Question

____________ arches can be constructed from ordinary bricks or purpose made bricks or soft bricks.

(a) Crushes arches

(b) Stone arches

(c) Brick arches

(d) Concrete arches

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Answer 1

Correct answer is (c) Brick arches

Best explanation: The ordinary bricks are not cut to shape of Voussoirs and hence the rough bricks arches are formed. For getting the arch curve, the joints are made wedge shaped with greater thickness at the extrados and smaller thickness at the intrados.