Timeline for How does one go about building an underground structure without concrete?
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| Dec 14, 2015 at 4:35 | answer | added | Paul Uszak | timeline score: 5 | |
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| Sep 9, 2015 at 6:58 | comment | added | Roel | @hazzey Because it's so huge, to dig let's say 10m deep you'd need to move such vast amounts of soil - plus I guess you'd have to do it within one dry season. Maybe I'm wrong though. With modern building techniques, you could use prefab support panels (not sure what they're called in English) as you dig. At least that's what a friend of mine specializes in at the company he works - supporting big holes very close to other buildings That's mostly in inner city areas though, maybe if you're building where you have the room, it's cheaper to dig a huge hole. | |
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| Sep 9, 2015 at 0:52 | comment | added | hazzey♦ | Why did you discount the idea of digging a hole bigger than necessary and then filling the back of the wall? That is pretty much how you would do it with modern masonry. | |
| Sep 9, 2015 at 0:08 | comment | added | Dopeybob435 | A good portion of the ability to dig and support the material is dependent upon the soils/rocks around the work. They could have weathered rock at surface level which would be self supporting and only need a strong back, hammer and chisel to create the hole of this depth (I do not recommend trying this at home). They could also use wood or cut stones to support their work as they descend into the hole if it is not self supporting. These methods have been used for millenia. | |
| Sep 8, 2015 at 13:09 | answer | added | Russell McMahon | timeline score: 7 | |
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