Construction, Maintenance, Restoration and Rehabilitation of Highway Bridges

The book has been written for the benefit of bridge engineers associated with the construction, maintenance, restoration and rehabilitation of bridges. The engineering students having a special subject on bridge engineering or construction technology will also find the book very useful. The book contains six chapters on bridge construction including durability considerations, two chapters on bridge inspection and maintenance and seven chapters on failure and restoration of bridges as well as rehabilitation of distressed bridges. The appendices contain proforma for original bridge report, proforma for routine inspection and proforma for principal/detailed inspection. COVER FOREWORD THE AUTHOR PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REVIEWS CONTENTS APPENDICES AND INDICES LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES PART I: CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES CHAPTER 1 : PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SPECIFICATIONS OF MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP CHAPTER 2 : CONSTRUCTION OF FOUNDATIONS CHAPTER 3 : CONSTRUCTION OF SUBSTRUCTURES CHAPTER 4 : CONSTRUCTION OF SUPERSTRUCTURES CHAPTER 5 : MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTIONS AND PROVISIONS CHAPTER 6 : SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION PART II: MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES CHAPTER 7 : INSPECTION AND DOCUMENTATION FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES CHAPTER 8 : IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAINTENANCE REPAIRS PART III: FAILURES AND RESTORAION OF BRIDGES CHAPTER 9 : FAILURE AND RESTORATION OF FOUNDATIONS AND SUBSTRUCTURE CHAPTER 10 : FAILURE AND RESTORATION OF BRIQGE SUPERSTRUCTURES PART IV: REHABILITATION OF DISTRESSED BRIDGES CHAPTER 11 : DISTRESS IN BRIDGES CHAPTER 12 : ·NEED AND PROCESS FOR REHABILITATION OF BRIDGES CHAPTER 13 : REHABILITATION OF DISTRESSED FOUNDATIONS AND SUBSTRUCTURES CHAPTER 14 : REHABILITATION OF DISTRESSED SUPERSTRUCTURES PART V: LESSONS FROM FAILURES AND DISTRESSES CHAPTER 15 : LESSONS FROM CASE STUDIES TO MINIMISE FAILURES OF AND DISTRESSES IN BRIDGES Appendices and Indices AUTHOR INDEX SUBJECT INDEX