Ioannis Vayas, Aristidis Iliopoulos ... 584 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (September, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1466557443 - ISBN-13: 978-1466557444.
Combining a theoretical background with engineering practice, Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges to Eurocodes
covers the conceptual and detailed design of composite bridges in
accordance with the Eurocodes. Bridge design is strongly based on
prescriptive normative rules regarding loads and their combinations,
safety factors, material properties, analysis methods, required
verifications, and other issues that are included in the codes.
Composite bridges may be designed in accordance with the Eurocodes,
which have recently been adopted across the European Union. This book
centers on the new design rules incorporated in the EN-versions of the
Eurocodes. The book addresses the design for a majority
of composite bridge superstructures and guides readers through the
selection of appropriate structural bridge systems. It introduces the
loads on bridges and their combinations, proposes software supported
analysis models, and outlines the required verifications for sections
and members at ultimate and serviceability limit states, including
fatigue and plate buckling, as well as seismic design of the deck and
the bearings. It presents the main types of common composite bridges,
discusses structural forms and systems, and describes preliminary design
aids and erection methods. It provides information on railway bridges,
but through the design examples makes road bridges the focal point. This
text includes several design examples within the chapters, explores the
structural details, summarizes the relevant design codes, discusses
durability issues, presents the properties for structural materials,
concentrates on modeling for global analysis, and lays down the rules
for the shear connection. It presents fatigue analysis and design,
fatigue load models, detail categories, and fatigue verifications for
structural steel, reinforcement, concrete, and shear connectors. It also
covers structural bearings and dampers, with an emphasis on reinforced
elastomeric bearings. The book is appropriate for structural engineering
students, bridge designers or practicing engineers converting from
other codes to Eurocodes.