[Ferro List] subterranean - catenary strongest shape & tensile vs compressive forces

[Uwe Brunjes]

--- Keith B <ferroist at comcast.net> wrote:

> Chuck,
> 
> The Catenary Arch/Curve is interesting, but of
> limited use and subject 
> to some misconceptions....

Well, what shape do dams have? I'm asking because in
my understanding the pressure of the water against the
dam is uniform, just like (I believe) the pressure of
the soil against the buried construction Chuck has in
mind.

Uwe


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