Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal

CHAPTER XII.

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124. The Masonry Arch 154 125. Old and New Theories of the Arch 155 126. Stress Conditions in the Arch-ring 158 127. Applications to an Actual Arch 158 128. Intensities of Pressure in the Arch-ring 162 129. Permissible Working Pressures 163 130. Largest Arch Spans 163