Safety and Reliability of Bridge Structures

Safety and Reliability of Bridge Structures
Author: Khaled Mahmoud
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2009-09-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203861582

Recent surveys of the U.S. infrastructure‘s condition have rated a staggering number of bridges structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. While not necessarily unsafe, a structurally deficient bridge must be posted for weight and have limits for speed, due to its deteriorated structural components. Bridges with old design features that canno