Since each arch of a multi-arch bridge will impose a thrust upon its neighbors, it is necessary either that all arches of the bridge be raised at the same time, or that very wide piers be used.OverviewAn arch bridge is a with at each end shaped as a curved. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments. Possibly the oldest existing arch bridge is the in Greece from about 1300 BC. The stone bridge is still used by the local populace. The well-preserved has. Stone, brick and other such materials are strong in and somewhat so in, but cannot resist much force in. As a result, masonry arch bridges are designed to be constantly under compressio.
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