Selected Ancient Stone Bridges with Corbelled False-Arch Structure
The oldest man-made false-arch stone bridges are presented and briefly described. It is shown that this construction technique was based on the experiences of the first builders, formed at the junction of ancient Egyptian, Mycenaean as well as Assyrian and Babylonian cultures. Arches in such bridges...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/ceer-2018-0059 |