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| Abutment | A concrete wall that supports the end of a bridge and holds back the soil that is filled in behind it |
| Compression | An internal force that tends to make a structural member shorter |
| Constructor | responsible for planning, managing, and performing the construction of a facility |
| Deck | The flat surface that forms the floor of a bridge and supports the roadway |
| Deck Truss | A truss configuration for which the deck is located at the level of the top chord |
| Design Professional | responsible for conceiving, planning, and providing a high-quality design solution to the owner |
| Gusset Plate | A metal plate used to connect structural members together in a truss |
| Joint | the point at which two or more members are joined together in a structure |
| Load | a force applied to a structure |
| Member | a load-carrying component of a structure |
| Owner | identifies the need for a project, provides funding, puts together the project team, and establishes the project requirements |
| Plans and Specifications | the products of the design process - they are highly detailed written descriptions of every aspect of the project |
| Strength | the largest internal force that a structural component can experience before it fails |
| Tension | an internal force that tends to make a structural member longer |
| Through Truss | A truss configuration for which the deck is located at the level of the bottom chord |
| Truss | a structure composed of members connected together to form a rigid framework |
