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This English translation of the successful French edition presents the conception and design of steel and steel-concrete composite bridges, from simple beam bridges to cable supported structures. The book focuses primarily on road bridges, emphasizing the basis of their conception and the fundamentals that must be considered to assure structural safety and serviceability, as well as highlighting the necessary design checks. The principles are extended in later chapters to railway bridges as well as bridges for pedestrians and cyclists. Particular attention is paid to consideration of the dynamic performance.
List of contents
Introduction to BridgesIntroduction Bridge description History of steel and composite bridges Bridge Conception Basis for design Structural forms for bridges Construction details Fabrication and erection of the steel structure Slabs of composite bridges Analysis and Design Basis of design Loads and actions Internal forces in beam bridges Steel beamsComposite beamsCross bracing and plan bracing Overall stability Other Types of Bridge Railway bridgesBridges for pedestrians and cyclistsArch bridges Numerical Application Example of a composite bridge Index
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This English translation of the successful French edition presents the conception and design of steel and steel-concrete composite bridges, from simple beam bridges to cable supported structures. The book focuses primarily on road bridges, emphasizing the basis of their conception and the fundamentals that must be considered to assure structural safety and serviceability, as well as highlighting the necessary design checks. The principles are extended in later chapters to railway bridges as well as bridges for pedestrians and cyclists. Particular attention is paid to consideration of the dynamic performance.
