About the Book:
An international team of experts has joined forces to produce the Bridge Engineering Handbook. They address all facets-the planning, design, inspection, construction, and maintenance of a variety of bridge structures-creating a must-have resource for every bridge engineer. This unique, comprehensive reference provides the means to review standard practices and keep abreast of new developments and state-of-the-art practices. Comprising 67 chapters in seven sections, the authors presents:
Fundamentals: Provides the basic concepts and theory of bridge engineering
Superstructure Design: Discusses all types of bridges
Substructure Design: Addresses columns, piers, abutments, and foundations
Seismic Design: Presents the latest in seismic bridge design
Construction and Maintenance: Focuses on the practical issues of bridge structures
Special Topics: Offers new and important information and unique solutions
Worldwide Practice: Summarizes bridge engineering practices around the world.
Special attention is given to rehabilitation, retrofit, and maintenance, and the Bridge Engineering Handbook offers over 1,600 tables, charts, and illustrations in ready-to-use format. An abundance of worked-out examples give readers step-by-step design procedures and the section on Worldwide Practice provides a broad and valuable perspective on the "big picture" of bridge engineering past and present.
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About the Authors:
Wai-Fah Chen is a George E. Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and head of the Department of Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering at Purdue university. He received his B.S. in civil engineering from the National Cheng-Kung university, Taiwan, in 1959, M.S. in structural engineering from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1963, and Ph.D. in solid mechanics from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1966.
Dr. Chen’s research interests cover several areas, including constitutive modeling of engineering materials, soil and concrete plasticity, structural connections, and structural stability. He is the recipient of numerous engineering awards, including the AISC T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, the ASCE Raymond C. Reese Research Prize, and the ASCE Shortridge Hardesty Award. He was elected to the national Academy of engineering in1995, and was awarded an Honorary Membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers in1997. He was most recently elected to the Academia Sinica in Taiwan.
Lian Duan is a Senior Bridge Engineer with the California Department of Transportation, U.S., and Professor of Structural Engineering at Taiyuan University of Technology, China.
He received his B.S. in civil engineering in1975, M.S. in structural engineering in 1981 from Taiyuan University of Technology, and Ph.D. in structural engineering from Pardue University, West Lafayette, Indiana in1990. Dr. Duan worked at the Northeastern China Power Design Institute from 1975 to 1978.