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Bridges and Tunnels Forces in Engineering (Unit 3) Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Genauigkeit

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accuracy

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genau

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accurate

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Abspannungspunkt/ Ankerstelle

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anchor point

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Biegung/ Krümmung/ Knick

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bend

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biegen/ knicken

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to bend (bent/ bent)

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Ziegel/ Backstein

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brick

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Brücke

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bridge

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überbrücken/ verbinden

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to bridge

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9
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Brückenarten

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types of bridges

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Bogenbrücke

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arch bridge

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Bogen

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arch

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Balkenbrücke

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beam bridge

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Balken

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beam

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Schrägseilbrücke

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cable-stay bridge

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Hängebrücke

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suspension bridge

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Fachwerkbrücke

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truss bridge

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Fachwerkträger/ Gitterträger

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truss

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Drahtseil/ Tau/ (Leitungs-)Kabel

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cable

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Bauingenieur

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civil engineer

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Bauingenieurwesen

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civil engineering

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einstürzen

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to collapse

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Einsturz/ Zusammenbruch/ Zerfall

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collapse (noun)

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Beton

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concrete

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Stahlbeton

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reinforced concrete

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Gegengewicht

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counterweight

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Kran

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crane

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Fahrbahn(-platte)

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(bridge) deck

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Dichte

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density

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etw. gleichmäßig verteilen

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to distribute/ to spread sth. evenly

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Gewichtsverteilung

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weight distribution

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Gleichgewicht

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equilibrium

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schwimmen/ gleiten/ schweben

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to float

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Versagen/ Defekt

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failure

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versagen

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to fail

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Kraft

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force

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Kraft anwenden/ ausüben

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to exert / to apply a force

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aufrechterhalten/ aushalten

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to sustain / to resist a force

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Kompressionskraft

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compression force

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komprimieren/ verdichten

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to compress

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Schrumpfung/ Kontraktion

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contraction

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schrumpfen

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to contract

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Verformung/ Verwindung

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distortion

43
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verdrehen/ -biegen/ deformieren

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to distort

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Ausdehnung/ Expansion

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expansion

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ausdehnen

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to expand

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Scherkraft/ Querkraft/ Schubkraft

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shear (force)

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Spannung/ Zugkraft

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tension

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Spannungs-

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tensile

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Torsion

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torsion / torque

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das Fundament

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foundation/ base

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Reibung

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friction

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Schwerkraft/ Erdanziehungskraft

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gravity

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Schwerpunkt

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centre of gravity

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erzeugen/ hervorbringen

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to generate

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Generator

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generator

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(Trag-)Balken/ (Stahl-)Träger

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(steel) girder

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Baumstamm/ Holzklotz

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log = tree trunk

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Hebel

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lever [livə]

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Hebelkraft/ Hebelwirkung

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leverage (effect) [livərɪdʒ]

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hebeln/ aushebeln/ in Schwung bringen

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to lever

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senkrecht zu / lotrecht

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perpendicular to / plumb

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Stütze/ (Brücken-)Pfeiler/ Säule

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pillar/ pier/ tower

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Angel-/ Drehpunkt

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pivot / fulcrum / hinge

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sich drehen

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to pivot

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Verbot

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prohibition

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verbieten

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to prohibit

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etw. aushalten/ widerstehen

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to resist sth.

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Widerstand

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resistance

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Leine/ (Stahl-)Seil/ Trosse

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(steel) rope

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Abschnitt

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section

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flach

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shallow

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tief

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deep

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Spannweite/ Spanne

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span

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etw. überbrücken/ sich über etw. erstrecken

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to span

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Belastung/ Spannung

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strain/ stress

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etw. belasten/ beanspruchen

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to strain sth/ / to stress sth

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geeignet

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suitable

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ungeeignet

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unsuitable

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Stütze/ Abstützteil

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support

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abstützen/ verstärken/ stärken

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to support

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Aufhängung

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suspension

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etw. aufhängen

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to suspend sth from sth

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Schwingen/ Schaukel

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swing

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pendeln/ schlenkern

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to swing (swung/ swung)

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vertäuen/ verankern/ verknüpfen

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to tie

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Neigung / Schieflage

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tilt

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(ab-/ um-)kippen/ s. neigen

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to tilt

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Holzbalken/ Konstruktionsholz

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timber

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Spielraum/ Toleranz/ Abweichung

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tolerance

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übertragen

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to transfer = to transmit

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schwächer werden/ abschwächen

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to weaken

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stärker werden/ verstärken

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to strengthen

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Schweißen/ Schweißnaht/ -Stelle

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weld

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schweißen

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to weld

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etw. widerstehen/ aushalten

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to withstand = to resist

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