Please click on the word for the definition:
- COMPRESSION
- The process of becoming smaller or pressed together
- FIXED NODE
- The support on the bottom of our model that does not move
- HORIZONTAL
- Across, from left to right
- HORIZONTAL ROLLING NODE
- The support on the bottom of our model that is allowed to only move
horizontally.
- HYPOTHESIS
- An educated guess
- LOAD
- The amount of weight that is added to a node in the Truss Applet
- MAGNITUDE
- A numerical value
- MEMBER
- The connecting line between the set points in the Truss Applet
- MINIMIZE
- To make a number the lowest that you can
- NODE
- The set, stationary points found in the Truss Applet
- PERIMETER
- The distance around the outside of a figure
- PHYSICAL MODEL
- A model that is tangible and made of everyday materials
- PROPORTIONATE
- Having the same or constant ratio
- TENSION
- The process of pulling something tight
- THEORY
- An assumption based on limited knowledge and experimentation
- VALIDITY
- Having the desired results