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Bridge Building Vocab

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Abutment   show
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show A bridge that has compression spread over the arch. Half cirlce.  
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Cantilever   show
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show Load/weight that is always changing  
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show A load that doesn't change or changes slowly  
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Dead Load   show
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Load   show
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show A structure that extends from a bridge to the ground to support the bridge. "feet"  
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show Concrete with steel or plastic rods inside them to resist tension  
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Shear   show
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show Pushing/Squeezing force  
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Tension   show
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Torsion   show
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Strut   show
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Suspension Bridge   show
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Truss Bridge   show
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show A bridge composed of a horizontal beam and piers  
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