This comprehensive and up-to-date reference work and resource book covers state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice for bridge engineering worldwide. Countries covered include Canada and the United States in North America; Argentina and Brazil in South America; Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine in the European continent; China, Indonesia, Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Thailand in Asia; and Egypt, Iran, and Turkey in the Middle East.
The book examines the use of different materials for each region, including stone, timber, concrete, steel, and composite. It examines various bridge types, including slab, girder, segmental, truss, arch, suspension, and cable-stayed. A color insert illustrates select landmark bridges. It also presents ten benchmark comparisons for highway composite girder design from different countries; the highest bridges; the top 100 longest bridges, and the top 20 longest bridge spans for various bridge types including suspension, cable-stayed, extradosed, arch, girder, movable bridges (vertical lift, swing, and bascule), floating, stress ribbon, and timber; and bridge construction methods.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"This is a monumental work that brings to the bridge engineering profession of the world a comprehensive vision of both the history and the current status of the whole field. I do not recall having seen anything like this before. I was asked to review the chapter on the bridges in Japan. That country has many monumental bridges, including the world's longest bridge. The descriptions in the chapter are very instructive. They describe not only all the bridge types and the construction materials, but they also give details on the legal, and societal aspects of Japanese bridges. Triumphs and failures are discussed. The difficult issue of designing against seimic hazards is well documented. ... If what I have seen in the chapter on Japanese bridges is true for all the chapters, then this will be a landmark book for bridge engineers and engineering students and practitioners for many years to come. Knowing the editors, I have no doubt that this will be the case. The book will not only be useful as a fount of knowledge, but it will also be very valuable in the increasingly globalized practice of engineering construction."
--Theodore V. Galambos, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
"At first sight this might appear to be yet another ' Coffee Table Book ' I.e. something to be displayed in Reception for those waiting to be seen to browse as an alternative to checking their emails. It is, however, much more than this. It is a work of real technical merit, of considerable practical significance and of substantial interest. Those who come across a copy by accident will note its potential usefulness and inherent interest and will, as a result, seek to acquire a copy themselves. How does it achieve this? By making the wonder, the history and the technology of bridges available through the sometimes discounted but still highly effective means of the printed page. Readers may, therefore choose to focus on a particular country, a certain bridge type, to use as a reference work , to consult in the expectation that at least something relevant will be found and that the text and references will lead on to more detailed material or, simply, as 'technical relaxation' whilst travelling. ... The authors have assembled an obviously highly talented team of writers and have drawn from them a work of real substance. It deserves a place on the shelves - and the coffee tables - of bridge engineers and those with an interest in the technology of bridges worldwide."
--Professor D A Nethercot , FTSE Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering Imperial College London, UK
"Part of the book might be sustainability 101 for many. The ethical dilemmas in this book is a must read for big and small consultancy firms as well as for buisness and for NGO's and in a condensed version boards of directors. Some of the examples might be a little "thought up" but it is really important to discusss from the consultant team to the boardroom - ideally through a faciilated discussion between the different parties. ... We live in a world where we do not share the same purpose and not all share the same ethics on how to reach the defined purpose of an organization. ... This book is an important contribution to facilitate a discussion on the dilemmas consultants need to navigate with integrity."
--Helle Bank Jorgenson, CEO, B. Accountability and United Nations Special Advisor to Global Compact in Canada
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Verlagsort
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Structural and bridge engineers and senior undergrad and graduate students in bridge engineering courses.
Illustrationen
1748 s/w Abbildungen, 42 farbige Abbildungen, 58 s/w Tabellen
58 Tables, black and white; 42 Illustrations, color; 1748 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4398-1029-3 (9781439810293)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dr. Wai-Fah Chen is a research professor of civil engineering at the University of Hawaii. He was dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Hawaii from 1999 to 2007, and a George E. Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Purdue University from 1976 to 1999. He received his BS in civil engineering from the National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan, in 1959, MS in structural engineering from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, in 1963, and PhD in solid mechanics from Brown University, Rhode Island, in 1966. His interests include constitutive modeling of engineering materials, soil and concrete plasticity, structural connections, and structural stability.
Dr. Lian Duan
is a senior bridge engineer and Structural Steel Committee chair with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), United States. He worked at the North China Power Design Institute from 1975 to 1978 and taught at Taiyuan University of Technology from 1981 to 1985. He received his diploma in civil engineering in 1975, MS in structural engineering in 1981 from Taiyuan University of Technology, and PhD in structural engineering from Purdue University in 1990. Dr. Duan's research interests cover areas including inelastic behavior of reinforced concrete and steel structures, structural stability, seismic bridge analysis, and design.
Herausgeber*in
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, USA
Bridge Engineering in Canada. Bridge Engineering in the United States. Bridge Engineering in Argentina. Bridge Engineering in Brazil. Bridge Engineering in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bridge Engineering in Bulgaria. Bridge Engineering in Croatia. Bridge Engineering in the Czech Republic. Bridge Engineering in Denmark. Bridge Engineering in Finland. Bridge Engineering in France. Bridge Engineering in Greece. Bridge Engineering in Macedonia. Bridge Engineering in Poland. Bridge Engineering in Russia. Bridge Engineering in Serbia. Bridge Engineering in the Slovak Republic. Bridge Engineering in Turkey. Bridge Engineering in Ukraine. Bridge Engineering in China. Bridge Engineering in Indonesia. Bridge Engineering in Iran. Bridge Engineering in Japan. Bridge Engineering in Chinese Taipei. Bridge Engineering in Thailand. Bridge Engineering in Egypt. Benchmark Designs of Highway Composite Girder Bridges. Highest Bridges. Longest Bridges and Bridge Spans. Index.
