Bridge Engineering: A Global PerspectiveBridge Engineering: A Global Perspective is a comprehensive review of how we create and maintain bridges - one of the most vital yet vulnerable parts of our infrastructure - and how we got where we are today.Its 800 illustrated pages in full colourprovide a unique and authoritative reference for practitioners, researchers and students alike on the state-of-the-art of bridge engineering world-wide, from local community footbridges to vast multi-modal crossings between nations. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
BRIDGES AND THEIR HISTORICAL EVOLUTION | 43 |
BRIDGES AND THEIR MATERIALS | 83 |
BRIDGES THEIR RESISTANT STRUCTURES | 207 |
ARCH BRIDGES | 265 |
BEAM BRIDGES | 349 |
FRAME BRIDGES | 449 |
CABLESUPPORTED BRIDGES SUSPENSION AND STAYED | 477 |
SINGULAR BRIDGES | 689 |
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Common terms and phrases
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