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Topic: Abutment

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Gothic Architecture
		In the meantime the second great structural problem, that of the abutment of the vault thrusts, had been solved by the Normans.
		This was, of course, but the transverse wall of the Romans, pierced by arched openings; the result was unbeautiful, and the task fell to the Normans of devising a better and more scientific method.
		In the Abbaye aux Dames these defects were remedied, for all the barrel vault was cut away except that narrow part which abutted against, the spring of the vault.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06665b.htm (9933 words)

	Bridge Deck Support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This type of bridge is the only practical type usable for...
		Abutment, The ground end-support of a bridge, especially to resist the horizontal...
		Aerodynamic stability, The ability of a bridge deck to withstand wind...
	www.inspectahdeck.net /bridge-deck-support.html (227 words)

	Pepys' Diary: London Bridge
		Sam Sampson on Sat 2 Aug 2003, 4:10 pm
		Are planning a Museum in the southern abutment space of Sir John Rennie’s London Bridge.
		Their website has an excellent history of the bridge, and the museum proposal looks fascinating.
	www.pepysdiary.com /p/244.php (694 words)

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