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...Les constructeurs romans composèrent, d'après ce principe, leurs arcs doubleaux de deux rangs de claveaux concentriques: l'un, celui d'intrados, prenant une section ou portion de rayon plus longue que celui de l'extrados; et comme les arcs doubleaux n'étaient que des cintres permanents destinés à recevoir les bouts des couchis sur lesquels on maçonnait la voûte, ils donnèrent à ce second rang de claveaux une saillie sur le premier propre à porter ces bouts de couchis. La fig. 12 explique cette méthode...

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