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Bridge Engineering Handbook

Ed. Wai-Fah Chen and Lian Duan

Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2000

Bridge Engineering Handbook

Edited by

Wai-Fah Chen

Lian Duan

CRC Press

Boca Raton London New York Washington, D. C.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Chen, Wai-Fah, Duan, Lian

Bridge engineering handbook / edited by Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8493-7434-0 (alk. paper)

1. Bridges—Design and construction. I. Chen, Wai-Fah, 1936 - II.

Duan, Lian.

TG145 - B85 1999

624’-2 -- d21c

99-3175

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Foreword

Among all engineering subjects, bridge engineering is probably the most difﬁcult on which to compose

a handbook because it encompasses various ﬁelds of arts and sciences. It not only requires knowledge

and experience in bridge design and construction, but often involves social, economic, and political

activities. Hence, I wish to congratulate the editors and authors for having conceived this thick volume

and devoted the time and energy to complete it in such short order. Not only is it the ﬁrst handbook of

bridge engineering as far as I know, but it contains a wealth of information not previously available to

bridge engineers. It embraces almost all facets of bridge engineering except the rudimentary analyses and

actual ﬁeld construction of bridge structures, members, and foundations. Of course, bridge engineering

is such an immense subject that engineers will always have to go beyond a handbook for additional

information and guidance.

I may be somewhat biased in commenting on the background of the two editors, who both came from

China, a country rich in the pioneering and design of ancient bridges and just beginning to catch up

with the modern world in the science and technology of bridge engineering. It is particularly to the

editors’ credit to have convinced and gathered so many internationally recognized bridge engineers to

contribute chapters. At the same time, younger engineers have introduced new design and construction

techniques into the treatise.

This Handbook is divided into seven sections, namely:

• Fundamentals

• Superstructure Design

• Substructure Design

• Seismic Design

• Construction and Maintenance

• Special Topics

•Worldwide Practice

There are 67 chapters, beginning with bridge concepts and aesthestics, two areas only recently empha-

sized by bridge engineers. Some unusual features, such as rehabilitation, retroﬁt, and maintenance of

bridges, are presented in great detail. The section devoted to seismic design includes soil-foundation-

structure interaction. Another section describes and compares bridge engineering practices around the

world. I am sure that these special areas will be brought up to date as the future of bridge engineering

develops.

May I advise each bridge engineer to have a desk copy of this volume with which to survey and examine

both the breadth and depth of bridge engineering.

T. Y. Lin

Professor Emeritus, University of California at Berkeley

Chairman, Lin Tung-Yen China, Inc.

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