Bridge Substructure and Foundation Design

Bridge Substructure and Foundation Design

Author: Petros P. Xanthakos

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780133006179

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A comprehensive book that covers all aspects of bridge substructure including analysis, design and detailing as used by both structural and geotechnical engineers involved in bridge engineering.


Bridge Engineering

Bridge Engineering

Author: W.F. Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-02-27

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 1420039784

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Mitigating the effects of earthquakes is crucial to bridge design. With chapters culled from the best-selling Bridge Engineering Handbook, this volume sets forth the principles and applications of seismic design, from the necessary geotechnical and dynamic analysis background to seismic isolation and energy dissipation, active control, and retrofit


Bridge Engineering Handbook

Bridge Engineering Handbook

Author: Wai-Fah Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-09-11

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 1000005925

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First Published in 1999: The Bridge Engineering Handbook is a unique, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art reference work and resource book covering the major areas of bridge engineering with the theme "bridge to the 21st century."


Bridge Engineering

Bridge Engineering

Author: W.F. Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-02-27

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 020300907X

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With chapters culled from the acclaimed Bridge Engineering Handbook, Bridge Engineering: Substructure Design focuses on the various components comprising and affecting bridge substructures. These include bearings, piers and columns, towers, abutments and retaining structures, footings and foundations, and bridge hydraulics. For each component, the


LRFD Design and Construction of Shallow Foundations for Highway Bridge Structures

LRFD Design and Construction of Shallow Foundations for Highway Bridge Structures

Author:

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0309154677

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This report develops and calibrates procedures and modifies the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, Section 10-Foundations for the Strength Limit State Design of Shallow Foundations. The material in this report will be of immediate interest to bridge engineers and geotechnical engineers involved in the design of shallow foundations.


Planning and Design of Bridges

Planning and Design of Bridges

Author: M. S. Troitsky

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1994-10-28

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780471028536

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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


Timber Bridges

Timber Bridges

Author: Michael A. Ritter

Publisher: Datamotion Publishing LLC

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 916

ISBN-13: 9781937299095

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This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the design, construction, inspection, and maintenance of timber bridges.


Bridge Engineering Handbook

Bridge Engineering Handbook

Author: Wai-Fah Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-01-24

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1439852308

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Over 140 experts, 14 countries, and 89 chapters are represented in the second edition of the Bridge Engineering Handbook. This extensive collection highlights bridge engineering specimens from around the world, contains detailed information on bridge engineering, and thoroughly explains the concepts and practical applications surrounding the


Bridge Engineering Handbook, Second Edition

Bridge Engineering Handbook, Second Edition

Author: Wai-Fah Chen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-01-24

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1439852197

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Over 140 experts, 14 countries, and 89 chapters are represented in the second edition of the Bridge Engineering Handbook. This extensive collection highlights bridge engineering specimens from around the world, contains detailed information on bridge engineering, and thoroughly explains the concepts and practical applications surrounding the subject. Published in five books: Fundamentals, Superstructure Design, Substructure Design, Seismic Design, and Construction and Maintenance, this new edition provides numerous worked-out examples that give readers step-by-step design procedures, includes contributions by leading experts from around the world in their respective areas of bridge engineering, contains 26 completely new chapters, and updates most other chapters. It offers design concepts, specifications, and practice, as well as the various types of bridges. The text includes over 2,500 tables, charts, illustrations and photos. The book covers new, innovative and traditional methods and practices; explores rehabilitation, retrofit, and maintenance; and examines seismic design and building materials. The third book, Substructure Design, contains 11 chapters addressing the various substructure components. What’s New in the Second Edition: • Includes new chapter: Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation • Rewrites the Shallow Foundation chapter • Rewrites the Geotechnical Consideration chapter and retitles it as: Ground Investigation • Updates the Abutments and Retaining Structures chapter and divides it into two chapters: Abutments and Earth Retaining Structures This text is an ideal reference for practicing bridge engineers and consultants (design, construction, maintenance), and can also be used as a reference for students in bridge engineering courses.