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Chapter 13 Civil Engineering

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show structural components that connect the bridge to the ground at the ends of the bridge  
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show structural member that transmits loads to columns  
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bending   show
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cantilever bridge   show
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civil engineering   show
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compression   show
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show study of forces that cause motion on physical objects  
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equilibrium   show
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free body diagram   show
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show device that connects two or more structural members together  
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show forces the structure must withstand  
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piers   show
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show force that acts in opposite directions across a material  
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statics   show
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show columns and beams used to build a structure, called a skeleton  
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show braces that resist compression  
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tension   show
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torsion   show
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show surveying instrument designed to measure both distance and angles  
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show type of bride that uses a truss, which allows for the load to be spread out through all of the structural members in the truss  
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