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bridges
Term | Definition |
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Abutments | support at the end of an arch bridge that carry the load and keep the ends from spreading out |
Spandrels | vertical supports of an arch bridge used to distribute the weight of the roadway to the arch below |
Anchorages | securing devices that are embedded in the solid rock or massive concrete blocks that spread cables over a large area to evenly distribute the load and prevent the cables from breaking free. |
span | the distance between two bridges support |
compression | a force that acts to compress or shorten the things it is acting on |
tension | a force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing it is acting on |
bucking | what happens when the force of compression overcomes an objects ability to handle compression |
snapping | what happens when tension overcome an objects ability to handle tension |
dissipate | to spread force over a greater area so that no one spot has to bear the brunt of the concentrated force |
transfer | to move forces from an area of weakness to an are of strength |
truss | support lattice work |