Bridges

Bridges
Author: Baidar Bakht
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2015-10-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319178431

This book offers a valuable guide for practicing bridge engineers and graduate students in structural engineering; its main purpose is to present the latest concepts in bridge engineering in fairly easy-to-follow terms. The book provides details of easy-to-use computer programs for: · Analysing slab-on-girder bridges for live load distribution. · Analysing slab and other solid bridge components for live load distribution. · Analysing and designing concrete deck slab overhangs of girder bridges under vehicular loads. · Determining the failure loads of concrete deck slabs of girder bridges under concentrated wheel loads. In addition, the book includes extensive chapters dealing with the design of wood bridges and soil-steel bridges. Further, a unique chapter on structural health monitoring (SHM) will help bridge engineers determine the actual load carrying capacities of bridges, as opposed to their perceived analytical capacities. The chapter addressing structures made with fibre-reinforced polymers will allow engineers to design highly durable, economical and sustainable structures. This chapter also provides guidance on rehabilitating deteriorated structures with these new materials. The book also deals with the philosophy of bridge design without resorting to complex equations. Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com

Planning and Design of Bridges

Planning and Design of Bridges
Author: M. S. Troitsky
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1994-10-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780471028536

Timely, authoritative, extremely practical--an exhaustive guide tothe nontheoretical aspects of bridge planning and design. This bookaddresses virtually all practical problems associated with theplanning and design of steel and concrete bridge superstructuresand substructures. Drawing on its author's nearly half-century as abridge designer and engineer, it offers in-depth coverage of suchcrucial considerations as selecting the optimum location andlayout, traffic flow, aesthetics, design, analysis, construction,current codes and government regulations, maintenance andrehabilitation, and much more. * Offers in-depth coverage of all the steps involved in performingproper planning and design with comparative analyses of alternativesolutions * Includes numerous examples and case studies of existing bridgesand important projects underway around the world * Features a time-line history of bridge building from pre-Romantimes to the present * Summarizes key technical data essential to bridgeengineering * Supplemented with 200 line drawings and photos vividlyillustrating all concepts presented * Comprehensive coverage of CAD planning, design, and analysistechniques and technologies

Bridge Loads

Bridge Loads
Author: Colin O'Connor
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2000-08-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203185927

This book provides a detailed summary of bridge loads from an international perspective. The authors cover all aspects from the methodology behind the calculation of bridge loads and the complex interactions between loads and bridges, to economic considerations. A wide range of bridge loads are covered, including highway vehicle loads, pedestrian l

Concrete Slabs

Concrete Slabs
Author: L.A. Clarke
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 586
Release: 1984-06-26
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780853342540

This book provides an up-to-date description of the latest procedures for analysis and design of reinforced concrete slabs. It explains the yield line method of analysis and Hillerborg's strip method of design, and discusses the basic North American and British practices.

Geotechnical Risk and Safety

Geotechnical Risk and Safety
Author: Yusuke Honjo
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2009-06-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0415498740

Communication of risks within a transparent and accountable framework is essential in view of increasing mobility and the complexity of the modern society and the field of geotechnical engineering does not form an exception. As a result, modern risk assessment and management are required in all aspects of geotechnical issues, such as planning, design, construction of geotechnical structures, mitigation of geo-hazards, management of large construction projects, maintenance of structures and life-cycle cost evaluation. This volume discusses: 1. Evaluation and control of uncertainties through investigation, design and construction of geotechnical structures; 2. Performance-based specifications, reliability based design and limit state design of geotechnical structures, and design code developments; 3. Risk assessment and management of geo-hazards, such as landslides, earthquakes, debris flow, etc.; 4. Risk management issues concerning large geotechnical construction projects; 5. Repair and maintenance strategies of geotechnical structures. Intended for researchers and practitioners in geotechnical, geological, infrastructure and construction engineering.

Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems

Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems
Author: Marc Maes
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000108163

This volume is an outcome of the 11th IFIP WG7.5 working conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems in Canada. The conference focuses on structural reliability methods and applications and engineering risk analysis and decision-making.

Bridges’ Dynamics

Bridges’ Dynamics
Author: George T. Michaltsos Ioannis G. Raftoyiannis
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012-07-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1608052206

Bridges’ Dynamics covers the historical review of research and introductory mathematical concepts related to the structural dynamics of bridges. The e-book explains the theory behind engineering aspects such as 1) dynamic loadings, 2) mathematical concepts (calculus elements of variations, the d’ Alembert principle, Lagrange’s equation, the Hamilton principle, the equations of Heilig, and the δ and H functions), 3) moving loads, 4) bridge support mechanics (one, two and three span beams), 5) Static systems under dynamic loading 6) aero-elasticity, 7) space problems (2D and 3D) and 8) absorb systems (equations governing the behavior of the bridge-absorber system). The e-book is a useful introductory textbook for civil engineers interested in the theory of bridge structures.

Theory and Design of Bridges

Theory and Design of Bridges
Author: Petros P. Xanthakos
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1466
Release: 1994
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780471570974

Indeed, this essential working reference for practicing civil engineers uniquely reflects today's gradual transition from allowable stress design to Load and Resistance Factor Design by presenting LRFD specifications - developed from research requested by AASH-TO and initiated by the NCHRP - which spell out new provisions in areas ranging from load models and load factors to bridge substructure elements and foundations.