Bridge Engineering: A Global Perspective

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3215-6
Verlag: Institution of Civil Engineers

Buch, Englisch, 800 Seiten, Format (B × H): 242 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 3080 g

Bridge Engineering:A Global Perspective is a comprehensive review of how we create and maintain bridges – one of the most vital yet vulnerable parts of our infrastructure – and how we got where we are today.Its 800 illustrated pages in full colourprovide a unique and authoritative reference for practitioners, researchers and students alike on the state-of-the-art of bridge engineering world-wide, from local community footbridges to vast multi-modal crossings between nations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fernández Troyano, Leonardo

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Brückenbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Bridges and their historical evolution
Bridges and their materials
Bridges, their structures and building processes
Arch bridges
Beam bridges
Frame bridges
Cable-supported bridges - suspension and stayed
Moving bridges
Index of bridges
Index of names
Index of organisations
References