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6.9 Vocabulary

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anything that is made up of parts and can support and withstand all of the forces that act on it
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when forces push the ends of an object toward each other
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an engineer who designs and supervises the construction of structures (e.g., bridges, dams, skyscrapers) used by many people
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a bridge in which the weight of the deck is supported by a number of cables running directly to one or more towers
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a structure that allows humans to cross over obstacles such as valleys or bodies of water
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when forces push one part of a structure one way and another part the opposite way
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when forces pull the ends of an object in opposite directions
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a bridge with a roadway held up by a semi-circle curve unsupported by piers
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when forces cause an object to twist
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a tall building with many stories that can contain many people in a vertical space
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a bridge with long cables that hold up the roadway
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the distance a bridge crosses unsupported from below
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when forces cause tension to happen on one side of an object or material and compression to happen on the other side
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a short bridge with a roadway supported by columns called piers
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a modified beam bridge made with many diagonal cross- supports (trusses)
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a very strong piece of rope made of steel wire