UBBFriend: Email This Page to Someone!

Castle Quest   School Projects   Castle Wall Design (stone and mortar composition)    profile | register | preferences | faq | search

Author	Topic:   Castle Wall Design (stone and mortar composition)
pennsylvanian Member	posted 01-03-2004 12:25 PM             Hello. I'm working on a school project which focuses more on the destruction than the creation of castles (sorry). Our group has designed and built a miniature Trebuchet and need to report on how effective it would be as a full scale model. This requires us to know both the composition and strength of the mortar used in castle-wall construction, along with the designs of castle walls. While the project neither specifies time period or location of construction, for simplicities sake I am going to focus on British castles of the 13th century. Any help on the construction and composition of castle walls would be much appreciated. Thank you.
Peter Member	posted 01-17-2004 01:53 PM             Phew ! You've picked a cracker there (no pun intended!). This is quite an extensive field of knowledge, and I don't think we can cover it in enough depth here for you. I haven't looked, but I'm sure there is information in 'back-posts' that could help you. There are so many variables involved with this one. And is a subject that has involved many people & places over the years. And you must remember that it was not just these siege machines alone that brought walls down. Undermining walls was also used to weaken them before a machine may be brought into action. And many were used merely to demoralise the garrison, than just to knock walls down. ie; throwing rotten cattle inside, burning materials, heads of soldiers caught ... the list goes on. These items were far easier to get hold of than stones that had to be crafted to a certain size. A siege could be a very long and expensive process.

All times are PT (US)	next newest topic | next oldest topic
Administrative Options: Close Topic | Archive/Move | Delete Topic
	Hop to: Select a Forum List of Forums: Category: A Castle Quest --------------------Individual CastlesMedieval Life And CultureSchool ProjectsCastles In General & Medieval HistoryMansions & Manor HousesModel MakingSieges, Arms & Armour Category: Castle Construction --------------------Floorplans And BlueprintsBuilding BlocksBuilding And Renovating Your Own Castle Category: Travel and Accomodations --------------------Where To Wed?Where To Stay? Category: Ancestry and Heraldry --------------------General Genealogy Category: Castle Entertainment --------------------Castle Book NookIn The Movies Category: Announcements --------------------Castle Related Events Category: COTW Related --------------------Comments And SuggestionsNews And UpdatesThe Keep Category: Open Forums --------------------The Solar

Powered by: Ultimate Bulletin Board, Version 5.40
© Infopop Corporation (formerly Madrona Park, Inc.), 1998 - 1999.