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State-of-the-Art Bridge and Highway Rehabilitation and Repair Methods
This authoritative volume offers up-to-date guidance on the latest design techniques, repair methods, specialized software, materials, and advanced maintenance procedures for bridges and highway structures. Focusing on both traditional and nontraditional design issues,
Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair clarifies the most recent AASHTO bridge design codes and discusses new analytical and design methodologies, such as the application of load and resistance factor design (LRFD). A wealth of concise explanations, solved examples, and in-depth case studies are included in this comprehensive resource.
COVERAGE INCLUDES:- Diagnostic design and selective reconstruction
- Bridge failure studies and safety engineering
- Analytical approach to fracture and failure
- Load and resistance factor rating (LRFR) and redesign
- Application of LRFD and LRFR methods
- Inspection and structural health monitoring
- Bridge widening and replacement strategies
- Conventional repair methods
- Advanced repair methods
- Concrete repair methods
- Extreme events of flood scour and countermeasures design
- Guidelines for seismic design and retrofit methods
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Acknowledgments; Symbols, Notations, and Terminology; Section 1: Administrative Issues;
Chapter 1. Overview of Bridge Engineering;
Chapter 2. Diagnostic Design and Selective Reconstruction;
Chapter 3. Bridge Failure Studies and Safety Engineering;
Section 2: Strengthening and Repair Work;
Chapter 4. An Analytical Approach to Fracture and Failure;
Chapter 5. Load and Resistance Factor Rating and Redesign;
Chapter 6. Applications of Bridge Design and Rating Methods;
Chapter 7. Bridge Widening and Deck Replacement Strategy;
Section 3: Repair and Retrofit Methods;
Chapter 8. Inspection, Rating and Health Monitoring Techniques;
Chapter 9. Conventional Repair Methods;
Chapter 10. Concrete Repair Methods;
Chapter 11. Advanced Repair Methods;
Chapter 12. Protection of Bridges against Extreme Events;
Appendix 1. Scour Countermeasures;
Appendix 2. Estimate of Unit Concrete Repair Costs (2009);
Appendix 3. Quick Reference to AASHTO LRFD 2008 Specifications
Appendix 4. Quick Reference to AASHTO LRFR Manual;
Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Dr. Mohiuddin A. Khan, Chief Bridge Engineer with JMT Inc., helped to develop the NJ State Bridge Design Manual. He is registered as a licensed professional engineer in five states and is a chartered engineer from England.
Zusammenfassung
An authoritative guide to the rehabilitation and repair of existing bridges in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
