This new series explores key types of large structure and the materials and technology behind their construction. Drawing from a variety of examples from around the world, the books provide an accessible introduction to the history and development of some of the world's most amazing types of man-made structures. As well as providing excellent cross-curricular material supporting Key Stage 2 requirements for Design & Technology, Science and Geography, the series will provide general interest non-...
This book contains 72 schemes of statically determinate trusses, detailing the analytical dependencies of the deflection on the loads, dimensions and the number of panels for each of them. It specifically focuses on cantilever trusses, frames and arched trusses, among which it is possible to separately distinguish trusses with externally hidden dangerous properties.The book is intended both for practical engineers and for theorists of structural mechanics. The compact and easily reproducible for...
Highway Vehicle-bridge Coupled Vibrations: Numerical Simulations And Applications
by Steve C S Cai and Deng Lu
Vehicle-bridge interaction happens all the time on roadway bridges and this interaction performance carries much useful information. On one hand, while vehicles are traditionally viewed as loads for bridges, they can also be deemed as sensors for bridges' structural response. On the other hand, while bridges are traditionally viewed as carriers for vehicle weight, they can also be deemed as scales that can weigh the vehicle loads. Based on these observations, a broad area of studies based on the...
Since opening in 1931, the George Washington Bridge, linking New York and New Jersey, has become the busiest bridge in the world, with 103 million vehicles crossing it in 2016. Many people also consider it the most beautiful bridge in the world, yet remarkably little has been written about this majestic structure. Intimate and engaging, this revised and expanded edition of Michael Rockland's rich narrative presents perspectives on the GWB, as it is often called, that span history, architecture,...
First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Bridging the Mississippi
Bridging the Mississippi: Spans across the Father of Waters portrays in words and stunning photographs the manmade structures that cross the nation's most important and, during the mid-nineteenth century, most daunting natural waterway. Philip Gould spent three years photographing Mississippi River bridges, from the Crescent City Connection in New Orleans to the span of boulders at the river's headwaters in Lake Itasca, Minnesota. This book features seventy-five of the river's more than 130 spa...
High Performance Materials in Bridges
The Proceedings, ""High Performance Materials in Bridges"", consists of 41 papers presented at the International Conference on High Performance Materials in Bridges, held July 29-August 3, 2001, in Kona, Hawaii. The conference brought together designers, researchers, contractors, fabricators, and government officials involved in the use of High Performance Materials, as applied to bridge structures. The focus of the conference was on the latest advances and issues related to High Performance Ste...
Engineering for Kids: Building and Construction Fun Children's Engineering Books
by Baby Professor
An Introduction to Materials for Post-Tensioned Box Girders for Highway and Bridge Structures
by J Paul Guyer
This book is a comprehensive reference for the evaluation, testing, selection, and examination of relevant design criteria and alternatives for bridge decks, which appear in the AASHTO/LRFD design specifications. Important challenges to civil engineers, such as life cycle cost analysis, and constructability, particularly as related to maintaining traffic during deck replacement, are discussed. The authors discuss why the use of standard bridge deck designs is not always possible on bridge rehabi...
This book provides a detailed summary of bridge loads from an international perspective. The authors cover all aspects from the methodology behind the calculation of bridge loads and the complex interactions between loads and bridges, to economic considerations. A wide range of bridge loads are covered, including highway vehicle loads, pedestrian l
When is a threshold a portal? What is a sallyport? How many ways are there to cross a wall, a fence or a river? What is a kissing gate? Are there gateways to other worlds? In this beautiful book, packed with rare antique illustrations and original drawings by artist Miles Thistlethwaite, author Philippa Lewis explores the fascinating world of liminal boundaries and the inexhaustable variety of ways in which we cross them. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FI...
A limit state is defined as "any limiting condition beyond which the structure ceases to fulfil its intended function". Limit State Design (LSD) is therefore a formal way of stating the design criteria in a performance-based way. The limit states design approach is becoming widely accepted for a range of structures, including bridges. This book presents in detail the concept of limit state design. It follows the most advanced bridge design codes. It discusses methods of analysis for different ty...
Arguably the most famous bridge in the world, Tower Bridge was built in the late nineteenth century and immediately acclaimed as a feat of Victorian engineering. Designed to ease road traffic while maintaining river access, it was constructed with giant moveable roadways that lift up for passing ships. It quickly became known as the 'Wonder Bridge'. Celebrating this truly iconic London structure, a focal point of the city and the River Thames, this book tells the story of the bridge and its des...
Several aspects of interpretation of geophysical data applied to the study of tectonics, geodynamics, metamorphism and magmatism are discussed. Deep-level geophysical data has revealed a new class of physical inhomogeneities in the lithosphere of various regions of diverse ages around the world.
The bridge construction industry has moved with great speed towards mechanised construction solutions using specialised bridge deck erection equipment to shorten construction programmes and reduce costs. An increased level of knowledge related to these modern construction processes will ensure more efficient use of these methods, facilitate better decision-making processes and improve safety on site. In Bridge Deck Erection Equipment: A Best Practice Guide, international experts provide the indu...
