Design and Construction of Modern Steel Railway Bridges

Description

This new edition encompasses current design methods used for steel railway bridges in both SI and Imperial (US Customary) units. It discusses the planning of railway bridges and the appropriate types of bridges based on planning considerations.

Table of Contents

1. Dedication
2. Preface
3. Acknowledgements
4. Chapter One: History and Development of Steel Railway Bridges
5. Chapter Two: Steel for Modern Railway Bridges
6. Chapter Three: Planning and Preliminary Design of Modern Steel Railway Bridges
7. Chapter Four: Loads and Forces on Steel Railway Bridges
8. Chapter Five: Structural Analysis and Design of Steel Railway Bridges
9. Chapter Six: Design of Axial Force Steel Members
10. Chapter Seven: Design of Flexural Steel Members
11. Chapter Eight: Design of Steel Members for Combined Forces
12. Chapter Nine: Design of Connections for Steel Members
13. Chapter Ten: Construction of Steel Railway Bridges: Superstructure Fabrication
14. Chapter Eleven: Construction of Steel Railway Bridges: Superstructure Erection
15. Appendices
16. Index

Reviews

“For design and construction of steel railroad bridges, it is hands-down the best source available.”

—Stephen Dick, Transportation Technology Center, Inc., Pueblo, Colorado, USA

“This is an excellent resource book for junior designers who need to acquaint themselves with the subject material, or seasoned professionals who need to re-familiarize themselves with certain topics. For anyone involved in railway bridge design, I would consider this as a must have resource book.”

—Nigel Peters, Canadian National Railways, Montreal, Canada

Author Description

John F. Unsworth is a professional engineer (P. Eng.). Since completion of a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering and M.Eng. in Structural Engineering, he has held Professional Engineering and Management positions concerning track, bridge and structures maintenance, design and construction at Canadian Pacific Railway.