A Conversation for Roman Roads and Bridges

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Post 1

Vestboy II not playing the Telegram Game at U726319

Good article! BTW When you mention the roads being higher in the middle of course this is still the situation - it is called the camber.


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Post 2

Pimms

Neat entry smiley - applause

The only bit I had trouble with was visualizing what was meant by the hexagon of tree-trunks. I imagine what is meant is a cofferdam, with tree trunks sunk as pilings, and a hexagonal cylinder built up before water pumped out. Is that right?smiley - erm

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Researcher 239363, (Mandy)

I think that you have the right idea, except that I have no idea what a cofferdam is, so i can't be completely sure.

Mandy
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Post 4

Pimms

'roman cofferdam' in google search turns up a few sites

http://www.glendale-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/faculty_pages/ind_arts_web/bridgeweb/bridge_history_timeline.htm - has a little image of a bridge with a hexagonal cofferdam pier
or http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article?eu=386393 defines cofferdam


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Researcher 239363, (Mandy)

Yup, it's a cofferdam!


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