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Innovations in Bridge Engineering Technology
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 145.00In the last few years, remarkable technological advances have been achieved in bridge engineering technology. These cover a wide spectrum of issues, ranging from design, maintenance, and rehabilitation methodologies to material and monitoring innovations. Within an international framework of exchanging the state-of-the-art in the field of bridge engineering,... more...
Historic Bridges
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 145.95Perhaps more than any other engineered structures, bridges represent the height of resourcefulness both in their design and their use of materials. This work provides both an admiring and a technical account of bridge engineering through an exploration of several remarkable examples. Demonstrating historic significance beyond their utilitarian function,... more...
Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel
University of Minnesota Press 2008; US$ 39.95Like never before we are aware of the crucial place of bridges in our lives. The spans that warranted little notice are now at the forefront of public and political debate and we are reminded of the rich historyand the uncertain futureof bridging in Minnesota. Historian Denis P. Gardner documents and celebrates a wide range of the states... more...
The George Washington Bridge
Rutgers University Press 2008; US$ 22.95Intimate and engaging, Michael Rockland's rich narrative presents perspectives on the GWB, as it is often called, that span history, architecture, engineering, transportation, design, the arts, politics, and even post-9/11 mentality. Stunning archival photos, from the late 1920s when the bridge was built through the present, are a powerful complement... more...
Health Monitoring of Bridges
Wiley 2008; US$ 155.00Health Monitoring of Bridges prepares the bridge engineering community for the exciting new technological developments happening in the industry, offering the benefit of much research carried out in the aerospace and other industrial sectors and discussing the latest methodologies available for the management of bridge stock. Health Monitoring... more...
Handbuch Brücken: Entwerfen, Konstruieren, Berechnen, Bauen und Erhalten (German Edition)
Springer 2007; US$ 209.99Das umfassende Handbuch stellt das Grund- und Fachwissen für den Entwurf, die Konstruktion, die Berechnung, die Bauausführung und die Erhaltung von Brückenbauwerken vor. Hervorragende Fachautoren aus Praxis und Wissenschaft beschreiben ihre Erfahrungen zu Tragwerkstypen, Berechnungs-, Herstellungs- und Bauausführungsverfahren sowie Bauüberwachungsmethoden.... more...
Bridge Management
Taylor & Francis 2009; US$ 160.00* Comprehensive specialist information for the bridge engineer * Not only covers testing and assessment, but also financial and management issues * Highly illustrated with full colour diagrams and photographs As the emphasis in construction moves from building new bridges to maintenance and rehabilitation of existing stock, bridge management is... more...
Safety and Reliability of Bridge Structures
CRC Press 2009; US$ 185.95Concerns about bridge safety and reliability go beyond geographical boundaries and are shared by bridge engineers from different countries. This book contains a number of selected papers that were presented at the Fifth New York City Bridge Conference, held on August 17-18, 2009. more...
Handbuch Brücken: Entwerfen, Konstruieren, Berechnen, Bauen und Erhalten (German Edition)
Springer 2010; US$ 289.00In dem Handbuch erläutern Fachautoren ihre Erfahrungen mit Tragwerkstypen, Berechnungs-, Herstellungs- und Bauausführungsverfahren sowie Bauüberwachungsmethoden. In der 2. Auflage werden die Verwendung von Ultra-Hochleistungsbeton und die mit Brückenbaupreisen (2006?2008) ausgezeichneten Brücken berücksichtigt. Die Kapitel zum Entwerfen, Konstruieren,... more...









