Handbook of International Bridge Engineering

This comprehensive and up-to-date reference work and resource book covers state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice for bridge engineering worldwide. Countries covered include Canada and the United States in North America; Argentina and Brazil in South America; Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine in the European continent; China, Indonesia, Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Thailand in Asia; and Egypt, Iran, and Turkey in the Middle East.

The book examines the use of different materials for each region, including stone, timber, concrete, steel, and composite. It examines various bridge types, including slab, girder, segmental, truss, arch, suspension, and cable-stayed. A color insert illustrates select landmark bridges. It also presents ten benchmark comparisons for highway composite girder design from different countries; the highest bridges; the top 100 longest bridges, and the top 20 longest bridge spans for various bridge types including suspension, cable-stayed, extradosed, arch, girder, movable bridges (vertical lift, swing, and bascule), floating, stress ribbon, and timber; and bridge construction methods.

Bridge Engineering in Canada. Bridge Engineering in the United States. Bridge Engineering in Argentina. Bridge Engineering in Brazil. Bridge Engineering in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bridge Engineering in Bulgaria. Bridge Engineering in Croatia. Bridge Engineering in the Czech Republic. Bridge Engineering in Denmark. Bridge Engineering in Finland. Bridge Engineering in France. Bridge Engineering in Greece. Bridge Engineering in Macedonia. Bridge Engineering in Poland. Bridge Engineering in Russia. Bridge Engineering in Serbia. Bridge Engineering in the Slovak Republic. Bridge Engineering in Turkey. Bridge Engineering in Ukraine. Bridge Engineering in China. Bridge Engineering in Indonesia. Bridge Engineering in Iran. Bridge Engineering in Japan. Bridge Engineering in Chinese Taipei. Bridge Engineering in Thailand. Bridge Engineering in Egypt. Benchmark Designs of Highway Composite Girder Bridges. Highest Bridges. Longest Bridges and Bridge Spans. Index.

Dr. Wai-Fah Chen is a research professor of civil engineering at the University of Hawaii. He was dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Hawaii from 1999 to 2007, and a George E. Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Purdue University from 1976 to 1999. He received his BS in civil engineering from the National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan, in 1959, MS in structural engineering from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, in 1963, and PhD in solid mechanics from Brown University, Rhode Island, in 1966. His interests include constitutive modeling of engineering materials, soil and concrete plasticity, structural connections, and structural stability.

Dr. Lian Duan