They weigh millions of pounds even billions in soft sand and never sunken!
2006-07-13 09:05:19 · 8 answers · asked by accuratellytrue 2 in Environment
Although they have sand all around them they actually sit squarely on solid rock. The Sphinx in the same place consists mainly of a natural rock outcrop with stone added to it then carved.
2006-07-13 09:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without an initial set of measurements, how can you say how much it settled?
However, the Great Pyramid seems to have taken something in the order of 30yrs to 40yrs to build. It began to settle, albeit minutely, as soon as they got the first course of blocks down. As they added each row, the weight increased and the elastic settlement responded almost immediately. Longer term or "creep" settlement would have taken longer, but by the time they put the last few blocks on, nearly all the settlement was complete.
It depends on what compressibility parameters you use, but I estimate that the ground below the centre settled anything between 150mm (6") and perhaps 300mm (a foot) in the total construction time. They would have adjusted any mismatch from the design slope when they put the final limestone facing on it.
2006-07-17 03:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by Paul FB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, my guess is that the sunken inertia have been used up a thousand years ago, and the pyramid have been settled.
The recollection of the people concern about the pyramid had just been awhile, and by that time, they have studied the pyramid, it had just sunk for an inch.
2006-07-13 12:35:32 · answer #3 · answered by wacky_racer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 07:44:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David M has it right, they sit on bedrock, the sand is blown in
2006-07-13 09:12:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jimbo Ketan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. it sits on bedrock
2. have you ever noticed how large the surface area of the base is
2006-07-13 19:58:24 · answer #6 · answered by CLBH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess something to do with mass to surface area ratio.
2006-07-13 09:10:20 · answer #7 · answered by MyStErY wHiTe BoY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know the foundations have sunk?
2006-07-15 06:10:08 · answer #8 · answered by a Real Truthseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋