Bridge Engineering. Volume 2

This issue contains 32 papers that represent proceedings of a conference on bridge engineering conducted by the Transportation Research Board, September 25-27, 1978, in St. Louis, Missouri. Specific topics addressed include: design codes; fatigue tests of prestressed girders; seismic resistance and retrofitting; lateral load distribution; web stresses; dynamic bridge response; wind-induced response; and aerodynamic stability. Additional topics covered include: box girder bridges; pedestrian bridges; suspended span bridges; cable-stayed bridges; bridge design and construction; traffic loads; prefabricated steel decks; deck panels; new construction techniques for concrete bridges; segmental bridge construction; design and installation of driven piles; wave equations; low-volume roads; short-span concrete bridge construction; log stringer bridges; posttenisoning of longitudinally laminated timber bridge; multiple service level railings; catastrophic bridge failues; and early warning collison systems.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Print
  • Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 266p
  • Serial:

Subject/Index Terms

  • TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Bridge design; Bridge engineering; Bridges
  • Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Railroads; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01489599
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0309026970
  • Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
  • Created Date: Aug 13 2013 10:52AM