Throughout the history of civilization bridges have been the icons of cities, regions, and countries. All bridges are useful for transportation, commerce, and war. Bridges are necessary for civilization to exist, and many bridges are beautiful.
A few have become the symbols of the best, noblest, and most beautiful that mankind has achieved. The secrets of the design and construction of the ancient bridges have been lost, but how could one not marvel at the magnificence, for example, of the Roman viaducts?
The second edition of the Bridge Engineering Handbook expands and updates the previous edition by including the new developments of the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Modern bridge engineering has its roots in the nineteenth century, when wrought iron, steel, and reinforced concrete began to compete with timber, stone, and brick bridges.
By the beginning of World War II, the transportation infrastructure of Europe and North America was essentially complete, and it served to sustain civilization as we know it.
Contents of the Book
Precast – Pretensioned Concrete Girder Bridges
Cast-in-Place Posttensioned Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges
Composite Steel I-Girder Bridges
Composite Steel Box Girder Bridges
Horizontally Curved Girder Bridges
Highway Truss Bridges
Arch Bridges
Suspension Bridges
Cable-Stayed Bridges
Extradosed Bridges
Stress Ribbon Pedestrian Bridges
Movable Bridges
Floating Bridges
Concrete Decks
Orthotropic Steel Decks
Approach Slabs
Expansion Joints
Railings
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