SITE/WATER
This agency is responsible for the sewer system in Jefferson County.
Who is MSD (Metropolitan Sewer District)?
KYTC stands for
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What is Kentucky Transportation Cabinet?
The substructure at the ends of a bridge span supporting its superstructure.
What is abutment?
This person is responsible for managing a crew on site.
Who is foreman?
A reference point used to provide a known elevation.
What is a benchmark?
This flood protection feature is an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river.
What is levee?
The area within which a road is built.
What is Right-of-Way?
This type of bridge has its load-bearing structures composed of a series of wooden or metal triangles.
What is truss bridge?
A large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam.
What is crane?
The acronym used for a licensed surveyor.
What is PLS?
This 3-letter acronym is a law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination in public life. This act influences the allowable slopes on site.
What is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)?
The strip of land between the lanes of opposing traffic on a divided highway.
What is median?
This steel component is often used to reinforce concrete.
What is rebar?
The 2 main roadway material options.
What are concrete and asphalt?
This type of survey determines the exact legal limits of a parcel of land.
What is a boundary survey?
This type of flood has a 1.00% chance of occurring in a given year.
What is 100-year flood?
ADT stands for
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What is Average Daily Traffic?
LRFD stands for
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What is Load and Resistance Factor Design?
This enclosure is built within a body of water to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out to create a dry working environment.
What is cofferdam?
This piece of equipment is a long, graduated stick used in surveying to measure distances and heights accurately.
What is a surveying rod?
CAD stands for
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What is Computer Aided Design (Drafting)?
This acronym is the publisher of the Green Book that primarily outlines the geometric highway design guidelines used in the United States.
What is AASHTO?
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
The total number of bridges crossing the Ohio River in Jefferson County for vehicular purposes.
What is 5?
The total number of days for a concrete cylinder break to test design strength.
What is 28 day?
This technique is used to find unknown points by measuring angles from known points.
What is triangulation?