First Published in 1999: The Bridge Engineering Handbook is a unique, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art reference work and resource book covering the major areas of bridge engineering with the theme "bridge to the 21st century." This second volume includes sections covering substructure design and seismic design.
Section 3: Substructure Design
26. Bearings
27. Piers and Columns
28.
Towers
29. Abutments and Retaining Structures
30. Geotechnical Considerations
31. Shallow Foundations
32. Deep Foundations Section 4: Seismic Design
33.
Geotechnical Earthquake Consideration
34. Earthquake Damages to Bridges
35.
Dynamic Analysis
36. Nonlinear Analysis of Bridge Structures
37. Seismic
Design Philosophy and Performance-based Design Criteria
38. Seismic Design of
Concrete Bridges
39. Seismic Design of Steel Bridges
40. Seismic Retrofit
Practices
41. Seismic Isolation and Energy Dispassion
42.
Soil-Structure-Foundation Interaction
43. Seismic Retrofit Technology
44.
Seismic Design Practices in Japan
Wai-Fah Chen is a George E. Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Purdue University.
Lian Duan is a Senior Bridge Engineer with the California Department of Tansportation, U.S., and Professor of Structural Engineering at Taiyuan University of Technology, China.
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