Bridges are great symbols of mankind's conquest of space. They are
a monument to his vision and determination, but these alone are not
enough. An appreciation of the mathematical theories underlying
bridge design is essential to resist the physical forces of nature
and gravity.
The object of this book is to explain firstly the nature of the
problems associated with the building of bridges with steel as the
basic material, and then the theories that are available to tackle
them.
The book covers:
a technological history of the different types of iron and steel
bridges
the basic properties of steel
loads on bridges from either natural or traffic-induced
forces
the process and aims of design based on limit state and statistical
probability concepts
buckling behaviour of various components and large-deflection
behaviour of components with initial imperfections
detailed guidance on the design of plate and box girder bridges
together with some design examples
The Second Edition includes a completely new chapter on the
history and design of cable-stayed bridges, the various types of
cable used for them and their method of construction, and it
addresses many of the changes introduced in the latest version of
the British Standard Design Code for steel bridges, BS 5400: Part
3:2000.
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