The Design of Highway Bridges of Steel, Timber and Concrete

xv, 548 pp. CONTENTS: Part I. The Calculation of Stresses in Bridge Trusses: Methods for the Calculation of Stresses in Framed Structures - Stresses in Beams - Stresses in Highway Bridge Trusses - Stresses in Railway Bridge Trusses - Stresses in Lateral Systems - Stresses in Pins, Eccentric and Combined Stresses, Deflection of Trusses, Stresses in Rollers, and Camber - The Solution of Problems in the Calculation of Stresses in Bridge Trusses; Part II. Design of Steel and Timber Bridges: Types of Bridges - Data for the Design of Steel Highway Bridges - Design of Highway Bridge Floors - Design of Beam Highway Bridges - Design of Plate Birder Highway Bridges - Design of Low Truss Highway Bridges - Design of High Truss Steel Highway Bridges - Design of Steel Highway Bridge Details - Design of Timber Bridges and Trestles; Part III. Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridges and Culverts: Types of Reinforced Concrete Bridges - Stresses in Reinforced Concrete - Design of Retaining Walls - Design of Bridge Abutments and Piers - Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridges - Design of Culverts - Design of Concrete Arch Bridges; Part IV. Construction of Highway Bridges: Bridge Engineering - Estimates and Costs of Highway Bridges and Culverts - Erection of Bridges; Appendix I. General Specification for Steel Highway Bridges; Appendix II. General Specifications for Concrete Highway Bridges and Foundations; Appendix III. Structural Tables.