Across
- 3. the substructure at the ends of a span whereon the structure's superstructure rests or contacts. It may also refer to the structure supporting one side of an arch.
- 4. the part of the structure that is constructed above the ground level.
- 6. the distance between two intermediate supports for a structure
- 8. a structure that consists of members organized into connected triangles so that the overall assembly behaves as a single object
- 10. a force within a structural system that squeezes on another structural member or component
Down
- 1. structures are building structures in which the main elements that support the load (wires, cables, chains, grids, sheet diaphragms, and so on) are subject only to forces of extension.
- 2. a state of stress in which a material is being pulled apart
- 4. the part of the building that is built below the ground level
- 5. an engineer whose training or occupation is in the design and construction especially of public works such as roads or harbors.
- 7. the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a vault
- 9. vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it