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For many centuries, buildings and other structures were designed using common sense, trial and error, and rules of proportion acquired through experience. Their effectiveness depended on the knowledge and skills of master craftsmen.
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Tzanakakis, K. (2013). Track Design. In: The Railway Track and Its Long Term Behaviour. Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36051-0_29
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