Post+and+Lintel


**Post and Lintel **  Post and lintel, is an architrave where a horizontal member (the lintel —or header ) is supported by two vertical posts at either end.  The post has compression and the lintel have tension.   This technique has been used since the early begining of construction.  The post and lintel is capable of holding even greater weights, this means that even larger structures could have been built.  This technique is still used in construction, mostly of houses and small buildings. Disadvantages T he limited weight that can be held up, and the small distances required between the posts. The post and lintel was a bigger contribution of ancient Greece, but the constructive techniques have been developed, allowing the evolution of architecture.