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History<br />

The arch is the structural form that best explores the mechanical characteristics of the<br />

masonry and only the development of new materials (ex.: armed concrete and high<br />

quality steel) it allowed the emergence in new structural ways for the bridges.<br />

Leonardo da Vinci Program 14

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