martes, 20 de enero de 2015

STRUCTURES : VOCABULARY

STRUCTURES.
  • to perform = llevar a cabo
  • to provide protection or shelter = dar protección o refugio
  • to provide support = dar soporte, apoyo.
  • shell = caparazón
  • dam = presa (de agua)
  • main purpose = propósito principal
  • to support loads = soportar cargas
  • crane = grúa
  • prey = presa (animal)
  • to carry loads = llevar cargas
  • fat = grasa
  • manufactured structure = estructura fabricada
  • effort = esfuerzo
  • force = fuerza
  • traction = tracción
  • compression = compresión
  • to squeeze = apretar
  • to buckle = combar
  • to stretch = estirar
  • bending = flexión
  • shear = cizalla
  • foundations = cimientos
  • concrete = hormigón
  • beam = viga
  • truss bridge = puente entramado.


SIMPLE MACHINES:
  • lever = palanca
  • fulcrum = fulcro
  • wedge = cuña
  •  wheel and axle = rueda y eje
  • inclined plane = plano inclinado
  • screw = tornillo
  • pulley = polea

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