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Bridge Building Vocab

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Abutment   The supports where a bridge arch meets the ground. Resist outward motion. Keep bridge up.  
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Arch bridge   A bridge that has compression spread over the arch. Half cirlce.  
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Cantilever   A type of bridge in which a beam is capable of supporting a load on 1 end when the other end is anchored.  
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Dynamic Load   Load/weight that is always changing  
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Static Load   A load that doesn't change or changes slowly  
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Dead Load   The weight or load of a structure itself. ex. a Bridge, a chair  
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Load   weight, mass or force on a structure  
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Pier   A structure that extends from a bridge to the ground to support the bridge. "feet"  
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Reinforced concrete   Concrete with steel or plastic rods inside them to resist tension  
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Shear   A sliding/separating force  
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Compression   Pushing/Squeezing force  
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Tension   Pulling/stretching force  
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Torsion   Twisting force  
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Strut   A rigid structure member that is in compression  
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Suspension Bridge   A bridge that has a deck suspended (hung) from cables that go over a tower  
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Truss Bridge   A structural part - series of triangles.  
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Beam Bridge   A bridge composed of a horizontal beam and piers  
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