Steel Concrete Composite Bridges

Steel Concrete Composite Bridges outlines the various forms that modern steel-concrete composite bridges take, from simple beam bridges through to arches and trusses and modern cable stay forms. It brings together a wide variety of steel-concrete composite bridge types, many of which have not been covered in any existing book or design guide. It outlines design rules for composite action and provides examples of their use in a wide variety of practical applications.
Steel Concrete Composite Bridges shows how composite bridges may be designed simply from basic concepts without the need for a clause by clause checking of codes and standards. The book uses examples of various bridges to illustrate the methods of design and construction. The book looks impartially at the construction form and compares composite bridges with other forms and places limits on their use.
Steel Concrete Composite Bridges outlines emerging technologies such as folded plate webs, double composite action and extradosed girders, all of which are likely to grow in importance for the future bridge designer.
Steel Concrete Composite Bridges is intended for all readers who want to have a deeper understanding of steel-concrete composite bridges. It is relevant to those engaged in design who require an understanding of the methods of design. This book is written to show how to choose the bridge form and design element sizes to enable the production of accurate drawings. The book also covers a wide and full range of examples of the design and construction of this bridge type.