The Design of Modern Steel Bridges - TEDI

Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
1 Types and History of Steel Bridges 1
1.1 Bridge types 1
1.2 History of bridges 2
2 Types and Properties of Steel 37
2.1 Introduction 37
2.2 Properties 38
2.3 Yield stress 39
2.4 Ductility 41
2.5 Notch ductility 41
2.6 Weldability 44
2.7 Weather resistance 45
2.8 Commercially available steels 45
2.9 Recent developments 48
References 48
3 Loads on Bridges 51
3.1 Dead loads 51
3.2 Live loads 51
3.3 Design live loads in different countries 53
3.4 Recent developments in bridge loading 58
3.5 Longitudinal forces on bridges 63
3.6 Wind loading 64
3.7 Thermal forces 68
3.8 Other loads on bridges 71
3.9 Load combinations 71
References 73
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