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Concrete arches should be able to carry extremely heavy loads. Monolithic concrete structures, yes. Concrete pieced together, not so sure. That wouldn't be a
by jqpabc123 3y ago
Concrete arches should be able to carry extremely heavy loads.
Monolithic concrete structures, yes. Concrete pieced together, not so sure.
That wouldn't be a bridge.
No, it wouldn't. In this particular cases, there is nothing being bridged. The only place this "bridge" goes is up a small incline in the background.
- IshKebab 3y ago> The only place this "bridge" goes is up a small incline in the background. You understand that this is a technology demonstration right?
- jqpabc123 3y agoYes, and the only thing demonstrated is the ability to resist it's own weight and light foot traffic.
- IshKebab 3y ago> Monolithic concrete structures, yes. Concrete pieced together, not so sure. It's in compression. The fact that it is pieced together makes no difference to its theoretical strength.
- jqpabc123 3y agoOnly true for a real circular shaped arch --- which this shallow ellipse shaped demonstration "bridge" most definitely is not.