COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF BRIDGE STRUCTURES

Gain Confidence in Modeling Techniques Used for Complicated Bridge Structures Bridge structures varies considerably in form, size, complexity, and importance. The methods for their computational analysis and design range from approximate to refined analyses, and rapidly improving computer technology has made them more refined and complex methods of analyses more commonplace. The key methods of analysis and related modeling techniques are set out, mainly for highway bridges, but also with some information on railway bridges. Special topics such as strut-and-tie modeling, linear and nonlinear buckling analysis, redundancy analysis, integral bridges, dynamic/earthquake analysis, and bridge geometry are also covered. The material is largely code-independent. The book is written for students, especially at the MSc level, and for practicing professionals in bridge design offices and bridge design authorities worldwide.