| A | B |
|---|
| Center of Balance | The point at which an object can be balanced |
| Compresion | A force that squeezes a material |
| Dead Load | The load on a structure due to its own weight (that is the weight of the material of which it is ocmposed) |
| Force | Push or pull that gives energy to an object, somtimes causing a change in the motion of the object |
| Fulcrum | The pivot point of a lever |
| Live Load | All furniture, people or other movable loads that are not included as a permanent part of the structure |
| Shear | A pair of forces the act on an object in opposite directions |
| Simple Machines | Devices that use mechanical advantage (levers, pulley and wedges) |
| Tension | A force that stretches an object |
| Torsion | A force that twists an object |
