Bridge Engineering

  1. Design of Bridge Superstructures
    1. Bridge Deck Systems
      1. Concrete Deck Slabs
        1. Cast-in-Place Slabs
          1. Precast Panel Systems
            1. Stay-in-Place Forms
              1. Reinforcement Design
              2. Steel Grid Decks
                1. Open Grid Systems
                  1. Filled Grid Systems
                    1. Orthotropic Decks
                    2. Timber Deck Systems
                      1. Nail-Laminated Decks
                        1. Glue-Laminated Decks
                          1. Stress-Laminated Decks
                          2. Deck Design Considerations
                            1. Load Distribution
                              1. Punching Shear
                                1. Fatigue Design
                                  1. Serviceability Requirements
                                2. Beam and Girder Bridge Design
                                  1. Reinforced Concrete Beams
                                    1. T-Beam Design
                                      1. Box Beam Design
                                        1. Flexural Design
                                          1. Shear Design
                                          2. Prestressed Concrete Girders
                                            1. I-Girder Design
                                              1. Box Girder Design
                                                1. Prestress Design
                                                  1. Deflection Control
                                                  2. Steel Beam Systems
                                                    1. Rolled Beam Design
                                                      1. Built-Up Girder Design
                                                        1. Lateral-Torsional Buckling
                                                          1. Fatigue Considerations
                                                          2. Composite Steel-Concrete Systems
                                                            1. Composite Action
                                                              1. Shear Connector Design
                                                                1. Construction Considerations
                                                                  1. Long-Term Effects
                                                                2. Truss Bridge Design
                                                                  1. Truss Configurations
                                                                    1. Through Trusses
                                                                      1. Deck Trusses
                                                                        1. Pony Trusses
                                                                        2. Member Design
                                                                          1. Tension Members
                                                                            1. Compression Members
                                                                              1. Built-Up Members
                                                                              2. Connection Design
                                                                                1. Bolted Connections
                                                                                  1. Welded Connections
                                                                                    1. Gusset Plate Design
                                                                                    2. Lateral Bracing Systems
                                                                                      1. Top Chord Bracing
                                                                                        1. Bottom Chord Bracing
                                                                                          1. Portal Bracing
                                                                                        2. Arch Bridge Design
                                                                                          1. Arch Types and Configurations
                                                                                            1. Solid Rib Arches
                                                                                              1. Open Spandrel Arches
                                                                                                1. Tied Arches
                                                                                                2. Arch Analysis and Design
                                                                                                  1. Load Path Analysis
                                                                                                    1. Thrust Calculations
                                                                                                      1. Stability Requirements
                                                                                                      2. Spandrel Design
                                                                                                        1. Spandrel Walls
                                                                                                          1. Spandrel Columns
                                                                                                            1. Fill Systems
                                                                                                          2. Cable-Supported Bridge Design
                                                                                                            1. Suspension Bridge Design
                                                                                                              1. Main Cable Design
                                                                                                                1. Hanger Design
                                                                                                                  1. Tower Design
                                                                                                                    1. Anchorage Design
                                                                                                                    2. Cable-Stayed Bridge Design
                                                                                                                      1. Cable Arrangement
                                                                                                                        1. Pylon Design
                                                                                                                          1. Cable Design
                                                                                                                            1. Deck Design
                                                                                                                            2. Construction Considerations
                                                                                                                              1. Erection Sequences
                                                                                                                                1. Cable Tensioning
                                                                                                                                  1. Geometry Control

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                                                                                                                              7. Design of Bridge Substructures and Foundations