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Newton, David E. Bridges. In Gale encyclopedia of science. 4th ed. v. 1. Detroit, Thomson Gale, c2008. p. 662-666. Plecnik, Joseph M., Oscar Henriquez, and Andrew Pugel. Bridge. In McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology. 10th ed. v. 3. New York, McGraw-Hill, c2007. p. 275-290. Schodek, Daniel L. Bridges. In Landmarks in American civil engineering. Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, c1987. p. 71-157. Stephens, John H. Bridges. In Towers, bridges, and other structures. New York, Sterling Pub. Co., 1976. p. 11-60.
Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which books on bridges may be located in Library catalogs, include the following:
Blockley, David. Bridges: the science and art of the world’s most inspiring structures. Oxford, Eng., New York, Oxford University Press, 2010. 312 p. Brown, David J. Bridges: three thousand years of defying nature. Richmond Hill, Ont., Firefly Books, 2005. 208 p.
Cleary, Richard Louis. Bridges. New York, Norton; Washington, Library of Congress, c2007. 383 p. (Norton/Library of Congress visual sourcebooks in architecture, design, and engineering) Fernández Troyano, Leonardo. Bridge engineering: a global perspective. London, Thomas Telford Pub.; Reston, VA, distributed in the USA by ASCE Press, 2003. 775 p. Gottemoeller, Frederick. Bridgescape: the art of designing bridges. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ, Wiley, c2004. 316 p. Plowden, David. Bridges: the spans of North America. Rev. ed. New York, Norton, c2002. 339 p.
Bridge engineering: construction and maintenance. Edited by Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, c2003. 1 v. (various pagings) Koglin, Terry L. Movable bridge engineering. Hoboken, NJ, J. Wiley & Sons, c2003. 691 p. Priestley, M. J. N., F. Seible, and G. M. Calvi. Seismic design and retrofit of bridges. New York, Wiley, c1996. 686 p. Solomon, Brian. North American railroad bridges. St. Paul, MN, Voyageur Press, 2008. 160 p. Tonias, Demetrios E., and Jim J. Zhao. Bridge engineering. 2nd ed. New York, McGraw Hill, c2007. 488 p. Tuladhar, Artha. Trail bridge building in the Himalayas: enhanced access, improved livelihoods. Editors, Juerg Christen, Franz Gaehwiler. Zürich, Switz., Helvetas--Swiss Association for International Cooperation; Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, UK, Practical Action Pub., 2007. 72 p. (Experience and learning in international cooperation, 5) (Helvetas publications, no. 5) Tyrrell, Henry Grattan. History of bridge engineering. Chicago, The author, 1911. 479 p.
Tzonis, Alexander, and Rebeca Caso Donadei. Santiago Calatrava: the bridges. New York, Universe Pub., 2005. 272 p. Understanding bridge collapses. Edited by Björn Åkesson. London, Philadelphia, Taylor & Francis, c2008. 266 p. Wells, Matthew. 30 bridges. New York, Watson-Guptill Publications, c2002. 191 p. World guide to covered bridges. Edited by David W. Wright, William S. Caswell, Dan Brock. Hillsboro, NH, National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, c2009. 301 p.
Knapp, Ronald G. Chinese bridges: living architecture from China's past. Tokyo, Rutland, VT, Tuttle Pub., c2008. 272 p. Landmark American bridges. Edited by Eric DeLony. New York, Published in association with American Society of Civil Engineers; Boston, Little, Brown and Co., c1993. 152 p. McCullough, Robert. Crossings: a history of Vermont bridges. Barre, VT, Vermont Historical Society in partnership with the Vermont Agency of Transportation, 2005. 380 p. McKee, Brian J. Historic American covered bridges. New York, ASCE Press, Oxford University Press, 1997. 148 p. TG23.M34 1997 Reier, Sharon. The bridges of New York. Mineola, NY, Dover Publications, 2000. 160 p. Zucchetta, Gianpietro. Venezia ponte per ponte: "--vita, morte e miracoli-- " dei 443 manufatti che attraversano i canali della città. Venezia, Stamperia di Venezia, c1992. 2 v. Bridge Design and Construction Barker, R. M., and Jay Alan Puckett. Design of highway bridges: an LRFD approach. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons, c2007. 1009 p.
Baus, Ursula, Mike Schlaich, and Wilfried Dechau. Footbridges: construction, design, history. Translation into English by Chris Sieser, Richard Toovey. Basel, Boston, Birkhäuser, c2008. 255 p. Bridge engineering: seismic design. Edited by Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, 2003. 1 v. (various pagings) Bridge engineering: substructure design. Edited by Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, c2003. 1 v. (various pagings) Chatterjee, Sukhen. The design of modern steel bridges. 2nd ed. Oxford, Malden, MA, Blackwell Science, 2003. 207 p. Guide to bridge hydraulics. 2nd ed. London, Thomas Telford; Reston, VA, Distributed in the USA by ASCE Press, 2004. 181 p. Hamill, L. Bridge hydraulics. London, E. & F. N. Spon, 1999. 367 p. Hewson, Nigel R. Prestressed concrete bridges: design and construction. London, Thomas Telford, 2006. 371 p. Iles, David C. Design guide for composite highway bridges. London, New York, Spon Press, 2001. 241 p. Melaragno, Michele G. Preliminary design of bridges for architects and engineers. New York, Marcel Dekker, c1998. 534 p. (Civil and environmental engineering, 1) Mondorf, Paul. Concrete bridges. New York, Taylor & Francis, 2006. 968 p. O'Connor, Colin, and Peter A. Shaw. Bridge loads: an international perspective. London, New York, Spon Press, 2000. 350 p. Rosignoli, Marco. Bridge launching. London, Thomas Telford, 2002. 342 p. Scott, Richard. In the wake of Tacoma: suspension bridges and the quest for aerodynamic stability. Reston, VA, ASCE Press, c2001. 392 p. Taly, Narendra. Design of modern highway bridges. New York, McGraw-Hill, c1998. 1352 p. Xanthakos, Petros P. Bridge substructure and foundation design. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall PTR, 1995. 844 p. Xanthakos, Petros P. Theory and design of bridges. New York, Wiley, c1994. 1443 p. Bridge Maintenance, Repair, Inspection, etc. Bridge inspection and rehabilitation: a practical guide. By Parsons Brinckerhoff, edited by Louis G. Silano, associate editor, Arnold C. Henderson. New York, Wiley, c1993. 288 p. Hearn, George. Bridge inspection practices. Washington, Transportation Research Board, c2007. 199 p. (NCHRP synthesis, 375) Masonry arch bridges: condition appraisal and remedial treatment. Leo D. McKibbins and others. London, CIRIA, 2006. 342 p. (CIRIA, C656) Mort, Mike. A bridge worth saving: a community guide to historic bridge preservation. East Lansing, Michigan State University Press, c2008. 143 p.
Radomski, Wojciech. Bridge rehabilitation. London, Imperial College Press, c2002. 476 p. Ryall, M. J. Bridge management. Oxford, Boston, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001. 450 p. Tilly, G. P., Alan Frost, and Jon Wallsgrove. Conservation of bridges. London, New York, Spon Press, 2002. 404 p. Wenzel, Helmut. Health monitoring of bridges. Chichester, UK, Wiley, 2009. 621 p. Xanthakos, Petros P. Bridge strengthening and rehabilitation. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall PTR, 1996. 966 p. Yanev, Bojidar. Bridge management. Hoboken, NJ, Wiley, c2007. 656 p.
TG145.C58 Life-cycle performance of deteriorating structures: assessment, design, and management. Editors, Dan M. Frangopol and others. Reston, VA, American Society of Civil Engineers, c2004. 443 p. Lukasik, Stephen J., Seymour E. Goodman, and David W. Longhurst. Protecting critical infrastructures against cyber-attack. Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press, c2003. 98 p. (Adelphi papers, no. 359)
Berlow, Lawrence H. The reference guide to famous engineering landmarks of the world: bridges, tunnels, dams, roads, and other structures. Phoenix, AZ, Oryx Press, 1998. 250 p. Bridge engineering handbook. Edited by Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, c2000. 1 v. (various pagings) Johnson, Stephen, and Roberto T. Leon. Encyclopedia of bridges and tunnels. New York, Facts On File, c2002. 381 p.
High performance materials in bridges: proceedings of the international conference: July 29-August 3, 2001, Kona, Hawaii. Sponsored by United Engineering Foundation, Inc., edited by Atorod Azizinamini, Aaron Yakel, Magdy Abdelrahman. Reston, VA, American Society of Civil Engineers, c2003. 476 p. Historic Bridges Conference (8th, 2008, Columbus, Ohio). Historic bridges: evaluation, preservation, and management. Edited by Hojjat Adeli. Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press, c2008. 288 p. Nonintrusive inspection, structures monitoring, and smart systems for Homeland Security: 27-28 February 2006, San Diego, California, USA. Aaron A. Diaz and others, chairs/editors. Sponsored and published by SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering, co-sponsored by ASME--American Society of Mechanical Engineering. Bellingham, WA, SPIE, c2006. 1 v. (various pagings) (Proceedings of SPIE, v. 6178) Smart structures and materials 2003. Smart systems and nondestructive evaluation for civil infrastructures. Shih-Chi Liu, chair/editor. Sponsored and published by SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering, cosponsored by ASME--American Society of Mechanical Engineers and others. Bellingham, WA, SPIE, c2003. 668 p. (Proceedings of SPIE, v. 5057)
Bridges and tunnels, annual condition report. New York, Dept. of Transportation, 1989- annual. Countermeasures to protect bridge piers from scour. P. F. Lagasse and others. Washington, Transportation Research Board, 2007. 1 v. (various pagings) (NCHRP report, 593) Evaluation of steel bridges. By Terry J. Wipf and others. Ames, Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa Highway Research Board, 2007. 2 v. (various pagings) Guidelines for concrete mixtures containing supplementary cementitious materials to enhance durability of bridge decks. John S. Lawler and others. Washington, Transportation Research Board, 2007. 119 p. (NCHRP report, 566) Hawkins, Neil Middleton, and Daniel A. Kuchma. Application of LRFD bridge design specifications to high-strength structural concrete: shear provisions. Washington, Transportation Research Board, 2007. 197 p. (NCHRP report, 579) Lee, K. G., and T. S. Hedgecock. Clear-water contraction scour at selected bridge sites in the Black Prairie Belt of the Coastal Plain in Alabama, 2006. Prepared in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Transportation. Reston, VA, U.S. Geological Survey, 2008. 56 p. (Scientific investigations report, 2007-5260) Bibliography: v. 1, p. 483-486. "Report no. FHWA/RD-01/020." TG380.R45 2001 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Bridge safety: next steps to protect the nation's critical infrastructure: hearing before the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, September 19, 2007. Washington, U.S. G.P.O., 2008. 96 p.
TECHNICAL REPORTS and other types of literature may be identified in the following abstracting and indexing journals:
These selected reports are available in the technical reports collection of the Science, Technology & Business Division. Other reports on the topic may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5301 Shawnee Rd., Alexandria, VA 22312. NTIS telephone: (703) 605-6000. NTIS telephone: (703) 605-6585. NTIS web site URL: http://www.ntis.gov
DISSERTATIONS may be identified by using online resources or the following indexes located in the Main Reading Room. Consult any reference librarian about options. Some dissertations may be available in full text through electronic resources on public terminals at the Library of Congress.
Cope, Amanda Rae. Multiple-criteria life-cycle evaluation of alternative bridge deck reinforcement materials using rank matrix analysis. Ann Arbor, MI, University Microfilms, 2009. Hammond, Brian Paschal. Bridge deck performance engineering testing procedures. Ann Arbor, MI, University Microfilms, 2009. Kwok, Kin Yip George. Assessment of bridge inspection and maintenance in the United States. Ann Arbor, MI, University Microfilms, 2009. Mesia, Walter Damian. Current topics on bridge engineering. Ann Arbor, MI, University Microfilms, 2009. Swift, Theresa Mae. Autonomous triggering system and measurement protocols for smart bridge testing. Ann Arbor, MI, University Microfilms, 2009. Wineland, Vernon William. Laboratory and field testing and evaluation of precast bridge elements. Ann Arbor, MI, University Microfilms, 2009. Yim, Jinsuk. Long-term structural health monitoring for long span bridges ---Temperature and traffic effects. Ann Arbor, MI, University Microfilms, 2009.
Abstracting and indexing services that index relevant journal articles and other literature are listed below. Some suggested terms for searching are “bridges,” “substructure,” “superstructure,” “deck,” “arch,” “truss,” “suspension,” “composite construction,” “cantilever,” “prestressed,” and “girder,” or other headings, depending upon the topic of interest. Many of the titles may now be available in electronic format. Consult a reference librarian for the location and format of abstracting and indexing services.
Journals that often contain articles relevant to bridges:
Arockiasamy, M., and others. Fatigue loading and temperature distribution in single cell segmental box bridges. Practice periodical on structural design and construction, v. 13, Aug. 2008: 118-127. Asprone, Domenico, Ezio Cadoni, and Andrea Prota. Tensile high strain-rate behavior of reinforcing steel from an existing bridge. ACI structural journal, v. 106, July/Aug. 2009: 523-530. Brown, Michael D., and others. Use of alternative materials to reduce shrinkage cracking in bridge decks. ACI materials journal, v. 104, Nov./Dec. 2007: 629-637. Esch, Gregory, Michael H. Scott, and Eugene Zhang. Graphical 3D visualization of highway bridge ratings. Journal of computing in civil engineering, v. 23, Nov./Dec. 2009: 355-362. Jahanshahi, Mohammed R., and others. A survey and evaluation of promising approaches for automatic image-based defect detection of bridge structures. Structure and infrastructure engineering, v. 5, Dec. 2009: 455-486. Johnson, Nathan, M. Saiid Saiidi, and David Sanders. Nonlinear earthquake response modeling of a large-scale two-span concrete bridge. Journal of bridge engineering, v. 14, Nov./Dec. 2009: 460-471. Liu, Kai, and others. The structural behavior of a composite bridge during the passage of high-speed trains. Structural engineering international, v. 19, Nov. 2009: 427-431. Liu, Ming, Dan M. Frangopol, and Kihyon Kwon. Fatigue reliability assessment of retrofitted steel bridges integrating monitored data. Structural safety, v. 32, no. 1, 2010: 77-89. Maser, Kenneth R. Integration of ground penetrating radar and infrared thermography for bridge deck condition testing. Materials evaluation, v. 66, Nov. 2008: 1130-1136. Metzger, Andrew, and Arthur A. Huckelbridge. Temporal nature of fatigue damage in highway bridges. Journal of bridge engineering, v. 14. Nov./Dec. 2009: 444-451. Park, Taekwun, and others. Interactive 3D CAD for effective derrick crane operation in a cable-stayed bridge construction. Journal of construction engineering and management, v. 135, Nov. 2009: 1261-1270.
Rajan, S. Selvi, K. P. Jaya, and N. Lakshmanan. Development of load cells for simultaneous measurement of drag, lift, and moment for section models of bridge decks under wind load. Experimental techniques, v. 33, Nov./Dec. 2009: 38-45. Rutz, Frederick R., and Kevin L. Rens. Wind pressure and strain measurements on bridges. I: Instrumentation/data collection system. Journal of performance of constructed facilities, v. 22, Jan./Feb. 2008: 2-11. Sevgili, Gizem, and Alp Caner. Improved seismic response of multisimple-span skewed bridges retrofitted with link slabs. Journal of bridge engineering, v. 14, Nov./Dec. 2009: 452-459. So, K. K. L., M. M. S. Cheung, and E. X. Q. Zhang. Life-cycle cost management of concrete bridges. Bridge engineering, v. 162, Sept. 2009: 103-117. Sung-Pil, Chang, Jaeyeol Yee, and Jungwhee Lee. Necessity of the bridge health monitoring system to mitigate natural and man-made disasters. Structure and infrastructure engineering, v. 5, June 2009: 173-197. Thoft-Christensen, Palle. Life-cycle cost-benefit (LCCB) analysis of bridges from a user and social point of view. Structure and infrastructure engineering, v. 5, Feb. 2009: 49-57.
Vega, Jaime, Ignacio del Rey, and Enrique Alarcon. Pounding force assessment in performance-based design of bridges. Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, v. 38, Oct. 25, 2009: 1525-1544. Wang, Chunsheng, Weizhen Chen, and Airong Chen. Fatigue safety assessment of existing steel bridges in China. Structural engineering international, v. 19, May 2009: 174-179.
Selected materials available in the Science Reading Room pamphlet boxes include the following:
The Internet offers a number of sites useful for finding information on bridges. Several of the organizations listed above provide links to related sites from their web sites. You might try the sites described below, or use your favorite search engine and appropriate key words to identify more specific resources.
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