tied arch

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tied arch [′tīd ′ärch]

(civil engineering)

An arch having the horizontal reaction component provided by a tie between the skewbacks of the arch ends.

tied arch

An arch having a tie between the skewbacks of the arch ends in order to provide a horizontal reaction component.

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