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bridges
Term | Definition |
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abutments | supports at the end of an arch bridge that carry the load and keep the ends from spreading out. |
spandrels | vertical supports at the end of an 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 distributive the load and prevent the cables from breaking |
span | the distance between two bridge supports |
compression | a force that acts to compress or shorten the thing it is acting on |
tension | a force |