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residential /construction /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /Building /new /homes /or /dwelling /places. commercial /construction /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /Building /businesses, /offices, /and /skyscrapers. industrial /construction /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /building /and /remodeling /of /manufacturing /facilities, /power /plants, /and /related /structures. public /works /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /projects /such /as /highways, /parks, /and /libraries /built /with /public /funds /for /public /use. Truss /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /An /assembly
/of /structural /members /joined /to /form /a /rigid /framework, /usually /connected /to /form /triangles. Span /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /The /open /space /under /a /bridge /which /it /is /designed /to /cross. Compression /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /the /squeezing /force. Tension /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /the /pulling /force. Torsion /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /the /twisting /force. Shear /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /the /sliding /force. Dead /Load /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /The /weight /of /the /structure /or /structural /components, /no /furniture, /people, /machines, /or /objects /are /in /the /structure. Scale /Drawing /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /a /drawing /that /uses /a /scale /to /represent /an /object /as /smaller /or /larger /than /the /real /world /object. /Uses /the /formula: /scale /ratio /= /drawing /length // /actual /length Joint /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /place /where /truss /member /connect /together
/bridge /which /gets /support /from /counter /balanced /beams /meeting /in /the /middle. /Requires /lots /of /materials /to /carry /heavy /loads, /can /get /expensive.Virtually /indestructible. Cable /stay /Bridge /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /Has /one /or /more /towers, /from /which /cables /support /the /bridge /deck Load /- /correct /answer(s) / โโ /The /forces /acting /on /the /bridge