A dome is generated by rotating ________ 360 degrees about a vertical central axis
A. a pier
B. an arch
C. a capital
D. a portico
E. a vault
B
The stresses in a dome are much like those of an arch, except that they are spread in a circle around the dome's perimeter.
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