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How did people in ancient times build multi story buildings without them collapsing? (lemmy.world)
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I'm wondering how they figured out how to prevent buildings from collapsing before structural engineering became widespread and default in the building process

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

They had smart folk that understood structural engineering. Kings hired the smart architect / engineer types to build castles on sides of mountains etc. While school is formalized and standardized now, people just as smart existed back then and understood beams, cantilevers, flying buttresses, arches etc