| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 575 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Conceptual Design / Man-Chung Tang -- Aesthetics: Basics / Fritz Leonhardt -- Bridge Aesthetics: Achieving Structural Art in Bridge Design / Frederick Gottemoeller -- Planning of Major Fixed Links / Erik Yding Andersen, Lars Hauge, and Dietrich L Hommel -- Highway Bridge Design Specifications / John M Kulicki -- Highway Bridge Loads and Load Distribution / Susan E Hida -- Railroad Bridge Design Specifications / Donald F Sorgenfrei, Ward N Marianos, Jr, and Robert AP Sweeney -- High-Speed Railway Bridges / Jeder Hseih and Fu-Hsiang Wu -- Structural Performance Indicators for Bridges / Dan M Frangopol and Duygu Saydam -- Structural Theory / Xila Liu and Leiming Zhang -- Finite Element Method / Eiki Yamaguchi -- Structural Modeling / Alexander Krimotat and Hassan Sedarat -- Concrete Design / Monte Smith -- Steel Design / James A Swanson -- Timber Design / Kenneth J Fridley and Lian Duan -- Application of Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Bridges / D Svecova, A Mufti, and B Bakht -- High Performance Steel / Eiki Yamaguchi -- Effective Length of Compression Members / Lian Duan, Honggang Lei, and Wai-Fah Chen -- Fatigue and Fracture / Robert J Dexter, John W Fisher, and Sougata Roy -- Weight Distributions of Highway Steel Bridges / Shouji Toma -- Design and Damage Evaluation Methods for Reinforced Concrete Beams Under Impact Loading / Norimitsu Kishi -- Wind Effects on Long-Span Bridges / Steve CS Cai, Wei Zhang, and Serge Montens |
| 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, this new edition provides numerous worked-out examples that give |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (CRCnetBASE, viewed February 13, 2014) |
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Print version record |
| 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 |
9781439852347 |
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1439852340 |
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