PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - VACKA, Milan
AU  - SMETANOVÁ, Dana
TI  - ON CONOIDS IN CONSTRUCTION
DP  - 2015 Jul 1
TA  - Trends in education
PG  - 385--391
VI  - 8
IP  - 1
IS  - 18058949
AB  - In the paper we describe the use of knowledge from descriptive geometry in construction. Especially we present the use of conoid in construction practice. Ruled Surface conoid is often used as roof shape especially for industrial and commercial buildings and skylights in the shape of a building or dam to increase pressure resistance. In structural engineering practice the most common using of the conoids is illustrated in the attached figures. The intention of this article is to highlight and connect the interdisciplinary relationships between mathematics (respectively descriptive geometry) and practice (construction, architecture). Text can be used in the teaching or for popularizing purposes.