پل‌ها: طراحی، ساخت، بازسازی و جایگزینی

This book is a comprehensive reference for the evaluation, testing, selection, and examination of relevant design criteria and alternatives for bridge decks, which appear in the AASHTO/LRFD design specifications. Important challenges to civil engineers, such as life cycle cost analysis, and constructability, particularly as related to maintaining traffic during deck replacement, are discussed. The authors discuss why the use of standard bridge deck designs is not always possible on bridge rehabilitation projects. This practical reference will aid busy engineers in dealing with the major changes that will mandate much greater attention to deck selection and design in the future. For example, most future bridge projects will involve rehabilitation or replacement\=which makes traffic maintenance a major issue\=and life cycle cost analysis is quickly becoming mandatory in the U.S. This guide is intended to be used throughout the development of any construction project involving bridges

This practicing engineer's guide to bridge decks includes relevant excerpts from current design standards and serves as a comprehensive reference for the evaluation, testing, selection, and examination of design criteria and alternatives for bridge decks. Crucial challenges to civil engineers, such as constructability, particularly as related to maintaining traffic during deck replacement, are covered. The authors also discuss why the use of standard bridge decks is not always possible on bridge rehabilitation projects. This practical source provides guidance for deck selection and design, and is helpful throughout the development of any construction project involving bridges. Topics include new parameters for deck design; history; the economy of better bridge decks; life-cycle cost methods; types of bridge decks; evaluation, inspection, and rehabilitation; concrete decks; and discussion of design specifications.

Bettigole and Robison provide a comprehensive reference for the evaluation, testing, selection, and examination of relevant design criteria and alternatives for bridge decks.