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According to JE Gordon in “ Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down,” the answer is surprisingly simple: everything was massively, tremendously overbuilt. Al
by spenczar5 6y ago
According to JE Gordon in “ Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down,” the answer is surprisingly simple: everything was massively, tremendously overbuilt.
Also, often builders would start with scale models, and then exaggerate proportions - that doesn’t require sophisticated math. Just do the modeling “analog”!
- azepoi 6y agoTo see how overbuilt they are, you have to compare to late masonry stone arch bridges that are more 'airy'. Like so https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_S%C3%A9journ%C3%A9#Gallery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_S%C3%A9journ%C3%A9#Galler... https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viaduc_de_la_Roizonne https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viaduc_de_la_Roizonne https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_des_Pierres#/media/Fichier:Pont_des_pierres_-_Montanges-3.jpg https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_des_Pierres#/media/Fichie...