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Bridge Design Practice Manual

This page last updated: September 21, 2012

                    TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

VOLUME I: FUNDAMENTALS AND SUPERSTRUCTURE DESIGN

• Chapter 1 - Bridge Design Specifications
• Chapter 2 - Aesthetics
• Chapter 3 - Loads and Load Combination           
• Chapter 4 - Structural Analysis and Modeling
• Chapter 5 - Concrete Design Theory
• Chapter 6 - Steel Design Theory
• Chapter 7 - Post-Tensioned Prestressed Concrete Girders
• Chapter 8 - Pre-Tensioned Prestressed Concrete Girders
• Chapter 9 - Steel Plate Girders
• Chapter 10 - Concrete Decks

VOLUME II: SUBSTRUCTURE DESIGN

• Chapter 11 - Bearings
• Chapter 12 - Concrete Bent Caps
• Chapter 13 - Concrete Piers and Columns
• Chapter 14 - Abutments
• Chapter 15 - Shallow Foundations
• Chapter 16 - Deep Foundations
• Chapter 17 - Earth Retaining Systems
• Chapter 18 - Underground Structures

VOLUME III: SEISMIC DESIGN

• Chapter 19 - Seismic Design Philosophy and Design Criteria
• Chapter 20 - Seismic Analysis and Modeling
• Chapter 21 - Seismic Design of Concrete Bridges
• Chapter 22 - Seismic Design of Steel Bridges
• Chapter 23 - Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipations
• Chapter 24 - Seismic Retrofit Technology