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Planning and Design of Bridges Hardback - 1994

by M. S. Troitsky

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Timely, authoritative, extremely practical--an exhaustive guide tothe nontheoretical aspects of bridge planning and design. This bookaddresses virtually all practical problems associated with theplanning and design of steel and concrete bridge superstructuresand substructures. Drawing on its author's nearly half-century as abridge designer and engineer, it offers in-depth coverage of suchcrucial considerations as selecting the optimum location andlayout, traffic flow, aesthetics, design, analysis, construction, current codes and government regulations, maintenance andrehabilitation, and much more.
* Offers in-depth coverage of all the steps involved in performingproper planning and design with comparative analyses of alternativesolutions
* Includes numerous examples and case studies of existing bridgesand important projects underway around the world
* Features a time-line history of bridge building from pre-Romantimes to the present
* Summarizes key technical data essential to bridgeengineering
* Supplemented with 200 line drawings and photos vividlyillustrating all concepts presented
* Comprehensive coverage of CAD planning, design, and analysistechniques and technologies

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An exhaustive guide to the 80 percent of bridge planning and design that most engineers and planners learn only through years of experience, this book addresses all of the practical problems associated with the planning and design of steel and concrete bridge superstructures and substructures. Based on Professor M. S. Troitsky's more than four decades as a bridge design engineer and educator, it offers in-depth coverage of such crucial considerations as selecting the optimum location and layout, traffic flow, aesthetics, design, analysis, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation, and much more. Citing numerous examples and case studies of existing bridges and important projects underway around the world, and featuring more than 200 line drawings and photographs vividly illustrating all key issues covered, Planning and Design of Bridges provides complete coverage of:
  • The history of bridge building from pre-Roman times to the present
  • Choosing the optimum location and layout
  • Methods of crossing rivers
  • Steel superstructures
  • Concrete superstructures and substructures
  • Current design codes and regulations
  • Contemporary design trends
  • Comparative analyses of alternative designs and schemes
  • CAD planning, design, and analysis
  • And much more
Covering all essential practical, aesthetic, and environmental concerns connected with bridge planning and design, this book will be a welcome addition to the professional libraries of bridge engineers, structural engineers, and architects.

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  • Title Planning and Design of Bridges
  • Author M. S. Troitsky
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition INTERNATIONAL ED
  • Pages 318
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley, New York
  • Publication date 1994
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780471028536 / 0471028533
  • Weight 1.42 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.52 x 6.26 x 0.85 in (24.18 x 15.90 x 2.16 cm)
  • Category Technology & Industrial Arts
  • Library of Congress subjects Bridges - Design and construction, Bridges - Planning
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94006946
  • Dewey Decimal Code 624.25

About the author

About the author M. S. TROITSKY, PhD, has had extensive practical experience as a bridge engineer, designer, and consultant. After earning his doctorate in structural engineering from the University of Belgrade in 1943, he worked for twelve years as chief bridge engineer for the Foundation Company of Canada. There, he was responsible for the design and construction monitoring of nine major steel bridges, including arch, plate girder, suspension, truss, and cable-stayed bridges. He has also done consulting to private firms on structural problems, worked on the design of one cable-stayed bridge, and served as a primary designer on a two-span truss bridge reinforced by cables. Currently, Dr. Troitsky is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Concordia University in Montreal. He has also taught at the University of Montreal and McGill University, and at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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