Engineering Glossary

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Across
  1. 5. A drawing showing front, top and side views.
  2. 8. Extra material added to make something stronger.
  3. 11. A pull towards the centre of the earth.
  4. 14. A material good in compression.
  5. 15. A material often used in tall buildings because it bends before breaking.
  6. 16. A squeezing force that pushes materials together.
  7. 18. A pulling force acting on a structure.
  8. 19. What a force is measured in.
Down
  1. 1. Something engineers must follow in the design brief (limits).
  2. 2. An engineered system is made up of these.
  3. 3. The weight a structure must support.
  4. 4. A push or pull acting on an object.
  5. 6. What sort of engineer works on roads and buildings
  6. 7. A structure made from triangles used to carry loads.
  7. 9. Early aboriginal engineers used this shape in their structures.
  8. 10. The base of a structure that supports everything above it.
  9. 12. A diagonal piece that stops a structure from wobbling.
  10. 13. The job something is designed to do.
  11. 17. A strong material made from iron and carbon.