Structures

A ... is a set of elements designed to withstand the forces to which they will be subjected

• Structure

• Force

• element

• beam

... structures exist in nature and undergo a process of adaptation to stay alive

• Artificial

• Natural

... structures are built by human beins.

• Artificial

• Natural

A ... is strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement

• force

• movement

• torsion

• rigidity

A structure must be ... so that it doesn’t break when hit by a force.

• strong

• resistant

• flexible

• broken

A body is subject to force of ... when two opposing forces are applied and these forces have the tendency to lengthen the body.

• Compression

• Flexion

• tension

• shear force

A body is subject to force of ... when two opposing forces are applied and these forces have the tendency to flatten the body.

• tension

• compression

• shear force

• torsion

A body is subject to a ... force when it receives one or more forces that have the tendency to bend it.

• tension

• compression

• shear force

• bending / flexion

A body is subject to a ... force when two opposing forces are applied to it which have the tendency to cut it.

• tension

• compression

• flexion

• shear

A body is subject to the force of ... when two opposing forces are applied that have the tendency to twist it.

• tension

• compression

• flexion

• torsion