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Bridges : their engineering and planning /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, George C. (Author), Sternberg, Ernest, 1953- (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Bridges > Design and construction.
Bridges > Planning.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface and acknowledgments
  • Deciding about bridges. Crossing the bridge before we get there
  • Counting our bridges
  • Bridge engineering. Understanding stresses and strains
  • Bridge types and sites
  • Making strong bridges : dealing with uncertainty
  • Resisting extreme events
  • Bridge planning. Is it worth it? : costs, benefits, and tough decisions
  • Traffic across the bridge
  • The bridge in the environment
  • Delivering the bridge
  • Conclusion. A bridge across a millennium.