Handbook of International Bridge Engineering
An international team of bridge experts and internationally known authors from 26 countries has joined forces to produce the Handbook of International Bridge Engineering, with the theme “bridge the world in the twenty-first century.” The handbook is a unique, comprehensive, and up-to-date reference work and resource book covering bridge engineering practice and landmark and recorded bridges around the world, including 26 major countries and areas such as: Canada and the United States in North America; Argentina and Brazil in South America; Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine in the European continent; China, Indonesia, Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Thailand in Asia; and Egypt, Iran,and Turkey in the Middle East.
Each country’s chapter presents a historical sketch and Geographical characteristics; design considerations, specifications, philosophy, and loads; various types of bridges including girder, truss, arch, cablestayed,suspension, and so on, in various types of materials (stone, timber, concrete, steel, advanced composite) and in various purposes (highway, railway, and pedestrian); bridge management, maintenance, and monitoring including repair, professional education, cost analysis, and funding; and future
trends addressing special topics and new developments, new milestone bridges under planning and construction, and new materials. Ten benchmark comparisons for highway composite girder design from different countries are also presented in Chapter 27.
The highest bridges around the world are highlighted in Chapter 28. The top 100 longest bridges, and the top 20 longest bridge spans for various bridge types including suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, extradosed bridges, truss bridges, arch bridges, steel girder bridges, concrete girder bridges, movable bridges (vertical lift, swing, and bascule), floating bridges, stress ribbon bridges, and timber bridges, are listed in Chapter 29. More than 1650 beautiful bridge photos and drawings illustrate the great achievements of engineering professions.