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| Span | the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.
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| supervention bridge | to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous
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| dissipate | squander or fritter away
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| buckle | a flat, typically rectangular frame with a hinged pin, used for joining the ends of a belt or strap.
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| tension | being stretched tight.
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| stable | not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed.
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| torsion | the extent to which a curve departs from being planar.
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| cantilever | girder fixed at only one end, used in bridge construction.
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| buckling | bend and give way under pressure or strain.
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| cable | a thick rope of wire
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| rigging | the system of ropes, cables,
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| abutment | a structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span
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| beam | a long, sturdy piece of squared timber
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| snapping | the action of breaking suddenly and completely,
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| joint | the action of breaking suddenly and completely,
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| transfer | move from one place to another.
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| pier | a platform supported on pillars or girders leading out from the shore into a body of water, used as a landing stage for boats.
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| truss | a framework, typically consisting struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure.
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| torsion | the action of twisting
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| arch bridge | a bridge with curved arch at each end.
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| force | strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
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| beam bridge | simplest structural forms for bridge spans supported by an abutment or pier at each end.
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| compression | the action of compressing or being compressed.
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