- Industry: Government; Transportation
- Number of terms: 1862
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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.
The part of the bridge that carries traffic from the land to the main parts of the bridge.
Industry:Construction
Equipment that measures the weight of moving trucks. Is used by state highway agencies for monitoring pavement loadings.
Industry:Construction
The load carried by and transmitted to the supporting structure by one wheel of a traffic vehicle, a movable bridge or other motive equipment or device.
Industry:Construction
A machine that repeatedly drops a heavy weight on top of a pile until the pile reaches solid soil or rock or cannot be pushed down any farther.
Industry:Construction
A beam supporting the spans and bearing directly onto a column or wall.
Industry:Construction
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 the abutment.
Industry:Construction
A facing of masonry or stones to protect an embankment from erosion.
Industry:Construction
A positive, upward curve built into a beam that compensates for some of the vertical load and anticipated deflection.
Industry:Construction
