Buch, Englisch, 516 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1020 g
Buch, Englisch, 516 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1020 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-56484-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Exhaustive examination of the details of a specific bridge failure, typically, reveals the reasons for the collapse and lessons are drawn from the experience. Each bridge failure, since the Tacoma Narrows Bride disaster in 1940, has served as a wakeup call for the bridge engineering community, initiating radical changes in the design and construction standards. However, a paradigm shift is necessary in the inspection and monitoring practices of the bridge engineering community to provide preventive maintenance and restore the public’s confidence in the safety of bridges.
Concerns about bridge safety and reliability go beyond geographical boundaries and are shared by bridge engineers from different countries. This book contains a number of selected papers that were presented at the Fifth New York City Bridge Conference, held on August 17-18, 2009. These papers cover a wide range of topics in the design, construction, maintenance, monitoring and rehabilitation of bridge structures.
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Preface
1 Bridge safety, analysis and design
2 Cable-supported bridges
3 Movable bridges
4 Advanced materials
5 Bridge instrumentation and monitoring
6 Bridge security and testing
7 Bridge inspection, management and assessment
8 Bridge construction, maintenance and retrofit
9 Bridge deck evaluation
10 Bridge history and aesthetics
Author index