Bridge Construction Engineer's Handbook (Second Edition)

Author: Yang Wenyuan, Xu Ben, Editors
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This manual (Second Edition) includes new bridge construction technologies and maintenance, repair, and strengthening measures for existing bridges. The manual is divided into 20 chapters. Chapters 1~16 cover new bridge construction, including common data and technical standards, construction preparation and surveying, open-cut foundations and subgrade treatment, driven piles and drilled pier foundations, pipe columns and caisson underground continuous walls, formwork, falsework, and arch supports, reinforcement, concrete and reinforced concrete, prestressing and concrete, body construction and winter construction, prefabricated component installation for prefabricated bridges, prestressed concrete continuous beam bridges, prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridges, steel bridge deck and ancillary works; Chapters 17~20 cover maintenance, repair, and strengthening, including bridge inspection and evaluation, daily maintenance and repair of bridge structures, strengthening of bridge superstructures, and maintenance and strengthening of bridge substructures. This manual can serve as a practical reference for highway bridge construction, management, and maintenance engineers and technicians, as well as for teaching and reference use by faculty and students in relevant disciplines at colleges and universities.