Many of the students have a limited vocabulary. Vocabulary will be learned from the readings, discussions, labeling diagrams, and word puzzles, like unscramble, matching, hangman, word search and crossword puzzles. Here are some bridge terms:
Abutment,Anchor,Arch,Beam,Bedrock,Caisson,Cantilever,Causeway
Centering,Cofferdam,Compression,Deck,Falsework,Floor,Force,Foundation,Girder,
Hanger,I-beam,Keystone,Load(dead/live),PierPile,Pontoon,Post,Pylon, Reinforced
Shear,Span,Stress,Superstructure,Suspension,Tension,Tortion,Trestle,Truss,Vector
