Bridges

Front

Horizontal beams that support a tower or bridge.

Back

Girders

Front

The weight of a bridge and the people, vehicles and other objects on it.

Back

Live Load

Front

An underlying or supporting structure.

Back

Substructure

Front

The distance of a section between two objects or supports.

Back

Span

Front

Slender straight pieces of a truss connected by joints.

Back

Members

Front

A force that pushes on or squeezes a material.

Back

Compression

Front

A structure made with short, straight pieces organized into triangles.

Back

Truss

Front

Deformation (change) of materials in response to stress.

Back

Strain

Front

A solid upright support of a structure

Back

Column

Front

A person who designs, builds, or maintains structures or public works

Back

Engineer