Terms

Bridge

Force

Definition
A structure spanning
and providing a passage
over a
river, chasm, road,
or gap and is made of
various materials
Strength or power
exerted upon an object

Compression

The reduction in
volume

Tension

When you apply force

on an object and tend to
stretch it

Mass

the quantity of matter

that a body contains, as
measured by its
acceleration under a
given force
The rate of change of
velocity per unit of
time

Acceleration

Speed

The rate at which

someone or something
is able to move or
operate

Example

Load

The weight or source of

pressure borne by
something

Superstructure

A structure that is built

upon something else

Substructure

A structure that is used

for support for another
building on top of the
substructure

Estimate

An approximate
calculation or
judgement of the value

Efficiency

The state or quality of

being efficient