Assertion: bridge's load | /r/CreatedBy | pore - water
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text: compaction - the process by which a sufficient amount of energy is applied to soil to achieve a specific density component - a general term reserved to define a bridge deck, superstructure or substructure; subcomponents e.g. floor beams are considered elements composite action - the contribution of a concrete deck to the moment resisting capacity of the superstructure beams composite construction - a method of construction where by a concrete deck is mechanically attached to a steel floor system by shear connectors compression - a type of stress involving pressing together; tends to shorten a member; opposite of tension compression failure - buckling, crushing, or collapse caused by compression stress compression flange - the part of a beam which is compressed; due to a bending moment concentrated load - a force applied over a small contact area; also known as point load concrete - a mixture of aggregate, water, and a binder, usually portland cement, which hardens to a stone - like mass concrete beam - a structural member of reinforced concrete concrete pile - a pile constructed of reinforced concrete either precast and driven into the ground or cast - in - place in a hole bored into the ground condition rating - a judgment of a bridge component condition in comparison to its original as - built condition conductor - a metal that is suitable for carrying electric current connection angle - a piece of angle serving to connect two elements of a member or two members of a structure; also known as clip angle consolidation - the time dependent change in volume of a soil mass under compressive load caused by pore - water slowly escaping from the pores or voids of the soil construction joint - a pair of adjacent surfaces in reinforced concrete where concreting was intentionally stopped and continued later contaminant - a salt or other element not normally present in the atmosphere which may react with the steel to produce corrosion continuous beam - a general term applied to a beam which spans uninterrupted over one or more intermediate