- Industry: Government; Transportation
- Number of terms: 1862
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Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is the state agency responsible for the organization, construction, and maintenance of the of Iowa's highway system. Located in Ames, Iowa DOT is also responsible for licensing drivers and programming and planning for aviation, rail, and public transit.
A pier with two or more columns and a horizontal beam on top constructed monolithically to act like a frame.
Industry:Construction
A span in which the effective length is the same as the length of the spanning structure. The spanning superstructure extends from one vertical support, abutment or pier to another without crossing over an intermediate support or creating a cantilever.
Industry:Construction
Cause of structural deficiencies, usually due to repetitive loading over time.
Industry:Construction
An assembly of smaller pieces arranged in a gridlike pattern; sometimes used a decorative element or to form a truss of primarily diagonal members.
Industry:Construction
A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions.
Industry:Construction
An arch that has a tension member across its base connecting one end to the other.
Industry:Construction
A bridge which carries its deck with many tension members attached to cables draped over tower piers.
Industry:Construction
The longest span in a multi-span bridge and located between the bridge's main piers or towers (supports). Bridges typically compared using main-span lengths, which do not account for the length of the entire bridge or its approaches.
Industry:Construction
Curve formed by a rope or chain hanging freely between two supports. The curved cables or chains used to support suspension bridges may be referred to as catenaries.
Industry:Construction
