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Bridges : their engineering and planning / George C. Lee and Ernest Sternberg ; Illustrated by David C. Pierro.

By: Lee, George C [author.].
Contributor(s): Sternberg, Ernest, 1953- [author.].
Publisher: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2015Description: xiv, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781438455266.Subject(s): Bridges -- Design and construction | Bridges -- PlanningGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Preface and acknowledgments -- Deciding about bridges. Crossing the bridge before we get there -- Counting our bridges -- Bridge engineering. Understanding stresses and strains -- Bridge types and sites -- Making strong bridges : dealing with uncertainty -- Resisting extreme events -- Bridge planning. Is it worth it? : costs, benefits, and tough decisions -- Traffic across the bridge -- The bridge in the environment -- Delivering the bridge -- Conclusion. A bridge across a millennium.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface and acknowledgments -- Deciding about bridges. Crossing the bridge before we get there -- Counting our bridges -- Bridge engineering. Understanding stresses and strains -- Bridge types and sites -- Making strong bridges : dealing with uncertainty -- Resisting extreme events -- Bridge planning. Is it worth it? : costs, benefits, and tough decisions -- Traffic across the bridge -- The bridge in the environment -- Delivering the bridge -- Conclusion. A bridge across a millennium.

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