| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 736 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Precast pretensioned concrete girder bridges / Jim Ma and Say-Gunn Low -- Cast-in place posttensioned prestressed concrete girder bridges / Lian Duan and Kand Chen -- Segmental concrete bridges / Teddy S. Theryo -- Composite steel I-girder bridges / Lian Duan, Yusuf Saleh, and Steve Altman -- Composite steel box girder bridges / Kenneth Price and Tony Shkurti -- Horizontally curved girder bridges / Eric V. Monzon, Ahmad M. Itani, and Mark L. Reno -- Highway truss bridges / John M. Kulicki -- Arch bridges / Boachun Chen -- Suspension bridges / Atsuchi Okukawa, Shuichi Suzuki, and Ikuo Harazaki -- Cable-stayed bridges / Tina Vejrum and Lars Lundorf Nielsen -- Extradosed bridges / Akio Kasuga -- Stress ribbon pedestrian bridges / Jiri Strasky -- Movable bridges / Michael J. Abrahams, Scott Snelling, and Mark VanDeRee -- Floating bridges / M. Myint Lwin -- Concrete decks / John Shen -- Orthotropic steel decks / Alfred Mangus -- Approach slabs / Anand J. Puppala, Bhaskar C.S. Chittoori, and Sireesh Saride -- Expansion joints / Ralph J. Dornsife -- Railings / Lijia Zhang |
| Summary |
Over 140 experts, 14 countries, and 89 chapters are represented in the second edition of the Bridge Engineering Handbook. This extensive collection highlights bridge engineering specimens from around the world, contains detailed information on bridge engineering, and thoroughly explains the concepts and practical applications surrounding the subject. Published in five books: Fundamentals, Superstructure Design, Substructure Design, Seismic Design, and Construction and Maintenance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (CRCnetBASE, viewed February 14, 2014) |
| Subject |
Bridges -- Design and construction.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General.
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Bridges -- Design and construction
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chen, Wai-Fah, 1936- editor.
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Duan, Lian, editor
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| ISBN |
9781439852293 |
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1439852294 |
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9781523108183 |
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1523108185 |
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