Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair

State-of-the-Art Bridge and Highway Rehabilitation and Repair Methods

This authoritative volume offers up-to-date guidance on the latest design techniques, repair methods, specialized software, materials, and advanced maintenance procedures for bridges and highway structures. Focusing on both traditional and nontraditional design issues, Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair clarifies the most recent AASHTO bridge design codes and discusses new analytical and design methodologies, such as the application of load and resistance factor design (LRFD). A wealth of concise explanations, solved examples, and in-depth case studies are included in this comprehensive resource.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

Diagnostic design and selective reconstruction

Bridge failure studies and safety engineering

Analytical approach to fracture and failure

Load and resistance factor rating (LRFR) and redesign

Application of LRFD and LRFR methods

Inspection and structural health monitoring

Bridge widening and replacement strategies

Conventional repair methods

Advanced repair methods

Concrete repair methods

Extreme events of flood scour and countermeasures design

Guidelines for seismic design and retrofit methods