This book offers a valuable guide for practicing bridge engineers and graduate students in
structural engineering its main purpose is to present the latest concepts in bridge
engineering in fairly easy-to-follow terms. The book provides details of easy-to-use computer
programs for: · Analysing slab-on-girder bridges for live load distribution. · Analysing slab
and other solid bridge components for live load distribution. · Analysing and designing
concrete deck slab overhangs of girder bridges under vehicular loads. · Determining the failure
loads of concrete deck slabs of girder bridges under concentrated wheel loads. In addition the
book includes extensive chapters dealing with the design of wood bridges and soil-steel
bridges. Further a unique chapter on structural health monitoring (SHM) will help bridge
engineers determine the actual load carrying capacities of bridges as opposed to their
perceived analytical capacities. The chapter addressing structures made with fibre-reinforced
polymers will allow engineers to design highly durable economical and sustainable structures.
This chapter also provides guidance on rehabilitating deteriorated structures with these new
materials. The book also deals with the philosophy of bridge design without resorting to
complex equations. Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http:
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