| A | B |
|---|
| This material was used to make the cables on the Brooklyn Bridge | steel |
| The weight of a bridge, its road surface material, and its support systems | dead load |
| Temperature changes and the weight of traffic, people, snow, and ice | live load |
| Extraordinary environmental factors such as earthquakes, high winds, and ground settlement | dynamic load |
| This material was used to make the foundation caissons of the Brooklyn Bridge | wood |
| An inverted parabolic curve | an arch |
| A suspension bridge uses this kind of curve for its cables | catenary |
| Thousands of arches combine to form this | a dome |
| This type of engineering is concerned with the design of highways and bridges | civil engineering |
| This type of engineering deals primarily with the design of engines and turbines | mechanical engineering |
