larger component is also called a bracket even though it may not be obviously L shaped Common examples that are often not really L shaped at all but attach a smaller component to a larger and are still called brackets are the components that attach a bicycle lamp to a bicycle and the rings that attach pipes to walls Contents 1 Uses 2 Specialized brackets 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksUses Edit Brackets are used in traditional timber framing including the support of a jettied floor which can be carved Magdalene Street Cambridge England Sixteenth century Brackets can support many architectural items including a wall balcony parapets eaves the spring of an arch beams pergola roof window box or a shelf The term is also used to describe a shelf designed to hold a statue In adjustable shelving systems the bracket may be in two parts with the load bearing horizontal support fitting into a wall mounted slotted vertical metal strip Brackets also are an element in the systems used to mount modern facade cladding systems onto the outside of contemporary buildings as well as interior panels Architectural sculpturesBrackets are often in the form of architectural sculptures with reliefs of objects and scrolls Depending on their material decorated ones can be carved cast or molded They can be of cast stone or resin foam materials with faux finishes for use on new buildings in historic revival styles of architecture Some brackets and corbels are only ornamental and serve no actual supporting purpose 4 5 Specialized brackets EditSpecialized brackets support the coverboards that shield third rails or support the guide bars of rubber tyred metros This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2021 See also EditDougong wooden brackets commonly found in East Asian architecture Structural supportReferences Edit Bracket Definition of Bracket by Merriam Webster Merriam Webster com Retrieved 13 July 2017 Brass Bronze Iron Hand rail Brackets Archived from the original on 23 February 2005 Retrieved 19 June 2008 Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD ROM v 4 0 Oxford University Press 2009 bracket britannica com Retrieved 10 April 2007 Poppeliers John C 1983 What Style Is It New York John Wiley amp Sons p 106 ISBN 0 471 14434 7 External links Edit Media related to Brackets architecture at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bracket architecture amp oldid 1091167145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
