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Bridge construction and inspection terminologies.

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Tuned mass damper

Construction; Bridge

A counterweight to subdue a bridge deck's tendency to vibrate.

A specific number assigned to all federal, state and local projects. The funding source (prefix), functional classification, a sequential number and possible suffix compose the elements of a project ...

Deflection theory

Construction; Bridge

An early 20th-century theory that very long suspension bridges would remain stable without deep stiffening trusses through a balance between flexibility and self-weight.

Skew

Construction; Bridge

When the superstructure is not perpendicular to the substructure, a skew angle is created. The skew angle is the acute angle between the alignment of the superstructure and the alignment of the ...