Bridge

Bridge

Bridge construction and inspection terminologies.

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Ultrasonic testing

Construction; Bridge

Nondestructive testing of a material's integrity using sound waves.

Air-spinning

Construction; Bridge

A modern method of constructing suspension bridge cables, in which wires are continuously unspooled back and forth across a span and bound into strands.

Letting date

Construction; Bridge

The date bids are scheduled to be opened by the transportation agency.

Suspender

Construction; Bridge

The vertical or zig-zag element on suspension b~idges that links a cable with a deck.

Headwall

Construction; Bridge

The device placed at the end of a bridge that comprises a large portion of the abutment. Headwalls are used to retain the road formation soil around and above the abutments and prevent erosion at ...