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Structures/Bridges
structures vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Span | the distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a spread hand.An extent, stretch, reach, or spread between two limits |
| Compression | The action or state of being squished down or made smaller or more pressed together |
| Suspension Bridge | A bridge that has its roadway suspended from two or more cables usually passing over towers and securely anchored at the ends |
| Dissipate | To cause (something) to spread out and disappear. : to separate into parts and disappear or go away |
| Buckle | A piece of metal at one end of a belt or strap, used to fasten the two ends together |
| Tension | The act or action of stretching or the condition or degree of being stretched to stiffness |
| Stable | Firmly fixed or not likely to move or change |
| Torsion | The twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of forces tending to turn one end or part about a longitudinal axis while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction |
| Cantilever | A rigid structural element, such as a beam or a plate, anchored at one end to a (usually vertical) support from which it protrudes |
| Buckling | A mathematical instability that leads to a failure mode. |
| Cable | A thick wire, or a group of wires inside a rubber or plastic covering, which is used to carry electricity or electronic signals |
| Rigid | Deficient in or devoid of flexibility rigid price controls a rigid bar of metal |
| Abutment | The part of a structure (such as an arch or a bridge) that directly receives thrust or pressure. |
| Beam | A structural element that primarily resists loads applied laterally to the beam's axis |
| Snapping | To make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle. to click, as a mechanism or the jaws or teeth coming together. |
| Joint | A joint is a part of your body such as your elbow or knee where two bones meet and are able to move together. |
| Transfer | the act of giving over right, title, or interest in property to another person or other persons |
| Pier | An intermediate support for the adjacent ends of two bridge spans |
| Truss | A structure that "consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so that the assemblage as a whole behaves as a single object. |
| Arch bridge | A bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. |
| Force | A push or pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object. |
| Beam bridge | The simplest structural forms for bridge spans supported by an abutment or pier at each end. |
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