Design of Modern Highway Bridges

Design of Modern Highway Bridges
Author: Narendra Taly
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 1376
Release: 1998
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

This text provides an introduction to the theory and practice of designing modern highway bridge superstructures. Beginning with the history of bridges, it describes various types of bridge superstructures, materials of construction, bridge loadings, and analysis techniques for various types.

Prestress Losses in Pretensioned High-strength Concrete Bridge Girders

Prestress Losses in Pretensioned High-strength Concrete Bridge Girders
Author: Maher K. Tadros
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2003
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 030908766X

"The HCM includes three printed volumes (Volumes 1-3) that can be purchased from the Transportation Research Board in print and electronic formats. Volume 4 is a free online resource that supports the rest of the manual. It includes: Supplemental chapters 25-38, providing additional details of the methodologies described in the Volume 1-3 chapters, example problems, and other resources; A technical reference library providing access to a significant portion of the research supporting HCM methods; Two applications guides demonstrating how the HCM can be applied to planning-level analysis and a variety of traffic operations applications; Interpretations, updates, and errata for the HCM (as they are developed);A discussion forum allowing HCM users to ask questions and collaborate on HCM-related matters; and Notifications of chapter updates, active discussions, and more via an optional e-mail notification feature."--Publisher.