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Counter-arch

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Historically, the term counter-arch was used in architecture to describe multiple types of arches that provide opposing action:[1][2]

A diagram of the Moseley bridge design. Counter-arches are designated by t's

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References

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  1. ^ Murray 1893, p. 1061.
  2. ^ Hodgson 1996, p. 289.
  3. ^ Trautwine 1874, p. 289, Moseley Bridge.
  4. ^ Ruddock 1979, p. 81.
  5. ^ "counter arch." McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2003. Answers.com, 7 September 2008.
  6. ^ Curl 2006, p. 207.
  7. ^ Niglio & Ulivieri 2018, p. 21.
  8. ^ Lima et al. 2015, p. 238.
  9. ^ Royal Military College 1852, p. 46.
  10. ^ Ruddock 2017, p. 165.
  11. ^ Ruddock 1979, p. 85.
  12. ^ Derwig, Jan. "Ijburg Bridge 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands". grimshaw.global. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

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