Duplicate of Structural Engineering Vocabulary

a stone or concrete wall that supports one end of a bridge span

• Abutment
• Anchorages
• Arch Suppoprts
• Bearing

a foundation structure to which the cables of a suspension bridge are connected

• Abutment
• Anchorages
• Arch Supports
• Bearing

consist of a pin at each end of the span

• Abutment
• Anchorages
• Arch Supports
• Bearing

another word for support

• Abutment
• Anchorages
• Arch Supports
• Bearing

The principal failure mode of a member that is loaded in compression

• buckling
• compression
• connections
• deck

an internal axial member force that tends to shorten a memeber

• buckling
• compression
• connections
• deck

an assembly of steel plates, bolts, and welds that attach two or more members together

• buckling
• compression
• connesctions
• deck

the floor of a bridge

• buckling
• compression
• connections
• deck

truss members that are oriented diagonally

• diagonals
• displacement
• forces
• joints

the movement of a joint that occurs when loads are applied to the structure

• diagonals
• displacement
• forces
• joints