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1
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Definition: Structures

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Buildings

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Definition: Natural Structure

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A structure that is not man-made

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Definition: Manufactured Structures

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Man-Made structures

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Definition: Forces

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Push or pull or anything that causes change in an objecy

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5
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Definition: Load

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The weight carried by a structure

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6
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Definition: Mass Structure

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A layered structure,bricks, book,etc.

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Definition: Frame structure

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A structure that is like a skeleton

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Definition: Shell Structure

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Strong, hollow strictures

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Definition: Function

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What something does

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Definition: Aesthetics

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The physical appearance of something, usually good

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Definition: Safety

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To make something safe

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Definition: Balancing Cost With Safety

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To design something safe and in the budget

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13
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Definition: Materials

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What you use to build something

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14
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Definition: Composite Materials

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Made from more than one material

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Definition: Layered Materials

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A layered Material

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Definition: Woven or Knit Material

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A woven or knit material

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17
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When engineers design a building they always consider…(4)

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Cost of Materials
Appearance
Environmental Impact
Energy Efficiency

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Definition: Joints

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Where a structures parts are joined together

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Definition: Mobile Joints

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Joints that allow movement

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Definition: Rigid Joints

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A joint that attacks parts of a structure that does not allow movement.

21
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Definition: Fasteners(3)

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Nails Bolts Screws

22
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Definition:Interlocking Shapes

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Like lego

23
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Definition: Ties(3)

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String, rope, thread

24
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Definition: Adhesives(1)

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Glue

25
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Definition: Melting(2)

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Welding or Soldering

26
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List one example of a mobile joint(1)

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Swingset

27
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List one example of a rigid joint

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Chair

28
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List the types of forces.(4)

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Shear
Torsion
Compression
Tension

29
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Definition: Grams

A

Balance scale

Measures mass

30
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Definition: Newtons

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Spring scale

Measures firces

31
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Definition: Mass

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The measure of amount in something

32
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Definition: Gravitational Force

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The force of gravity measured in Newtons

33
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Definition: Force Diagram

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A diagram showing forces using arrows

34
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Definition: External Forces

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Forces that act on a structure from the outside

35
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Definition: Internal Forces

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The result of External Structures

36
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Definition: Deformation

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The change in a structure from forces

37
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Definition: Dead Load

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A permanent force acting on a structure, after time it can sag, tilt, and pull apart.

38
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Definition: Live Load

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A changing or non permanent force acting on a sturcture, snow, weight of people.

39
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Definition: Metal Fatigue

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When a metal weakens due to stress

40
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Definition: Fulcrum

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The part of a lever that does not move

41
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Definition: Lever

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A device used to change the amount of force needed to move an object.

42
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Definition: Buckle

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To protect something, car bumper

43
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Definition: Friction

A

Rubbing something together and making heat

44
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Definition: Stable

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Balance

45
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Definition: Center of Gravity

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The point at which all of the gravitational force may be considered to act

46
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Definition: Spin Stabilization

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Something that spins on its axis

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