- 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 steel beam fabricated by making a zig zag cut along its web, then welding the two sides together at their peaks. This creates a beam that has increased depth and, therefore, greater strength, but is not increased in weight.
Industry:Construction
Any bridge or structure restricted to carrying loads less than the legal load limit. Load posting a bridge is required by National Bridge Inspection Standards when a bridge is not capable of safely carrying a legal load.
Industry:Construction
The uppermost wedge-shaped voussoir at the crown of an arch that locks the other voussoirs into place.
Industry:Construction
Additional support connecting the deck with the main beam that keeps the beam from buckling outward. Commonly made from plates and angles.
Industry:Construction
An arch formed along an arc that is drawn from a point below its spring line, thus forming a less than semicircular arch. The intrados of a Roman arch follows an arc drawn from a point on its spring line, thus forming a semi-circle.
Industry:Construction
A metal plate used to unite multiple structural members of a truss.
Industry:Construction
The maximum amount of federal formula funds that can be obligated or authorized in a federal fiscal year. The use of obligation authority does not affect the apportionment or allocation of federal funds a state receives. It only controls the rate of expenditure.
Industry:Construction
