Hooke's Law 2
Hooke's Law
Hooke's Law
Hooke's Law
Rounded Arch
Pointed Arch
According to the principle defined by Robert Hooke, a British 18th-century physicist, the line of force in an arch will follow the line of a catenary arch--like a hanging chain (see the third image below). Since the pointed arch comes closer to the round arch to a catenary curve it is more efficient.