Author: Petros P. Xanthakos

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 1466

ISBN-13: 9780471570974

Indeed, this essential working reference for practicing civil engineers uniquely reflects today's gradual transition from allowable stress design to Load and Resistance Factor Design by presenting LRFD specifications - developed from research requested by AASH-TO and initiated by the NCHRP - which spell out new provisions in areas ranging from load models and load factors to bridge substructure elements and foundations.