Building Bridges
Vocabulary
Directions: Use the following websites to define the vocabulary words.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/meetarch.html
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/meetbeam.html
www.howstuffworks.com/bridge1.htm

1.
Abutments
2.
Spandrels
3.
Anchorages
4.
Span
5.
Compression
6.
Tension
7.
Buckling
8.
Snapping
9.
Dissipate
10.
Transfer
11.
Truss
12.
Torsion
13.
Deck-stiffening trusses
14.
Resonance
15.
Dampeners
 
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