Structural plates and methods of constructing arch-shaped structures using structural plates

A kit for constructing an arch-shaped structure comprising:

• a first pair of structural plates respectively having plate corrugations extending transversely of a longitudinal length of the arch-shaped structure, the respective plates of the first pair of structural plates including a transverse end having at least one plate aperture adjacent a transverse edge, wherein the respective plates of the first pair of structural plates include a first pair of circumferential plate edges;
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• a first joiner plate configured to secure the first pair of structural plates in non-overlapping arrangement at first non-overlapping transverse edges of the first pair of structural plates, wherein the first joiner plate includes joiner corrugations configured to nest with the plate corrugations, and wherein the first joiner plate includes at least one joiner aperture aligning with the at least one plate aperture of the respective plates of the first pair of structural plates to receive fastening bolts, and wherein the first joiner plate includes a pair of circumferential joiner edges, and wherein the respective first circumferential joiner edges is configured to overlap corresponding first circumferential plate edges;
• a second pair of structural plates respectively including a second pair of circumferential plate edges, the second pair of structural plates configured to join to the first pair of structural plates by overlapping abutment along circumferential plate edges;
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• a second joiner plate configured to secure the second pair of structural plates in non-overlapping arrangement at second non-overlapping transverse edges of the second pair of structural plates, and wherein the second joiner plate includes a pair of second circumferential joiner edges, and wherein the respective second circumferential joiner edges are configured to overlap corresponding second circumferential plate edges,
• and wherein the first non-overlapping transverse edges are configured to be offset from the second non-overlapping transverse edges in a circumferential direction, and wherein the first circumferential joiner edges and the second circumferential joiner edges are non-overlapping.