Construction

Advantages of Solid Backing for Arches

There are many advantages to using solid backing for arching in stone arch bridge construction. The "backing" is the fill or …

While building any stone arch bridge is quite rewarding, nothing quite compares to a drystack (mortarless) structure. The basic …

In our last post, we described the class of so-called "basket-handle" arches: The basket-handle arch basically forms a compromise …

Roman arches and segmental arches are the standard arch forms we often see. The Roman arch is simply half a circle, while the …