Bridge Engineering Handbook [1 ed.] 9780849325472, 0849325471

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English Pages 1964 Year 1999

Table of contents :
Contents......Page 14
Forward......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Editors......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Table of Contents......Page 0
The Evolution of Bridges in the United States......Page 1916
67.2Early U.S. Bridges......Page 1917
Turnpikes......Page 1918
Timber Bridges......Page 1919
Covered Timber Bridges......Page 1920
Iron Bridges......Page 1921
Trusses......Page 1923
Railroad Trestles......Page 1924
Steel Arch Bridges......Page 1926
Kit Bridges......Page 1929
Steel Truss Bridges......Page 1931
Reinforced Concrete......Page 1934
Concrete Arches......Page 1935
Concrete Girders......Page 1941
Canticrete......Page 1942
Suspension Bridges......Page 1943
Movable Bridges......Page 1948
67.6 The Interstate Era......Page 1950
Concrete Box Girders......Page 1951
Prestressed Concrete......Page 1953
Composite Steel......Page 1955
Steel Girders......Page 1957
Steel Box Girders and Orthotropic Steel Decks......Page 1959
Segmental Prestressed Bridges......Page 1961
Cable-Stayed Bridges......Page 1963
67.8 Epilogue......Page 1964

Bridge Engineering Handbook [1 ed.]
9780849325472, 0849325471