Stem Bridge Build Vocabulary

Beam Bridge

• A bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss

• A bridge consisting of beams supported by columns (piers, towers).

• A bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch.

• A long, rigid, horizontal support member of a structure

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Engineer

• A person who studies human history

• A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.

• An expert in or student of geology.

• A person who applies her/his understanding of science and mathematics to creating things for the benefit of humanity and our world.

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Truss

• A structural frame based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members.

• A long, rigid, horizontal support member of a structure.

• The length of a bridge between two piers.

• A long, rigid, vertical (upright) support member of a structure.

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Abutment

• The "top" of the bridge on which we drive or walk.

• A mass, as of masonry, receiving the arch, beam, truss, etc., at each end of a bridge.

• The length of a bridge between two piers.

• A structural frame based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members.

Design

• An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned and designed to achieve a particular aim.

• Bring (something) into existence.

• To make drawings, sketches or plans for work.

• An intention or decision about what one is going to do.

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Span

• The length of a bridge between two piers.

• A pulling or stretching force that tends to lengthen objects.

• A pushing force that tends to shorten objects.

• Sometimes on a smaller scale.

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Column

• A long, rigid, horizontal support member of a structure.

• A structural frame based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members.

• A long, rigid, vertical (upright) support member of a structure.

• The length of a bridge between two piers.

Deck

• The "top" of the bridge on which we drive or walk.

• Knock (someone) to the ground with a punch.

• A structure of planks or plates, approximately horizontal, extending across a ship or boat

• A long, rigid, vertical (upright) support member of a structure.

Tension

• A pushing force that tends to shorten objects.

• Mental or emotional strain.

• A pulling or stretching force that tends to lengthen objects.

• The length of a bridge between two piers.

Beam

• A thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal.

• A continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land.

• A barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to mark a boundary, control access, or prevent escape.

• A long, rigid, horizontal support member of a structure.