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Bridge construction and inspection terminologies.

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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.

range of stress

Construction; Bridge

The algebraic difference between the minimum and maximum stresses in a member.

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 ...

yield stress

Construction; Bridge

The stress at which noticeable, suddenly increased deformation occurs under slowly increasing load.

corbelling

Construction; Bridge

Successive layers of masonry or brick projecting beyond each other.

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 ...