Bridge Engineering Handbook
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An international team of experts has joined forces to produce the Bridge Engineering Handbook. They address all facets-the planning, design, inspection, construction, and maintenance of a variety of bridge structures-creating a must-have resource for every bridge engineer. This unique, comprehensive reference provides the means to review standard practices and keep abreast of new developments and state-of-the-art practices. Comprising 67 chapters in seven sections, the authors present:
Fundamentals: Provides the basic concepts and theory of bridge engineering
Superstructure Design: Discusses all types of bridges
Substructure Design: Addresses columns, piers, abutments, and foundations
Seismic Design: Presents the latest in seismic bridge design
Construction and Maintenance: Focuses on the practical issues of bridge structures
Special Topics: Offers new and important information and unique solutions
Worldwide Practice: Summarizes bridge engineering practices around the world.
Discover virtually all you need to know about any type of bridge:
Reinforced, Segmental, and Prestressed Concrete
Steel beam and plate girder
Steel box girder
Orthotropic deck
Horizontally curved
Truss
Arch
Suspension
Cable-stayed
Timber
Movable
Floating
Railroad
Special attention is given to rehabilitation, retrofit, and maintenance, and the Bridge Engineering Handbook offers over 1,600 tables, charts, and illustrations in ready-to-use format. An abundance of worked-out examples give readers step-by-step design procedures and the section on Worldwide Practice provides a broad and valuable perspective on the "big picture" of bridge engineering.
Table of Contents
Fundamentals
Conceptual Bridge Design, M.S. Troistky
Aesthetics - Basics, Fritz Leonhardt
Aesthetics - Structural Art, David P. Billington, Gordon Y.S. Wu, and Fred Gottemoeller
Planning of Major Fixed Links, K.H. Ostenfeld, D.L. Hommel, D. Olsen, and L. Hauge
Design Philosophies for Highway Bridges, John M. Kulicki
Highway Bridge Loads and Load Combination, Susan E. Hida
Structural Theory, Xila Liu and L. Zhang
Structural Modeling, Alex Krimotat and L. Sheng
Superstructure Design
Reinforced Concrete Bridges, Jyouru Lyang, Donald Lee, and John Kung
Prestressed Concrete Bridges, Lian Duan, Kang Chen, and Andrew Tan
Segmental Concrete Bridges, Gerard Sauvageot
Steel-Concrete Composite I-Girder Bridges, Lian Duan, Yusuf Saleh, and Steve Altman
Steel-Concrete Composite Box Girder Bridges, Yusuf Saleh and Lian Duan
Orthotropic Deck Bridges, Alfred R. Mangus and Shawn Sun
Horizontally Curved Bridges, A. Itani and M. Reno
Truss Bridges, John M. Kulicki
Arch Bridges, Gerard Fox
Suspension Bridges, Atsushi Okukawa, Shuichi Suzuki, and Ikuo Harazaki
Cable-Stayed Bridges, Man-Chung Tang
Timber Bridges, K.J. Fridley
Movable Bridges, Michael J. Abrahams
Floating Bridges, M. Myint Lwin
Railroad Bridges, D.F. Sorgenfrei and W.N. Marianos
Deck System and Approach Slabs, Mike Keever and John Fujimoto
Expansion Joints, Ralph J. Dornsife
Substructure Design
Bearings, Johnny Feng and Hong Chen
Piers and Columns, Jinrong Wang
Towers, Chuck Seim
Abutments and Retaining Structures, Linan Wang and Chao Gong
Geotechnical Considerations, Thomas W. McNeilan and James Chai
Shallow Foundations, James Chai and Bruce Kutter
Deep Foundations, Y.Z. Ma and H. Deng
Seismic Design
Geotechnical Earthquake Consideration, S. Kramer and C. Scawthorn
Earthquake Damages to Bridges, Jack P. Moehle and Marc O. Eberhard
Dynamic Analysis, R. Bavirisetty, M. Vinayagamoorthy and Lian Duan
Nonlinear Analysis of Bridge Structures, Mohamed Akkari and Lian Duan
Seismic Design Philosophy and Performance-based Design Criteria, Lian Duan
Seismic Design of Concrete Bridges, Yan Xiao
Seismic Design of Steel Bridges, C.M. Uang, K.C. Tsai, and M. Bruneau
Seismic Retrofit Practices, James Roberts and Brian Maroney
Seismic Isolation and Energy Dispassion, Rihui Zhang
Soil-Structure-Foundation Interaction, Wen S. Tseng and Joseph Penzien
Seismic Retrofit Technology, Kevin I. Keady, Fadel Alameddine, and Thomas E. Sardo
Seismic Design Practices in Japan, Shigeki Unjoh
Construction and Maintenance
Steel Bridge Construction, Jackson L. Durkee
Concrete Bridge Construction, Simon Blank, Michael Blank, and Luis R. Luberas
Substructures of Major Overwater Bridges, Ben C. Gerwick, Jr.
Construction Inspection, Mahmoud Fustok and Masoud Alemi
Maintenance Inspection and Rating, M. Vinayagamoorthy
Strengthening and Rehabilitation, F.W. Klaiber and T.J. Wipf
Special Topics
Applications of Advanced Composites, J.M. Plecnik
Effective Length of Compression Members, L. Duan and W.F. Chen
Fatigue and Fracture, R.J. Dexter and J.W. Fisher
Weight Distribution of Steel Bridges, S. Toma
Weight-In-Motion Measurement of Trucks on Bridges, Andrezj Nowak and S. Kim
Impact Effects of Moving Vehicles, M.X. Duan, P. Perdikaris, and W.F. Chen
Wind Effects on Long-Span Bridges, C.S. Cai and Serge Montens
Cable Tension Adjustment and Construction Control, D.J. Han and Q.S. Yan
Active Control in Bridge Engineering, Z.G. Wu
Vessel Collision Analysis and Design, M. Knott and Z Prucz
Bridge Hydraulics, James Springer and Ke Zhou
Sound Walls and Railings, Fartiz Lackpour and Fuat Guzaltan
Worldwide Practice
Design Practice in China, Guo-Hao Li and Ru-Cheng Xiao
Design Practice in Europe, Jean Muller
Design Practice in Japan, Masatsugu Nagai, Tetsuya Yabuki and S. Suzuki
Design Practice in Russia, Simon Blank, V. Seliverstov, and O.A. Popov
Evolution of Bridges in the United States, Norman Root
Editorial Reviews
Winner of a Choice magazine's Outstanding Academic Title award, January 2001
"All elements of bridge engineering and design are addressed in this weighty handbook which is designed to be a state-of-the-art reference work for the industry in the 21st century. Editors Wai-Fah Chen and Lian Duan have invited contributions from bridge engineers around the world, and the list of authors reads like a 'who's who' of structural engineering."
--Bridge Design & Engineering, 4th Quarter 2000, No. 21
"…first handbook dedicated to bridge engineering…others cover some of the same ground but not in the breadth and scope of this handbook…any academic or technical library supporting an engineering department should have this handbook."
--W. C. Schnobrich, CHOICE, May 2000
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