Bridge engineering / by S Ponnuswamy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ponnuswamy, S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bridges--Design and construction.

Bridges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 747 pages) : illustrations, figs., tables.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2008.

Contents:

Foreword

D. Preface to the second edition

E. Preface to the first edition

References

F. Acknowledgements

G. Copyright permissions

H. Author's profile

1. Introduction

Definition

History of development of bridges 2,3

Classification of bridges

Planning for a bridge

Different stages of planning 5,6

Preliminary/conceptual design

Detailed design

Summary

Annexure 1.1

Annexure 1.2

2. Investigation for bridges and culverts

Investigation for culverts and minor bridges

Topographic details

Catchments area map

Hydrologic particulars

Geo-technical details

Seismology of the area

Navigational requirements

Construction resources

Particulars of nearest bridges

Traffic forecast

Report and drawing

3. Investigations for important bridges

Factors for choice of ideal site

Techno-economic feasibility (or preliminary) study

Project report stage

Drawings to accompany the project report

Project report

Annexure 3.1

4. Design flood discharge for bridges

Introduction

Contribution factors

Methods of determination of design flood

Unit hydrograph method

Choice of method

Foundation design discharge

Annexure 4.1

Annexure 4.2

Annexure 4.3

Annexure 4.4

5. Linear waterway of bridges

General

Scour and depth of flow

Afflux

Calculation of waterway

6. Choice of foundation for piers and abutments

Types of bridge foundations

Cost ratio

Clearance

Choice of foundation

Open foundation

Pile foundation

Well foundation

Block foundations

7. Types of bridges and loading standards

Classification of culverts and bridges

Components of bridge structures

Need for loading standards

Loading requirements

Railway loading standards

Road bridge loadings

Some comments

Annexure 7.1 (a)

Annexure 7.1 (b)

Annexure 7.2

Annexure 7.3 (a)

Annexure 7.3 (b)

Annexure 7.3 (c)

8. Setting out for piers and abutments

Aim

Setting out for minor bridges and culverts

Setting out single span bridge

Setting out multispan bridge

Setting out for major/important bridges

Annexure 8.1

9. Open foundation

Open or shallow foundations

Open excavation in dry condition

Foundation below subsoil water

Baling out water

Cofferdams for deeper foundations

Floating caisson process

Structural forms

Design consideration?individual footing

Design procedure and example

Raft foundation

10. Pile foundations

Spacing of piles

Material for construction

Soil friction factors

Precast driven piles

Design of pile foundation

Load tests

Strength of group piles

Lateral resistance of piles

Factor of safety

Construction.

Driven piles versus cast-in-situ piles

Large diameter bored cast-in-situ piles

Construction of bored piles

Structural design of pile foundation

Annexure 10.1

Annexure 10.2

Annexure 10.3

Annexure 10.4

Annexure 10.5

Annexure 10.6

11. Well foundation

Types of wells

Caissons

Design of wells

Sinking effort

Material for steining

Design of curb and cutting edge

Construction

Sinking of wells

Some problems of open sinking

Use of divers for sinking

Pneumatic sinking

Working of pneumatic equipment

Rate of sinking

Bottom plug

Sand filling

Top plug and well cap

Annexure 11.1

Annexure 11.2

Annexure 11.3

12. Well foundations?case studies

Design for a railway bridge

Construction problems

Formation of island in very deep channel: road-cum-river bridge across river godavari at4 rajahmundry

Sinking through rock using divers

Case studies on 'tilting' corrections

Combined foundations

13. Piers and abutments

Function

Aesthetics

Materials of construction

Piers and abutments

Wing walls

Annexure 13.1

14. Superstructure?design aspects

Historical development

Types of bridges

Choice of materials

Design principles

Design procedure for bridge superstructure

Composite construction

Box girders

Continuous span girders

Annexure 14.1

Annexure 14.2 (a)

Annexure 14.2 (b)

Annexure 14.2 (c)

Annexure 14.2 (d)

Annexure 14.3

Annexure 14.4

Annexure 14.5

Annexure 14.6

Annexure 14.7

Annexure 14.8

15. Superstructure?construction

Dependent factors

Arch and slab bridges

Steel girder bridges

Site erection methods

Suspension bridges

Cable stayed bridges9

Bearings

Case studies

Annexure 15.1

Annexure 15.2

Annexure 15.3.

16. Inspection of bridges

Necessity for inspection of bridges

Inspection procedures in various countries

Procedure for inspection

Aspects of inspection

Testing of bridges

Criteria for assessment of safe load capacity

Aids for bridge inspection and maintenance

Annexure 16.1 (a)

Annexure 16.1 (b)

Annexure 16.2

Annexure 16.3

17. Maintenance of bridges?substructure

Foundation

Substructure

Repairs to leaning masonry

Maintenance of arch superstructure

Repairs to the concrete substructure

18. Maintenance of superstructure?girders

Steel

Oiling and greasing of bearings

Cracks in steel work

Buckling and bending in members

Loss of camber

Repairs to steel structures

Concrete girders

Annexure 18.1

19. Rebuilding of bridges

Why rebuild bridges

Replacement

Rebuilding of pier tops

Replacement of girders (regirdering)

Preliminary work

Modus operandi of various methods

Girder renewal with cranes

Renewal of girders with gantries

Enveloping method

Floatation method

Rebuilding over diversion

Construction without temporary arrangements

20. Construction management

Planning requirements

Stages of execution

Planning and control techniques

Repairs and rebuilding bridges

Monitoring and updating

Annexure 20.1

21. Grade separators

Planning

Layouts for interchanges

Detailed scheme preparation

Design of the structure

Annexure 21.1

22. River training and protection works

Protection works for bridges with reduced waterway

Design of guide bund?a review

Armouring of side slopes of guide bunds

Apron protection

23. Abbreviations, notations and bibliography

Abbreviations

Notations

Additional references

A. Appendix a: design flood estimation by frequency metho

Applicability of frequency method of flood estimation

Frequency/probability methods

B. Appendix b: design flood by unit hydrograph method?field application

Derivation of unit hydrograph

Trial and error method

Synthetic unit hydrograph (suh)

Design flood calculations using uh

An example for application of uh

C. Appendix c: calculations for load distribution for concrete girders

Design problem and data

Section properties

Courban's method

Morice?little method

D. Appendix d: illustration of a box girder design

Statement of problem

Longitudinal analysis

Transverse analysis

Other designs

E. Appendix e: miscellaneous data and tables for design

Unit weights of materials for computation of dead loads

Important load combinations and permissible stresses percentage

Areas of bars

Some conversion factors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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9780071331647

9780070656956

0070656959

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