Abstract:
This issue contains 34 papers concerning bridge engineering. The papers represent proceedings of a conference on bridge engineering held by the Transportation Research Board, September 25-27, 1978, in St. Louis, Missouri. Specific topics addressed in this volume include: a computerized bridge inventory; inspection programs; replacement, rehabilitation, and repair; service life extension; bridge widening; viaduct renovation; covered bridges; and railroad bridge design. Other topics covered include: fatigue; ultimate strength; delamination; impregnation of decks with linseed oil; deicing; reliability; overloading; superloads; in-plane and out-of-plane instability; autostressing; and environmental stresses.
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