Flying arch

Two flying arches at Llansamlet in Wales, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

In architecture or civil engineering, a flying arch is a form of arch bridge that does not carry any vertical load, but is built solely to provide outward horizontal forces, to resist an inwards compression. They are used across cuttings to prevent them from collapsing inwards.

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