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Bridge construction and inspection terminologies.
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Bellman truss
Construction; Bridge
A patent design of overlapping wrought-iron king-post trusses plus further diagonal suspension ties.
Creeper crane
Construction; Bridge
The cranes used for building a steel cantilever bridge, moving slowly along the upper chord.
Pier
Construction; Bridge
A vertical structure that supports the ends of a multi-span superstructure at a location between abutments. Also see column and pile.
Rocker bearing
Construction; Bridge
A bridge support that accommodates expansion and contraction of the superstructure through a rocking action.
Roller bearing
Construction; Bridge
A single roller or a group of rollers so housed as to permit longitudinal movement of a structure.
Suspended span
Construction; Bridge
A simple beam supported by cantilevers of adjacent spans, commonly connected by pins.
