{"product_id":"9780632055111","title":"The Design of Modern Steel Bridges","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Design of Modern Steel Bridges\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSukhen Chatterjee\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Civil \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Design of Modern Steel Bridges,\u003c\/i\u003e 2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBridges are great symbols of mankind's conquest of space. They are a monument to his vision and determination, but these alone are not enough. An appreciation of the mathematical theories underlying bridge design is essential to resist the physical forces of nature and gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe object of this book is to explain firstly the nature of the problems associated with the building of bridges with steel as the basic material, and then the theories that are available to tackle them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book covers:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea technological history of the different types of iron and steel bridges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe basic properties of steel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eloads on bridges from either natural or traffic-induced forces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe process and aims of design based on limit state and statistical probability concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebuckling behaviour of various components and large-deflection behaviour of components with initial imperfections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edetailed guidance on the design of plate and box girder bridges together with some design examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes a completely new chapter on the history and design of cable-stayed bridges, the various types of cable used for them and their method of construction, and it addresses many of the changes introduced in the latest version of the British Standard Design Code for steel bridges, BS 5400: Part 3:2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSukhen Chatterjee\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Design of \u003cem\u003eModern Steel Bridges\u003c\/em\u003e, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 April 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780632055111\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314287865996,"sku":"9780632055111","price":171.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780632055111.jpg?v=1780141570","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780632055111","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}