Synopses & Reviews
Design of Bridge Superstructures meets the need for up-to-date information on bridge design. Author Colin O'Connor offers a comprehensive examination of the analysis and design of all important types of steel and concrete bridge superstructures. In particular, reference is made to steel plate girders, simple and continuous girders in prestressed concrete, trusses, tubular girders, girders curved in plan, parallel girder systems, stiffened suspension bridges, cable stayed girder bridges and arches.
The first chapter discusses quality in bridge design, the design of bridge decks, foundation design, and the choice of span, superstructure type, and design philosophy. Succeeding chapters consider each bridge type in turn, reviewing its disinctive features. Unusual erection problems are discussed, and existing bridges many of which are illustrated with photographs are described in detail.
Tables and charts are presented showing longest spans, properties of existing bridges, and detailed information on buckling behavior.
Design of Bridge Superstructures will be especially valuable to all structural engineers, particularly those engaged in bridge design and construction. It will also be useful to professors and undergraduate and graduate students of structural design and analysis.