- Industry: Government; Transportation
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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 bent hinged or otherwise articulated at one or both ends to provide the longitudinal movements resulting from temperature changes and superimposed loads.
Industry:Construction
The span or spans connecting the abutment with the main span or spans.
Industry:Construction
A member in a bridge that renders it a statically indeterminate structure; the structure would be stable without the redundant member whose primary purpose is to reduce the stresses carried by the determinate structure.
Industry:Construction
Temporary foot bridges, used by bridge workers to spin the main cables (several feet above each catwalk), and to attach the suspender cables that connect the main cables to the deck.
Industry:Construction
A drain, pipe or channel that allows water to pass under a road, railroad or embankment.
Industry:Construction
A rigid connection of metal bridge members that is assembled with rivets. Riveted connections increase the strength of the structure.
Industry:Construction
A girder bridge is perhaps the most common and most basic bridge. The cross section of the girder takes the shape of the capital letter “I”. The vertical plate in the middle is known as the web, and the top and bottom plates are referred to as flanges. A box girder is much the same as an I-beam girder except it takes the shape of a box. The typical box girder has two webs and two flanges. However, in some cases there are more than two webs, creating a multiple chamber box girder. Other examples of simple girders include pi girders, named for their likeness to the mathematical symbol for pi, and T shaped girders.
Industry:Construction
Temporary structures or molds made of wood, metal, or plastic used when placing concrete to ensure that it is shaped to its desired final form.
Industry:Construction
A monumental vertical structure marking the entrance to a bridge or forming part of a gateway.
Industry:Construction
