Assertion: arch bridge | /r/CapableOf | compact rubble
Facets:
value: above the arch
type: LOCATION
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: in order to increase this dead-weight
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Masonry arch bridges use a quantity of fill material (typically compacted rubble) above the arch in order to increase this dead-weight on the bridge and prevent tension from occurring in the arch ring as loads move across the bridge.