Post+And+Lintel

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===A post and lintel is a system in with 2 uprigth member (the post) hold up a third member (the lintel), this system can be seen in framed structures and colonnades. The lintel is a horizontal block that spans the space between 2 supports, and the post is a vertical bar that must support the lintel and its own loads. The materials used for the posts and lintels must be strong in compression. The first example of a post and lintel system is Stonehenge, and it dates aproximatly 2500 B.C .===