Safety of Historical Stone Arch Bridges
1 Introduction
“The first bridges men built were in wood, which were suited to their requirements
at the time. But then they began to think about
the immortality of their names. And because their richness
gave them heart and made better things available to them,
they began to build bridges in stone, which lasted longer,
cost more, and brought glory to those that built them.”
A. Palladio 1570 (taken from Corradi 1998)
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