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This _____ is the center of and arch and locks everything into place
The Bixby Creek bridge in Montaray California is an _____ bridge that spans a gorge and is held against a rocky cliff.
The bigger the base of a pyramid, the _____ the pyramid could be
What help to create a stronger tower? By removing extra beams By creating a wider base By increasing the space between columns
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The force of _____ is acting on every structure pulling it down toward the center of the Earth
Which of the following is the weakest type of bridge, Arch, Beam or Suspension, _____.
If you stacked books on the top of your bridge you would be applying _____ to the piers
In a well designed skyscraper: The forces of tension and compression balance each other out The force of tension is stronger than the force of compression The force of compression is stronger than the force of tension The forces of tension and compression cause gravity to pull the building downwards
Stonehedge is an example of this extremely old type of structure that is made of two piers and a horizontal support, this design is called a _____ and _____.
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How could you apply tension to a slinky? Dropping it from a building Pushing the ends of the slinky together one person holding either end of it and walking away from each other
In order to create better support for your bridge or tower you may want to add triangular supports called a _____
The strong supports at the ends of the arch bridge, in Norridgewock are called truss abutment steal beams
Steel beams and steel columns make up this type of structure _____. An example would be the twin towers
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What word best describes the beams in a skyscraper's superstructure? Vertical Diagonal Horizontal
The image below is demonstrating the _____ of the force to the abutments
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