Huang / Li China Highway Canyon Bridges

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-981-16-4431-3
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 219 Seiten

Reihe: Earth and Environmental Science

This book presents 108 canyon bridges that best represent the highest level of bridge construction in China and is divided into four chapters including suspension bridge, cable-stayed bridge, arch bridge and beam bridge. It introduces the definition of canyon bridge for the first time and gives an overview of each bridge's structural characteristics, design and construction techniques, as well as management and maintenance measures. Furthermore, this book provides elevation layout drawings and real view pictures. Chinese version of this book was awarded “Fan Lichu Book Prize” by Bridge and Structure Committee of China Civil Engineering Society in August 2020. It is the first book accounting of canyon bridges and appeals to a wide readership, from bridge designers and engineers to the general public who has interests to learn bridge construction in mountainous areas.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Huang, Zhendong

Li, Yanwu

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Research on Highway Canyon Bridges in China.- Suspension Bridges.- Cable-stayed Bridges.- Arch Bridges.- Girder Bridges.

Über Autor(innen)

Zhendong Huang is a professor-level senior engineer. He served as the minister of the Ministry of Communications. 

Yanwu Li is a professor-level senior engineer. He is now the vice chairman of Expert Committee of China Highway Construction Industry Association and the former director of Bureau of Engineering Quality Supervision and the director of Highway Department of Ministry of Transport.