Bridge Design and Evaluation

Gongkang Fu is Professor of Civil Engineering and Chairman of Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, and Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor of the Chinese Education Ministry at Tongji University, China. He was head of structures research with the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) for seven years, and has worked on design and research projects for the FHWA and the California, Georgia, New York, Michigan, and Ohio DOTs. He is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

• Preface xi1 Introduction 11.1 Bridge Engineering and Highway Bridge Network 11.2 Types of Highway Bridges 21.3 Bridge Construction and Its Relation to Design 71.4 AASHTO Specifications and Design and Evaluation Methods 91.5 Goals for Bridge Design and Evaluation 111.6 Preliminary Design versus Detailed Design 111.7 Organization of This Book 12References 142 Requirements for Bridge Design and Evaluation 152.1 General Requirements 152.2 Limit States 162.3 Constructability 202.4 Safety 212.5 Serviceability 312.6 Inspectability 412.7 Economy 412.8 Aesthetics 422.9 Summary 44References 45Problems 453 Loads, Load Effects, and Load Combinations 473.1 Introduction 473.2 Permanent Loads 483.3 Transient Loads 633.4 Load Combinations 83References 92Problems 924 Superstructure Design 1014.1 Introduction 1014.2 Highway Bridge Superstructure Systems 1034.3 Primary Components of Highway Bridge Superstructure 1064.4 Deck Systems 1104.5 Deck-Supporting Systems 1214.6 Design of Reinforced Concrete Deck Slabs 1354.7 Design of Steel I Beams 1774.8 Design of Prestressed Concrete I Beams 247References 300Problems 3005 Bearing Design 3035.1 Introduction 3035.2 Types of Bridge Bearing 3045.3 Appropriate Selection of Bearings 3135.4 Design of Elastomeric Bearings 314References 333Problems 3336 Substructure Design 3356.1 Introduction 3356.2 Piers 3406.3 Abutments 3466.4 Foundations 3496.5 Design of Piers 3536.6 Design of Abutments 357References 393Problems 3937 Highway Bridge Evaluation 3957.1 Introduction 3957.2 Inspection and Condition Rating 3977.3 Load Rating 4017.4 Fatigue Evaluation for Steel Components 416References 419Problems 419Index 421