Innovative Bridge Design Handbook: Construction, Rehabilitation and Maintenance - Softcover

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Alessio Pipinato is the CEO, Technical and Scientific Director of the engineering consulting firm Alessio Pipinato and Partners. He is an Engineer for the executive design and construction supervision of bridges, viaducts, public buildings and a member of international associations including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS), Collegio Ingegneri Ferroviari Italiani (CIFI), and American Institute of Architects (AIA). He has also served as the National Expert Member of the UNI-CT21 Technical Commission “Structural Engineering”, and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. During his career, which included over a decade as Professor of structural engineering and bridge engineering at the University of Padova, Italy, he has authored more than 250 publications in international journals, books, and conference proceedings.

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Each bridge presents a unique set of design, construction and maintenance challenges. The designer must determine the appropriate methods and level of refinement necessary to design and analyze each bridge on a case-by-case basis. Bridge Design and Construction Handbook encompasses the state-of-the-art in bridge design, construction, maintenance and safety assessment. Written by an international group of contributors, this book provides innovative design approaches used in various parts of the world and develop concepts for design, construction, and maintenance that will reduce project cost and increase structural durability.

Bridge Design and Construction Handbook brings together the specific knowledge of bridge engineering dealing with design, assessment, research and construction. The handbook begins with an analysis of the history and development of bridges aesthetic and design, Loads including seismic, and wind loads, fatigue and fracture, creep and shrinkage, local effects, LRDF designs and Bridge Design based on Geometry: Arch bridges, curved bridges, Long span bridges and suspension bridges. This is followed by a discussion of Special bridge structures: segmental bridges, movable bridges, masonry bridges, timber bridges, railway bridges. Bridge foundations, construction practices, inspection and maintenance systems are also covered. Every chapter is subdivided into two parts, the first concerning design issues, and the second covering numerical modeling methods.