1. The transfer of stress from a yielding part of a soil mass to adjoining less-yielding or restrained parts of the mass. 2. A system of arches. 3. The arched part of a structure.
1. The transfer of stress from a yielding part of a soil mass to adjoining less-yielding or restrained parts of the mass. 2. A system of arches. 3. The arched part of a structure.