Narenda Taly ... 963 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (November, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1466552182 - ISBN-13: 978-1466552180 ...
Highway Bridge Superstructure Engineering: LRFD Approaches to Design and Analysis
provides a detailed discussion of traditional structural design
perspectives, and serves as a state-of-the-art resource on the latest
design and analysis of highway bridge superstructures. This book is
applicable to highway bridges of all construction and material types,
and is based on the load and resistance factor design (LRFD) philosophy.
It discusses the theory of probability (with an explanation leading to
the calibration process and reliability), and includes fully solved
design examples of steel, reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge
superstructures. It also contains step-by-step calculations for
determining the distribution factors for several different types of
bridge superstructures (which form the basis of load and resistance
design specifications) and can be found in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Fully Realize the Basis and Significance of LRFD Specifications. Divided into six chapters, this instructive text: Introduces bridge engineering as a discipline of structural design * Describes numerous types of highway bridge superstructures systems * Presents a detailed discussion of various types of loads that act on bridge superstructures and substructures * Discusses the methods of analyses of highway bridge superstructures * Includes a detailed discussion of reinforced and prestressed concrete bridges, and slab-steel girder bridges. Highway Bridge Superstructure Engineering: LRFD Approaches to Design and Analysis can
be used for teaching highway bridge design courses to undergraduate-
and graduate-level classes, and as an excellent resource for practicing
engineers.