1464 pages - Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1st edition (November 1993)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0471570974 - ISBN-13: 978-0471570974
Covers current design techniques for both allowable stress and new load and resistance factor design (LRFD) approaches recommended by the forthcoming American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials draft specifications. Addresses the need for repair or replacement of 225,000 U.S. highway bridges as well as the need for 70,000 new bridges in the next 15 years.