Bridge engineering handbook : fundamentals /

Bridge engineering handbook : fundamentals / edited by Wai-Fah Chen and Lian Duan. - xvi, 575 pages : illustrations 26 cm.

A CRC title.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamentals -- Seismic design -- Substructure design -- Superstructure design

Highlights bridge engineering specimens from around the world.Contains detailed information on bridge engineering, thoroughly explaining the concepts and practical application on the subject.The current edition provides worked-out examples that give readers step-by-step design procedures. With twenty six new chapters,and updates most other chapters. The text includes over two thousand five hundred tables,charts,illustrations and photos. Covers innovative,and traditional methods and practices. Explores rehabilitation,retrofit,and maintenance, examines seismic design,and building materials.

9781439852071

2013018639


Bridges

TG 145 / .B764 2014