Lee / Sternberg Bridges

Their Engineering and Planning
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5527-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

A multidisciplinary and accessible introduction to humanity’s favorite structure: the bridge.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, George C.

Sternberg, Ernest

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Brückenbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures
Preface and Acknowledgments

Part I: Deciding about Bridges

1. Crossing the Bridge before We Get There

2. Counting Our Bridges

Part II: Bridge Engineering

3. Understanding Stresses and Strains

4. Bridge Types and Sites

5. Making Strong Bridges: Dealing with Uncertainty

6. Resisting Extreme Events

Part III: Bridge Planning

7. Is It Worth It? Costs, Benefits, and Tough Decisions

8. Traffic across the Bridge

9. The Bridge in the Environment

10. Delivering the Bridge

Part IV: Conclusion

11. A Bridge Spanning a Millennium

Index

Über Autor(innen)

George C. Lee is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. His books include Structural Damping: Applications in Seismic Response Modification (coauthored with Zach Liang, Gary F. Dargush, and Jianwei Song). Ernest Sternberg is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He is the author of Photonic Technology and Industrial Policy: U.S. Responses to Technological Change, also published by SUNY Press, and The Economy of Icons: How Business Manufactures Meaning.