Structural Theory and Innovative Technologies for Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Bridges

Yongjian Liu is a professor in the School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University and School of Highways, Chang’an University, China. He is the Director of Large Structures Highway Safety Engineering Research Center at the Ministry of Education. He is an active researcher in the areas of steel and composite bridges, especially concrete-filled steel tubular bridgesXuhong Zhou is a professor in the School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, China. He has been elected as the Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Foreign Fellow of the Engineering Academy of Japan. He has been severed as President of Chongqing University, Director of Research Center of Steel Structures in Chongqing University, Vice President of China Steel Construction Society, Director of Technical Committee of the National Engineering Research Center for Steel Construction and Chief Editor of Journal of Architecture and Civil Engineering. He is an active researcher in the areas of steel and composite structuresDr Lei Jiang is an Associate Professor at Chang’an University in China. His research interests include: steel and composite bridges; high-performance bridge structures; accelerated bridge construction; and fatigue assessment of bridges

• 1. Introduction2. Structural System3. Buckling Behavior4. Static Behavior of CFST Joints5. Fatigue Behavior of CFST Joints6. Temperature Action of CFST Bridges7. Steel-Concrete Interfacial Behavior8. Confinement Effect9. Design Method of CFST Bridges10. CFST Arch Bridges11. CFST Composite Truss Bridges12. CFST Bridge Piers13. CFST Bridge Pylons