Köpriyet: Republican Heritage Bridges of Turkey

Köpriyet: Republican Heritage Bridges of Turkey
Author: Hulya Sonmez Schaap
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2022-09-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000632679

Köpriyet: Republican Heritage Bridges of Turkey deals with bridges and the construction industry of Turkey during the foundation of the Republic between 1923 and 1940. This book provides a brief summary of the bridge history of the country, but the main focus is on the Early Republic Era. During this period, the bridge-building technique was reborn in a country undergoing a radical transformation. Turkey changed its ruling, secularized and changed its alphabet. In addition to detailed descriptions of bridges built during this period and of leading innovative engineers, this book provides a first documented overview of heritage bridges in Turkey, focusing on applied techniques known worldwide. Many bridges are documented for the first time in this book, and most of them are heritage bridges and provide significant value in terms of bridge-building technology and application of worldwide techniques. In the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, engineering projects in Turkey were often carried out through "privileges" by foreign companies. The technical personnel were also financed with foreign resources. With the new Republic, Turkey experienced a renaissance in many areas, including technology. This transition from technology import to development and use of local resources is described in detail. Köpriyet: Republican Heritage Bridges of Turkey provides a wealth of information and documentation on bridges in Turkey from an important era, and aims at those interested in bridge structures and structural engineering history.

Success Through Failure

Success Through Failure
Author: Henry Petroski
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2018-05-29
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691180997

This book examines the importance of engineering design as well as society's ability to respond to design flaws.

Bridge Scour and Stream Instability Countermeasures

Bridge Scour and Stream Instability Countermeasures
Author: U. S. Department of Transportation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781329651029

The purpose of this document is to identify and provide design guidelines for bridge scour and stream instability countermeasures that have been implemented by various State departments of transportation (DOTs) in the United States. Countermeasure experience, selection, and design guidance are consolidated from other FHWA publications in this document to support a comprehensive analysis of scour and stream instability problems and provide a range of solutions to those problems. The results of recently completed National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) projects are incorporated in the design guidance, including: countermeasures to protect bridge piers and abutments from scour; riprap design criteria, specifications, and quality control, and environmentally sensitive channel and bank protection measures. Selected innovative countermeasure concepts and guidance derived from practice outside the United States are introduced. In addition, guidance for the preparation of Plans of Action ...