Abutment a retaining wall supporting the ends of a bridge, and, in general, retaining or supporting the approach embankment. Welcome to the glossary of bridge terms page this page was designed to help you understand all the common and not so common terms related to bridges and bridge structures. Its goal is to tackle the problem of developing, maintaining and evolving complex software systems by raising the level of abstraction from source code to models. A device to protect a river bank or river bed against scour. A bridge event in which every partnership is composed of one player of each sex. This glossary supplements the glossary of card game terms. Modeldriven engineering is a software engineering approach that promotes the use of models and transformations as primary artifacts throughout the software development process. Transformer manufacturers manufacturers of diodes diode types and terms diode packages 3terminal diode packages. The goal is to establish standardized, highquality instruction and continuing training in requirements engineering, thereby improving the practice of requirements engineering. Most of the terms listed in wikipedia glossaries are already defined and explained within. Bridging materials are most commonly used when lost circulation occurs during drilling.
Glossary of reengineering terms a code measure, which is a combination of code, data, data flow, structure and control flow metrics. Some of them are also used in whist, bid whist, the obsolete game auction bridge, and other tricktaking games. Similar to the beam bridge, this design gets its support from counterbalanced beams meeting in the middle of the bridge rather than from supports at either end. The concept glossary, as is true of the entire planning language, is intended to be tailored to local use of technical or commercial english.
It is presented by fluor as an easy reference source for media professionals and other members of the public. Standard glossary of software engineering terminology. Glossary of terms the following common engineering terms apply to the construction process of the new st. Scope this document presents concepts, terms and definitions related to business and system analysis, general software engineering and related disciplines. Mar 08, 2015 basic bridge terms march 8, 2015 civil engineering construction, geotechnical, structural, transportation bridge deck, reinforced concrete, structural members an important first step in understanding the principles and processes of bridge construction is learning basic bridge terminology. A call which has both constructive and preemptive aspects, better than a preemptive raise but less than a limit raise. This page uses frames, but your browser doesnt support them. A bascule bridge means a movable span leaf that revolves on a horizontal hinged axis trunnion to hoist one end in vertical direction. Biomedical engineering bme or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes e. Approach spans the spans connecting the abutment with the main river bridge spans. To estimate the budget and schedule for a new bridge or aircraft, engineers use. A wall in an abutment, or a wall serving the purpose of an abutment. Engineering a profession in which a knowledge of math and natural science is applied to develop. Highway and transportation officials model drainage manual g.
This glossary of engineering terms is a list of definitions about the major concepts of engineering. An abutment receives the thrust of a bridge and transmits it to the ground or shore which abuts the structure. A slang term for an extremely strong hand in the context of the auction. A structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction such as. Roadway design glossary and definitions connect ncdot.
Glossary of bridge terms united states coast guard. Bridge construction terminology bridge terminology engineering. The bridge design pattern problem, solution, and applicability. Dictionary of construction terminology complete design, inc.
A type of scoring in which ones score is always 0, 1, or one half. American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture is. A structure sustaining one end of a bridge span and at the same time supporting the embankment which carries the track or roadway. This glossary of structural engineering terms pertains specifically to structural engineering and its subdisciplines.
There is a third type of fullwave rectifier circuit which also uses four diodes that also requires a centertap transformer, but is used less frequently, called. Dictionary of electronic and engineering terms, letter br. Engineers use engineering notation a subset of scientific notation to avoid using fractions. Each score for a contract bid and made counts towards a game. There is a single raising leaf or two which assemble in the center when closed.
Internet terms hardware terms software terms technical terms file formats bits and bytes tech acronyms. A term used to indicate that the stress has been determined by the principles of statics, and, therefore, ignoring the effect of the lateral deformation of the member or that of secondary stresses. Abutment a substructure element that supports each end of a bridge. Apr 10, 2017 here are some of the common bridge terminologies or bridge structure terms used in general. Definitions are provided for a number of engineering terms. In duplicate or chicago scoring, vulnerability is assigned to each deal. Ieee standard glossary of software engineering terminology ieee std 61 0. Roadway design glossary and definitions roadway design terms and definitions.
Bridge terminology glossary for steel bridge design. A regulatory organization which governs the design and specifications of highway bridges. At rubber bridge, no score is recorded, and the hand is redealt. One milliamp is equivalent is one thousandth of an amp. Having that in place can help to build a better bridge later. Title 33, code of federal regulations, section 115. These terms are used in contract bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. A big counterweight is applied to offset to weight of the raised leaf. So groups have a long tradition of using certain terms, and it will be more comfortable for them to continue doing so, while.
Ieee std 7291993 ieee software engineering standard 7291993. Glossary of steel bridge terminology reidsteel design and construct all types of steel bridges including truss, beam, continuous or composite bridges. The terminology is typically associated with microcomputers. Download dictionary of construction terminology as pdf. Objects of the type are created and inspected only by calls to the access functions. Engineering definition, the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge. A wellbore obstruction caused by a buildup of material such as scale, wellbore fill or cuttings that can restrict wellbore access or, in severe cases, eventually close the wellbore. For definitions of these kinds of historyarchitecture resources, see the national. The status of the deal during a round of bridge which affects the size of the bonuses awarded for making or defeating contracts.
Glossary of re engineering terms software engineering glossary abstract data types adt a type whose internal form is hidden behind a set of access functions. A bid that means something other than what it sounds like. Glossary of computer related terms department of mathematics. A square joint confined to a single plane where the. Txdot glossary search texas department of transportation. Based on the number of times ive seen the comparison come up in my career, you might think that bridge building and software development were related in some way. Please see glossary of engineering for a broad overview of the major concepts of engineering.
It is neither wise nor necessary to impose my preferred terms on anybody else. Software engineering glossary systems, software and. Glossary of bridge terms ohio department of transportation. In ieee standards software engineering, 1999 edition, volume one. Some terms are preferred to other synonymous ones, in which case, the definition of the preferred term appears. Bonuses and penalties are higher when declarers side is vulnerable. The bridge pattern is a design pattern used in software engineering that is meant to decouple. Glossary of bridge terms alert when your partner makes a conventional bid you must alert this to the opponents by knocking the table or displaying the alert card if using bidding boxes auction another term for the bidding balanced hand a hand containing no void, no singleton and not more than one doubleton. Additional sources for contract bridge terminology.
Unlike duplicate bridge, the scoring is cumulative. In some cases technical terms for older technologies or obsolete components are not provided, but as interest in vacuum tubes come and go many of those related terms are listed. Glossary of terms minnesota department of transportation. Standard definitions for those terms are established. Try this round of our teacherselected 5th grade vocab practice words. The glossary presented in this document has been endorsed by ireb as the standard glossary of terms for the cpre. Jv built the new san francisco bay bridge for california department of transportation caltrans. It joins the ends of bridges to land, and joins piers to the bridge deck. Ieee standard glossary of software engineering terminology.
Glossary odot hydraulics manual g 1 glossary of highwayrelated drainage terms reprinted from the 1999 edition of the american association of state. Agile software development and project management glossary. Glossary of electronic and engineering terms, fullwave. The process of getting used to the jargon can increase ones knowledge of the game and its fascinating history. Implement the abstraction in terms of by delegating to an implementor object. The vernacular of bridge is colorful, and it might take a new player a period of time to acclimate to a new language that features biffs and sticks and duffers.
Bridge terminology american contract bridge league acbl. Glossary of bridge terminologya university of iowa. Glossary all terms and definitions listed alphabetically. A structure sustaining one end of a bridge span and at the same time supporting the. In many cases graphics are used to better explain some definitions.
Brownout bsc bslf bt btl bts buck buck controller buck dcdc buck regulator buck switcher buckboost buckboost converter buckboost regulator buckboost buckboost converter buckboost regulator. For example, an ethernet bridge only looks at the ethernet address. This can also have the same meaning as the bridge deck. Approach the part of the bridge that carries traffic from the land to the main parts of the bridge.
An abutment is the part of a bridge consisting of the cap, backwall, and wingwalls at. Glossary of common engineering industry terms used on. In rubber bridge, a partnership that has won a game. You can help enhance this page by adding new terms or writing definitions for existing ones. This glossary defines terms in the field of software engineering. Glossary definition of structural engineering terms dlubal software. Index of electrical engineering terms maxim ee glossary.
Standard glossary of terms used in software engineering. Roadway design glossary and definitions roadway design terms and definitions connect ncdot projects roadway design roadway design glossary and definitions glossary. Glossary of bridge terminologyoriginal instrouction. Bridge engineering definition of bridge engineering by the free. This glossary provides definitions of common industry terms used by engineering companies. We got talking tonight about the essence of real engineering and. Material of a coarse, fibrous or flaky composition used to form an impermeable barrier across a formation interface or perforation. Behavior driven development or bdd is an agile software development. Cadd, computer aided design and drafting, software. In the following entries, boldface links are external to the glossary and plain links reference. Computer science computing a device that connects networks and sends. Bridge battery bridge tied load bridge battery bridge tied load bridged battery bridged tied load brightness broadband brown and sharpe wire.
Abutment refers to the substructure at the ends of a bridge span or dam whereon the structures superstructure rests or contacts. University of iowa libraries, lichtenberger engineering library. The main objective is to be the 1st pair to get two games. A substructure composed of stone, concrete, brick or timber supporting the ends of a single span bridge or the extreme end of a multispan bridge. At duplicate bridge, the hand is scored as 0 for each side, but not redealt. The glossary has been arranged in a single section of definitions ordered alphabetically. A term in rectangular coordinates referring to the horizontal distance of any. Arrangement the glossary has been arranged in a single section of definitions ordered alphabetically. May 22, 2005 bridges, software engineering, and god. Bridge the form of bridge that can be played by four players at home.
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