From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1014db,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public From: Nick Leaton Subject: Re: Software Engineering and Dreamers Date: 1997/05/29 Message-ID: <338D524D.20E4@calfp.co.uk>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 244686973 X-NNTP-Posting-Host: calfp.demon.co.uk [158.152.70.168] References: <5md1fl$9f4@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> <5mfcg8$n1o@corn.cso.niu.edu> <5mfjd9$1q9@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> <5mgdvq$dcl@ratty.wolfe.net> <338C5770.4E1E@westdat.com> <864857498snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-05-29T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Lawrence Kirby wrote: > >However, you might also take note that those graceful flying buttresses > >were invented to cure the problem of wind loading causing the high thin > >walls of the first cathedral designs to fall down. > > Wind isn't the real problem, the forces in an arch cause the uprights to > buckle outwards. Tall thin arches need the buttress to counteract this > and for general stability. Wind is a major force on gothic catherals. You are right too about the buckling. -- Nick