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a force which acts to compress or shorten the thing it is acting on.
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a force which acts to expand or lengthen the thing it is acting on.
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It is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle.
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to change shape
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a rigid frame composed of short, straight pieces joined to form a series of triangles or other stable shapes
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(adj.) ability to resist collapse and deformation; stability (n.) characteristic of a structure that is able to carry a realistic load without collapsing or deforming significantly
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any action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a structure
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a vertical supporting structure, such as a pillar
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the distance between two bridge supports, whether they are columns, towers or the wall of a canyon
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a rigid, usually horizontal, structural element
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weight distribution throughout a structure
