Describes several bridging concepts, which were developed and successfully applied during the author's forty years of close involvement with UK and internationa

The major expansion of transport networks in the twentieth century has been accompanied by extensive bridge construction. At the end of the century, the field o

Indeed, this essential working reference for practicing civil engineers uniquely reflects today's gradual transition from allowable stress design to Load and Re

The Institution of Civil Engineers has organised a series of conferences to celebrate, at the start of the New Millennium, the enormous achievements made in the

The stresses imposed on UK roads by forty tonne vehicles have led to an extensive programme of bridge improvements across the country. This book draws on case s