Book description
Up-to-date coverage of bridge design and analysisÂ- revised to
reflect the fifth edition of the AASHTO LRFD specifications
Design of Highway Bridges, Third Edition offers detailed
coverage of engineering basics for the design of short- and
medium-span bridges. Revised to conform with the latest fifth edition
of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (AASHTO) LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, it is an
excellent engineering resource for both professionals and students.
This updated edition has been reorganized throughout, spreading the
material into twenty shorter, more focused chapters that make
information even easier to find and navigate. It also features:
- Expanded coverage of computer modeling, calibration of service
limit states, rigid method system analysis, and concrete shear
- Information on key bridge types, selection principles, and
aesthetic issues
- Dozens of worked problems that allow techniques to be applied to
real-world problems and design specifications
- A new color insert of bridge photographs, including examples of
historical and aesthetic significance
- New coverage of the "green" aspects of recycled steel
- Selected references for further study
From gaining a quick familiarity with the AASHTO LRFD specifications
to seeking broader guidance on highway bridge designÂ-Design of
Highway Bridges is the one-stop, ready reference that puts
information at your fingertips, while also serving as an excellent
study guide and reference for the U. S. Professional Engineering
Examination.
The late RICHARD M. BARKER, PhD, PE, was Professor Emeritus of
Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University. Dr. Barker spent more than fifty years as a
structural designer, project engineer, researcher, and teacher.
JAY A. PUCKETT, PhD, PE, is V. O. Smith Professor of Civil and
Architectural Engineering at the University of Wyoming and President
of BridgeTech, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in software
development for bridge engineering. With over thirty years of
experience in bridge research and development, he has developed
software for the analysis and rating of bridge systems that is
currently in use at over forty transportation agencies. Dr. Puckett
was a subconsultant to Michael Baker Jr. Inc. for the development of
AASHTO's new rating and design systems (Virtis/Opis). His research has
involved several National Academy NCHRP projects.
