Bridge Lesson - Day One

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Across
  1. 4. The "column" of a bridge.
  2. 5. A long, rigid, vertical (upright) support member of a structure.
  3. 10. A bridge that consists of beams supported by columns (piers, towers).
  4. 11. A bridge in which the deck is hung from cables.
  5. 12. A pushing force that tends to shorten objects.
  6. 14. A long, rigid, horizontal support member of a structure.
Down
  1. 1. occurs when compressive forces overcome an object's ability to handle compression
  2. 2. A bridge that forms the shape of an arch.
  3. 3. A person who applies her/his understanding of science and mathematics to creating things for the benefit of humanity and our world.
  4. 6. occurs when the tensile forces overcome an object's ability to handle tension
  5. 7. The "top" of the bridge on which we drive or walk.
  6. 8. A mass, as of masonry, receiving the arch, beam, truss, etc., at each end of a bridge.
  7. 9. A pulling or stretching force that tends to lengthen objects.
  8. 13. The length of a bridge between two piers.