Preface
1 Bridge safety, analysis and design
The safety of bridges
T.V. Galambos
LRFD versus ASD, the differences between the two standards for retaining wall and abutment design
S. Esposito & H. Najm
Providing the best bridges for the best cost
R.A. Lawrie
Taconic State Parkway Ramp ‘X’ Bridge project, Westchester, NY, USA
E.S. Jarosz & J. Kang
Screening and analysis for the gusset plates of the Hawk Falls Bridge, Pennsylvania, USA
M.M. Myers
Selection and design of the high load multirotational bearings for the St. Anthony Falls Bridge in Minnesota
K.L. Western, T.A. DeHaven & R.J. Watson
2 Cable-supported bridges
Potential of multi main-spans suspension bridge
M. Inoue
Kanchanaphisek Bridge: A cable-stayed bridge designed for a low maintenance budget
R. Hsu & P. Vineyard
Design-build of the Indian River Inlet cable stayed bridge
K.V. Butler, D. Robb & P. Halvarsson
A self anchored suspension pedestrian bridge over Harbor Drive in San Diego, California, USA
D. Fitzwilliam & J. Tognoli
Stay cable replacement, high level engineering for an extended serviceability
E. Mellier, S. Joye & V. Maillet
3 Movable bridges
Rehabilitation of Bridge Street Bridge preserving a nineteenth century historic bascule lift span
P. van Hagen & H. ProtinVI Table of contents
Replacement of a rare Hanover skewed bascule—The Hamilton Avenue Bridge, New York City, USA
K. Griesing
Innovative redesign for cost savings on a vertical lift bridge
E. Kelly & W. Nickoley
4 Advanced materials
Lightweight concrete for long span bridges
R. Castrodale & K. Harmon
Experimental study on hybrid steel-concrete beam connected with perfobond ribs
S-H. Kim, J-H. Won, J-H. Ahn, C.G. Lee & S-J. Kim
Rehabilitation of bridges using Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete
E. Brühwiler
Lightweight and recycled materials for the construction of the Messina Strait Bridge, Italy
G. Di Giannantonio
5 Bridge instrumentation and monitoring
Modeling and instrumentation of the Tobin Memorial Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
B. Brenner, E. Santini-Bell, W. Durack, M. Sanayei & E. Pheifer
Structural health monitoring using wireless acoustic emission sensor network
T. Hay, S. Jayaraman & D.R. Hay
Bridge monitoring to measure corrosion rate and concrete resistivity
C.J. Moretti & S. Jerath
6 Bridge security and testing
The security assessment of structural cable assemblies in bridges
T.W. Klein
Overview of available detection technologies with applications to bridge security
J. Godoy & J. Chang
Development of a baseline model for an arch using diagnostic tests
J. Liu & H.W. Shenton
7 Bridge inspection, management and assessment
Developing a business process model for bridge management in Europe
T. Browne, J. Harvey & P. OwensTable of contents VII
Use of public-private partnerships in bridge infrastructure delivery
J. Chang
Special topics studies for baseline structural modeling for condition assessment of in-service bridges
E.S. Bell & J.D. Sipple
Merging and moving forward with New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s
Bridge inspection program 291
J.H. Laird & J.A. Paul
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s computerized structure inspection system
J.K. Shaffer & M.C. Schellhase
8 Bridge construction, maintenance and retrofit
Construction engineering considerations for highway bridges
B. Chavel, S. Tunstall & R. Eaton
Concept and practice of accelerated bridge construction in California, USA
P. Chung, J.J.Q. Fang & K.J. Thompson
The maintenance of the main expansion joints on the Forth Road Suspension Bridge, Scotland
B.R. Colford, S. Jones, D. Timby & K. Brown
Reinforcement design of the Filetto Bridge on the Santerno river near Bologna, Italy
G. Gasparini, S. Silvestri, T. Trombetti & C. Ceccoli
Retrofit and replacement of Dumbarton railroad bridges, California, USA
K.S. Go, S. Treyger, M. Jones, S.J. Hill, B. Susanto & W. Yang
9 Bridge deck evaluation
Understanding the limitations of exodermic bridge decks: A case study on the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge
W.J. Moreau
Multi-level bridge deck evaluation combining Ground Penetrating Radar and Infrared Thermography methods
K.R. Maser & B.C. Miller
The history and benefits of prefabricated grid reinforced concrete decks
P.M. Gase & M.R. Kaczinski
10 Bridge history and aesthetics
Christian Menn’s recent bridge designs—Reducing structural elements to the simplest solution
E. BrühwilerVIII Table of contents
A study of the evolution of arch forms: Eiffel’s Maria Pia Bridge and Ammann’s Bayonne Bridge
A.P. Thrall & D.P. Billington
Design and construction of the Third Millennium Bridge over the Ebro River in Zaragoza, Spain
J.J. Arenas de Pablo, G. Capellán Miguel, H. Beade Pereda & J. Martínez Aparicio
Walkway over the Hudson—Fast track design and construction
P. Melewski, J. Brizzell, H.J. Marcelle & J. DiStefano
Verrugas Viaduct and its reconstruction, Peru, South America
K. Gandhi
Design and erection of four signature urban bridges recently built in Spain
J.J. Arenas de Pablo, G. Capellán Miguel, E. Merino Rasillo & M. Sacristán Montesinos
Author index
Biography
Khaled Mahmoud
