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The change from allowable stress design to the new Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) approaches (as recommended by forthcoming AASHTO draft specifications) has made all current bridge design reference works obsolete. This guide to bridge design in the USA covers old and new approaches.The gradual change from allowable stress design to the new Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) approaches (as recommended by forthcoming AASHTO draft specifications) has made all current bridge design reference works obsolete. This detailed guide to bridge design in the USA covers both old and new approaches, and addresses the current US need for 70,000 new bridges in the next 15 years. |
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| Author(s) : Petros P. Xanthakos | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0471570974 | ISBN-13 : 9780471570974 |
| RRP : £200.00 | Best available price : £135.30 / $510.71 |
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Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 10/12/1993
Publisher : John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Page Length : 1464mm
Page Size : 241mm