{"product_id":"the-design-of-modern-steel-bridges-isbn-9780632055111","title":"The Design of Modern Steel Bridges","description":"Bridges are great symbols of mankind’s conquest of space. They are a monument to his vision and determination, but these alone are not enough. An appreciation of the mathematical theories underlying bridge design is essential to resist the physical forces of nature and gravity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe object of this book is to explain firstly the nature of the problems associated with the building of bridges with steel as the basic material, and then the theories that are available to tackle them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book covers:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea technological history of the different types of iron and steel bridges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe basic properties of steel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eloads on bridges from either natural or traffic-induced forces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe process and aims of design based on limit state and statistical probability concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebuckling behaviour of various components and large-deflection behaviour of components with initial imperfections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edetailed guidance on the design of plate and box girder bridges together with some design examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Second Edition includes a completely new chapter on the history and design of cable-stayed bridges, the various types of cable used for them and their method of construction, and it addresses many of the changes introduced in the latest version of the British Standard Design Code for steel bridges, BS 5400: Part 3:2000.\u003c\/p\u003e Types and history of steel bridges; Types and properties of steel; Loads on bridges; Aims of design; Rolled beam and plate girder design; Stiffened compression flanges of box and plate girders; Cable-stayed bridges  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSukhen Chatterjee\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Design of \u003cem\u003eModern Steel Bridges\u003c\/em\u003e, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.  This book examines the design of steel beam, plate girder and box girder components of bridges. It also provides an overview of the historical development of steel bridges, of the behaviour of steel as a material and of limit state design. The second edition has been revised to take account of revisions to the bridge code of practice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990205415653,"sku":"NP9780632055111","price":184.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780632055111.jpg?v=1761786899","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-design-of-modern-steel-bridges-isbn-9780632055111","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}