Bridge Vocab

Match the following

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

anchor: Any device for securing a suspension bridge at either end.

arch bridge: A bridge that forms the shape of an arch.

beam: A long, rigid, horizontal support member of a structure.

beam bridge: A bridge that consists of beams supported by columns (piers, towers).

• Arch Bridge

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• Beam Bridge

• 
• Abutment

• 
• Beam

• 
• Anchor

• 

Match the following:

cable: A very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, as used to support cable cars or suspension bridges.

cable-stayed bridge: An a-shaped bridge that consists of one or more towers (or columns) with cables supporting the bridge deck.

compression: A pushing force that tends to shorten objects.

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

engineer: A person who applies their understanding of science and math to creating things for the benefit of humanity and our world.

• Engineer

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• Cable

• 
• Deck

• 
• Compression

• 
• Cable-stayed bridge

• 

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

• Abutment

• Anchor

• Arch Bridge

• Beam

• Beam Bridge

Match the following:

piers: The "columns" of a bridge; usually vertical members.

suspension bridge: A bridge in which the deck is hung from cables.

tension: A pulling or stretching force that tends to lengthen objects.

tensile strength: the maximum stress that a material can bear before breaking from being stretched or pulled.

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

• Suspension Bridge

• 
• Tensile Strength

• 
• Tension

• 
• Piers

• 
• Truss

• 

The "columns" of a bridge; usually vertical members.

• Suspension Bridge

• Tension

• Tensile Strength

• Truss

• Pier

A bridge that consists of beams supported by columns (piers, towers).

• Abutment

• Anchor

• Arch Bridge

• Beam

• Beam Bridge

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

• Suspension Bridge

• Tension

• Tensile Strength

• Truss

• Pier

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

• Abutment

• Anchor

• Arch Bridge

• Beam

• Beam Bridge

The maximum stress that a material can bear before breaking when it is allowed to be stretched or pulled.

• Suspension Bridge

• Tension

• Tensile Strength

• Truss

• Pier

A person who applies their understanding of science and math to creating things for the benefit of humanity and our world.

• Cable

• Cable-stayed Bridge

• Compression

• Deck

• Engineer