PREFACE vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS xvii
LIST OF ORDINARY FIGURES xlvii
LIST OF VIEWS lxvii
LIST OF TABLES lxxi
CHAPTER I: EVOLUTION OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING 1
CHAPTER II: THE BRIDGE SPECIALIST 36
CHAPTER III: ORDINARY MATERIALS OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 45
CHAPTER IV: ALLOY STEELS IN BRIDGEWORK 57
CHAPTER V: DEAD LOADS 94
CHAPTER VI: LIVE LOADS 98
CHAPTER VII: IMPACT LOADS 120
CHAPTER VIII: CENTRIFUGAL FORCE AND OTHER EFFECTS OF TRACK CURVATURE 132
CHAPTER IX: WIND-LOADS, VIBRATION LOADS, AND TRACTION LOADS 149
CHAPTER X: METHODS OF STRESS COMPUTATION 158
CHAPTER XI: SECONDARY STRESSES, TEMPERATURE STRESSES, AND INDETERMINATE STRESSES 178
CHAPTER XII: DEFLECTIONS 227
CHAPTER XIII: COMBINATION OF STRESSES 250
CHAPTER XIV: INTENSITIES OF WORKING STRESSES 255
CHAPTER XV: FIRST PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNING 267
CHAPTER XVI: DETAILING IN GENERAL 281
CHAPTER XVII: SHOPWORK AS AFFECTING BRIDGE DESIGN 326
CHAPTER XVIII: CLASSES OF TRAFFIC AND PROVISION THEREFOR 341
CHAPTER XIX: FLOORS AND FLOOR SYSTEMS 346
CHAPTER XX: LATERALS AND SWAY-BRACING 387
CHAPTER XXI: PLATE-GIRDER AND ROLLED I-BEAM BRIDGES 408
CHAPTER XXII: SIMPLE TRUSS BRIDGES 468
CHAPTER XXIII: TRESTLES, VIADUCTS, AND BRIDGE APPROACHES 534
CHAPTER XXIV: ELEVATED RAILROADS 548
CHAPTER XXV: CANTILEVER BRIDGES 568
CHAPTER XXVI: ARCH BRIDGES 617
CHAPTER XXVII: SUSPENSION BRIDGES 647
CHAPTER XXVIII: MOVABLE BRIDGES IN GENERAL 663
CHAPTER XXIX: SWING BRIDGES 684
CHAPTER XXX: BASCULE BRIDGES 700
CHAPTER XXXI: VERTICAL LIFT BRIDGES 717
CHAPTER XXXII: RIVETED VERSUS PIN-CONNECTED TRUSSES 747
CHAPTER XXXIII: DIMENSIONING FOR CAMBER 751
CHAPTER XXXIV: PROTECTION OF METALWORK 765
CHAPTER XXXV: WOODEN BRIDGES AND TRESTLES 772
CHAPTER XXXVI: DRAW-BRIDGE PROTECTION 779
CHAPTER XXXVII: REINFORCED-CONCRETE BRIDGES 783
CHAPTER XXXVIII: FOUNDATIONS IN GENERAL 964
CHAPTER XXXIX: COFFERDAMS 973
CHAPTER XL: OPEN-DREDGING PROCESS 981
CHAPTER XLI: PNEUMATIC PROCESS 998
CHAPTER XLII: PILES AND PILE DRIVING 1008
CHAPTER XLIII: PIERS, PEDESTALS, ABUTMENTS, RETAINING WALLS, AND CULVERTS 1020
CHAPTER XLIV: SHORE PROTECTION AND MATTRESS WORK 1058
CHAPTER XLV: EXPEDIENTS IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 1065
CHAPTER XLVI: DATA REQUIRED FOR DESIGNING BRIDGES, TRESTLES, AND VIADUCTS 1081
CHAPTER XLVII: LOCATING OF BRIDGES AND PRELIMINARY SURVEYS 1088
CHAPTER XLVIII: BORINGS 1093
CHAPTER XLIX: DETERMINATION OF WATERWAYS 1109
CHAPTER L: REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR BRIDGING NAVIGABLE WATERS 1137
CHAPTER LI: HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS FOR THE BRIDGING OF NAVIGABLE WATERS 1147
CHAPTER LII: AESTHETICS IN DESIGN 1150
CHAPTER LIII: TRUE ECONOMY IN DESIGN 1182
CHAPTER LIV: DETERMINATION OF LAYOUTS 1210
CHAPTER LV: WEIGHTS OF STEEL SUPERSTRUCTURES 1219
CHAPTER LVI: QUANTITIES FOR PIERS, PEDESTALS, ABUTMENTS, RETAINING WALLS, AND REINFORCED-CONCRETE BRIDGES 1300
CHAPTER LVII: ESTIMATES 1348
CHAPTER LVIII: OFFICE PRACTICE 1370
CHAPTER LIX: INSPECTION OF MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP 1412
CHAPTER LX: TRIANGULATION 1456
CHAPTER LXI: ENGINEERING OF CONSTRUCTION 1466
CHAPTER LXII: ERECTION AND FALSEWORK 1501
CHAPTER LXIII: MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC 1508
CHAPTER LXIV: BRIDGE EXAMINATION 1514
CHAPTER LXV: RECONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIROF EXISTING BRIDGES 1522
CHAPTER LXVI: STATUS OF HIGHWAY BRIDGE BUILDING 1532
CHAPTER LXVII: BRIDGE FAILURES AND THEIR LESSONS 1539
CHAPTER LXVIII: SPECIFICATIONS IN GENERAL 1548
CHAPTER LXIX: CONTRACTS 1557
CHAPTER LXX: REPORTS 1572
CHAPTER LXXI: ADMINISTRATION OF CONSTRUCTION: 1582
CHAPTER LXXII: ARBITRATION 1587
CHAPTER LXXIII: PROMOTION OF BRIDGE PROJECTS 1591
CHAPTER LXXIV: BRIDGE ENGINEERING FEES 1601
CHAPTER LXXV: SOME BUSINESS FEATURES OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING 1606
CHAPTER LXXVI: RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BRIDGE ENGINEER 1611
CHAPTER LXXVII: ETHICS OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING 1619
CHAPTER LXXVIII: GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS GOVERNING THE DESIGNING OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF BRIDGES, TRESTLES,
VIADUCTS, AND ELEVATED RAILROADS (For contents of this chapter see the Clause Index thereof given on page 1735) 1632
CHAPTER LXXIX: GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS GOVERNING THE MANUFACTURE AND ERECTION OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE,
SUBSTRUCTURE, APPROACHES, AND ALL ACCESSORY WORKS OF BRIDGES, TRESTLES, VIADUCTS, AND ELEVATED
RAILROADS (For contents of this chapter see the Clause Index thereof given on page 1887) 1741
CHAPTER LXXX: GLOSSARY OF TERMS: 1892
INDEX 2116