Building Bridges Vocab Part 1

What is a figure formed by 2 lines extending from the same point ?

• Beam

• Angle

• Dimension

• Force

What is a a horizontal supporting member used in construction or building?

• Angle

• End Grain

• Beam

• Efficiency

A pathway spanning a stream, valley, or road, or anything that spans a gap is a ?

• Beam

• Bridge

• Compression

• Load

The tendency to push, squash, or squeeze a material is called ...

• Beam

• End Grain

• Constraint

• Compression

A limit or restriction is a

• Critical Load

• Bean

• Dimension

• Constraint

What is a a set of standards or rules on which a judgement or decision can be based?

• Constraint

• Criteria

• Compression

• Angle

The weight a structure can support before failing is ...

• Compression

• Criteria

• Critical Load

• Beam

What is the process of creation called ?

• Design

• Critical Load

• Constraint

• Bridge

A measure of spatial extent such as height, length ,or width.

• Design

• Dimension

• End Grain

• Efficiency

The the strength to mass ratio

• Ratio

• Dimension

• Mass

• Efficiency