hoop stress

Isaac Kremer/ November 21, 2025/ / 0 comments

In the same way as the rubber of an inflated balloon will bulge outward if one compresses it from above. The problem for architects is that stone and brick do not respond nearly so well to this lateral thrust as they do to compression. The Romans seem to have possessed some understanding of the structural problems created by tension and compression, and they attempted to solve them by making extensive use of the new pozzolana concrete (King, 2000). (King, 2000)