Understanding Bridge Collapses

ISBN-13: 9780415436236 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 276 str.

Bjorn Akesson

Opis

Provides a detailed overview of 20 cases of famous and other highly interesting bridge collapses over the last two centuries. Here, each case is illustrated and described in detail and the failure analyses made are supported by explanations and, in some ca

Recenzje

‘This is truly a magnificent book. (…) I found reading this book to be a joy, and in fact I don't recall ever having enjoyed reading a bridge engineering book more than this one. (…) it's mandatory reading for all practicing bridge engineers. (…) My only lament is that the book isn't five times longer!’ – Irfan A. Alvi Towson, MD USA

Spis treści

Dee Bridge (1847); Ashtabula Bridge (1876); Tay Bridge (1879); Quebec Bridge (1907); Hasselt Bridge (1938); Sandö Bridge (1939); Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940); Peace River Bridge (1957); Second Narrows Bridge (1958); Kings Bridge (1962); Point Pleasant Bridge (1967); Fourth Danube Bridge (1969); Britannia Bridge (1970); Cleddau Bridge (1970); West Gate Bridge (1970); Rhine Bridge (1971); Zeulenroda Bridge (1973); Reichsbrücke (1976); Almö Bridge (1980); Sgt. Aubrey Cosens V.C. Memorial Bridge (2003).