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A friend of mine who studies engineering told me that masonry has infinite compressive strength meaning, in theory, it's possible to build monumental structures
by asib 8y ago
A friend of mine who studies engineering told me that masonry has infinite compressive strength meaning, in theory, it's possible to build monumental structures out of stone.
- chriswarbo 8y agoThe base needs to be large enough to support the weight, so you get less of a tower and more of a mound (like the great pyramids). We can get to about 9km using stone by climbing Mount Everest.