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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Strongest is the caternary arch. Its not listed there for some reason. A caternary is the shape of a chain dangling from its two endpoints. Flip that shape and you get an ideal arch (assuming no additional forces)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

thank you. that lead to an interesting wikipedia read.

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