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21 Cards in this Set
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Abutment
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a structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g., at the ends of a bridge
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Anchorage
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) a massive masonry or concrete
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Beam
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a long, sturdy piece of squared timber or metal spanning an opening or part of a building, usually to support the roof or floor above.
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Cable
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a thick rope of wire or nonmetallic fiber, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles.
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Decking
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the material of the deck of a bridge
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Engineer
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a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works.
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Framework
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an essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object.
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Hand or guard rail
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a rail that prevents people from falling off or being hit by something.
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Keystone
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a central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together.
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Obstacle
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a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.
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Pier
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a structure leading out from the shore into a body of water, in particular.
a platform supported on pillars or girders, used as a landing stage for boats. |
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Pulley
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a wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes. It acts to change the direction of a force applied to the cord and is chiefly used (typically in combination) to raise heavy weights.
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Ramp
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a slope or inclined plane for joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.
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Roadway
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a road.
the part of a road intended for vehicles, in contrast to a sidewalk or median. |
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Span
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the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.
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Support
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bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
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Suspender
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: a bridge that has its roadway suspended from two or more cables usually passing over towers and securely anchored at the ends
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Strut
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4 a structural member used mainly in compression, esp. as part of a framework
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Tie
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A tied-arch bridge is an arch bridge in which the outward-directed horizontal forces of the arch, or top chord, are borne as tension by the bottom chord (either tie-rods or the deck itself), rather than by the ground or the bridge foundations.
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Tower
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A tall vertical support that carries the main cables of a suspension bridge and a cable stayed bridge
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Truss
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A framework of girders some intention and some in compression come put comprising triangles and other stables
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